Bengt Walden
(Senior National Team Select)

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Bengt Walden

DOB: April 16, 1973
Height/Weight: 5’11’’, 187 lbs. (1 meter, 80; 85 kg)
Born in Nacka, Sweden
Resides in Westborough, Mass.

Personal /Career Info:

Best-Ever Results

  • Finished 6th (Career-Best) at the 2009 41st World Championships (Lake Placid, NY)
  • Finished 23rd at the 2002 XIX Olympic Winter Games (for Sweden) in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
  • Began sliding in 1985 and was a member of Sweden’s national team since 1987
  • 2008 Verizon U.S. National Champion
  • 2009 Norton U.S. National Championship bronze medalist
  • Finished 12th at the 40th World Luge Championships
  • Finished 10th at the 2009 Calgary World Cup

 

2009-10 Results

  • 2009-10 World Cup Results: 10th, 19th, 18th, 21st, 30th, 29th, 25th, 17th
  • Team Relay: 4th, 3rd
  • Challenge Cup: 6th, 10th,

 

Fun Facts

  • Bengt owns a gym in Stockholm, Sweden
  • Bengt’s favorite place to compete is in Calgary, Canada
  • Bengt is married to U.S. women’s singles slider, Ashley Walden
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Bengt at the start, World Cup #5, Cesana, Italy
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On the way to victory - 2009 JetBlue Start Championships
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Bengt enjoys a cup of coffee
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Bengt Walden Won Silver at Last Season's U.S. Nationals
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Bengt and crew prepare to wheel train
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Bengt talking about the 2010 Olympic luge course. 2/13/10
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Bengt at the start
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Bengt in the outrun following his race run. Oberhof, Jan 18, 2009
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Bengt in action, spring 2009
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Bengt in the compression phase of his start. Meransen, Italy 8/09
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The first time of the 2009-10 season
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Bengt Walden, January 2009
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Bengt, Mark Grimmette and team trainer Jim Cerullo
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Home page photo, Bengt in Calgary 2009. Training.
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Bengt and Tony getting ready to slide in Lake Placid. 10/09
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Bengt takes the start curve, Calgary World Cup 2009
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2009 Norton National Championship bronze medalist, March 14, 2009
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Bengt sliding under the warm Italian sun. Cesana, 2009
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Bengt and crew prepare for wheel training, July2009

 

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