 | Megan Sweeney
DOB: Feb. 17, 1987
Height / Weight: 5’4", 140 lbs. (1 meter, 62; 63.5 kg)
Born in Portland, Maine
Resides in Suffield, Conn. | Personal /Career Info: Best-Ever Results - Finished 22nd at the 2010 XXI Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada
- Finished 8th at the January, 2010 women’s singles World Cup in Cesana, Italy
- 2006 overall Junior World Cup bronze medalist
- Raced to 10 int’l junior medals in 2005-06 (1, 2, 7)
- 2005-06 Verizon U.S. National Championship bronze medalist
- Two-time Verizon U.S. Junior national champion (2006 & 2007)
- 2009 Norton U.S. National Championship bronze medalist
2009-2010 Results - 2009-2010 World Cup Results: 22nd (NC), 22nd, 17th, 13th, 17th, 11th, 16th, 8th
- Overall Women’s World Cup Standing: 14th
Fun Facts - Megan’s sister, Emily, slides on the Junior World Cup tour
- Megan’s favorite athlete is tennis player Andy Roddick
- Megan is a former black belt in karate and competed in the 1998 Junior Olympics, winning gold and silver medals
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Megan in Oberhof, 1/16/10 |
Megan, with Bengt Walden and Chris Mazdzer, at Olympic Team Processing, 2/8/10 |
Megan Sweeney, Igls World Cup, Nov. 28, 2009 |
Megan's fancy tape job. 10/09. Lake Placid |
Megan stretches as she gets ready for run #3, 2010 Olympics |
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Megan takes a leap off a bridge. Whistler, Feb. 2010 |
Megan tangled up in her bungee cord. Whistler, Feb. 2010 |
Megan Sweeney Racing World Cup |
Megan Sweeney in the Oberhof outrun, 1/16/10 (photo: Tony Benshoof) |
Megan on the Start Ramp in Lake Placid, Fall 2008 |
Megan's tape job protecting her sled. Opening Day, Oct 5. 2009 |
Megan, team manager Fred Zimny and Erin Hamlin |
2009 Norton National Championship bronze medalist, March 14, 2009 |
Megan smiles for the camera during Feb. 2 Olympic training |
Training, Oct. 8, 2009 |
Megan Sweeney, Igls World Cup, Nov. 28, 2009 |
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2009 JetBlue Start Championships |
Megan zooms past the finish line, 2/11/10 Olympic training |
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