British Bobsleigh Association
Jackie Gunn |
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 Height: 163cm Weight: 685kg Date of Birth: 23/05/1977 Home Town: Liverpool Resides: Trowbridge |
Event: 2 Man Position in Sled: Driver Profession: Army Telecommunications technician Games Attended: 2002 - Salt Lake City & 2006 - Torino Honours: 2005 World Championships: Silver Medallist |
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Jackie's primary background was within Rugby Union; she played at both Regional and Divisional level and represented the Army. She also represented the army at Athletics in the100m and Triple jump. Jackie began Bobsleighing in Sept 2000 and was brakewoman for the Great Britain 3rd (GB3) team. She progressed quickly and was subsequently moved to GB2 that season.
She was selected for GB 1 for the pre Olympic season 2001-2002 and then went on to push in the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City Finishing in 11th place.
In the 2002/2003 season Jackie made the switch from the back to the front seat and was selected for the driver development programme where she alternated between pushing and driving with Nicola. For the 2003/2004 season Jackie was selected as driver for GB2 finishing 2nd in the British camps and overall 13th on the world cup circuit. She then went on to win the inter-service championships.
Jackie returned to braking for the 2004/2005 season and was selected to join Nicola Minichiello as GB1 it was a very successful season! After winning the World push champs in Leipzig during the summer, the girls went on to finish a creditable 8th place overall on the world cup circuit with best finishes of 4th place in Winterberg. The most spectacular event was the World Championships in Calgary where the girls brought home a silver medal. After 2 season of driving again Jackie has decided to go back to breaking in a bid to maximise the medal potential in Vancouver 2010.
Many thanks to Team Minichiello's Official Site for the profile.
Team Minichiello Official Site