John Jackson

Height: 1.83cm Weight: 106kg Date of Birth: 11/04/1977 Home Town: Bishop Auckland, County Durham Resides: Lympstone, Devon

john.jackson@bobteamgb.org   Event: 2+4 Man Position in Sled: Driver + Pusher Profession: Royal Marines Commando Games Attended: Honours: 2008 World Championships: 13th place 2008 World Championships: 4th place in Team Event 2008 British Champion: For both '2' and '4 man' events 2007 World Championships: 9th place 2007 Europa Cup: 4th place in Cesana event 2006 Navy Novice Champion 2005 Army Novice Champion 2005 European Novice Push Championships: Bronze Medallist

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Name: John Jackson
Date of Birth: 11/04/1977
Place of Residence: Lympstone, Devon.


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[John Jackson]
Date of birth:11 Apr 1977
Height:183 cm
Weight:100 kg
Lives:Wiltshire
Born:Bishop Auckland
Event:Bobsleigh Four-Man
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John Jackson has been selected to represent Team GB in the four-ma bobsleigh at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The Vancouver Games will be Jackson's first Olympic Winter Games.

A corporal in the Royal Marines commando, Jackson is the driver of the men's bobsleigh team. He took up the sport in 2005 as a novice, but has risen through the ranks rapidly.

Jackson grew up in County Durham, but now lives in Trowbridge in Wiltshire. He says his sporting motto is "some want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen".

Despite only taking up the sport at the age of 28, Jackson has already secured memorable results, including a top ten finish in the World Championships in 2007.