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American skeleton racer (born 1968) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Edmound Shea Jr. (born June 10, 1968) is an American skeleton racer who won the gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
.jpg) Shea in 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | James Edmound Shea Jr.[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 10, 1968 (age 56) West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shea was the third generation of his family to take part in Winter Games. His father competed in Nordic combined and cross-country skiing events in the 1964 Winter Olympics, and his grandfather, Jack Shea, won two gold medals in the 1932 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid in speed skating.[1] His grandfather also recited the athlete's oath at the 1932 opening ceremony. He was born and raised in West Hartford, Connecticut, and moved to Lake Placid, New York, in his late teens.[2] He became the first American to win a World Cup race and a World Championship in the sport, and has won more World Cup victories than any other American. He retired in October 2005.
At the FIBT World Championships, Shea earned a complete set of medals in the men's skeleton event with a gold in 1999, a silver in 1997, and a bronze in 2000 (tied for bronze with Austria's Alexander Müller). His best overall seasonal finish in the men's Skeleton World Cup was third twice (1998–99, 2000–01).
Shea founded The Shea Family Foundation which raises money to help kids in sports. He currently serves on the Utah Board of Economic Development.[3]
Shea has two daughters and a son and lives in Park City, Utah.[4][5] In 2021, he was sentenced to two years of court-supervised probation for sexual misconduct.[6]
Along with his father, Jim Shea Sr., he passed the Olympic Torch to Cammi Granato and Picabo Street who then passed it to the 1980 U.S. Men's Hockey Team, who then ignited the Olympic Cauldron.
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