Steve Mesler
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| Full name | Steven Michael Mesler | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States |
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| Born | August 28, 1978 Buffalo, New York |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Bobsleigh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Four-man | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Steven Michael Mesler (born August 28, 1978) is an American bobsledder who has competed internationally since 2001.
Mesler was born in Buffalo, New York, and is Jewish.[1] He attended City Honors School in Buffalo, graduating in 1996.
Mesler attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he competed as a decathlete for the Florida Gators track and field team from 1997 to 2000.[2] He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree, with honors, in exercise and sports science in 2000.[3]
Mesler won a gold medal as a pusher for driver Steve Holcomb's U.S. Olympic team in the four-man event at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[4]
Mesler's team finished seventh in the four-man event at Turin in 2006. He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 2009 and a bronze in 2004.
In March 2011, he was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Jews in the News: Steve Mesler is golden," Jew or Not Jew Unplugged (February 27, 2010). Retrieved May 4, 2011.
- ^ GatorZone.com, Track & Field History, 2000 Roster, Steve Mesler. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ Yahoo Sports, Turin 2006 Winter Olympics, Steve Mesler. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ Nate Bloom, "Jewish Stars," Cleveland Jewish News (February 12, 2010). Retrieved May 4, 2011.
- ^ "Mesler inducted into Jewish shrine," The Buffalo News (February 27, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
[edit] External links
- 17 January 2010 US Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation announcement of the US Olympic men's bobsleigh team. – accessed January 18, 2010.
- Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
- Steve Mesler at the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing
- Steve Mesler at the United States Olympic Committee
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