Matthew Antoine
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| Born | April 2, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skeleton | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Antoine (born April 2, 1985) is an American skeleton racer who has competed since 2003.[1]
Antoine graduated from the California University of Pennsylvania in 2009 with a degree in sports management, wellness and fitness.[2]
Antoine won gold in the mixed team event at the FIBT World Championships 2012 in Lake Placid, New York. His best World Cup race finish was first at Lake Placid in December 2013. He ranked third overall in the 2013–14 Skeleton World Cup.
He won the bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the first U.S. medal in men's skeleton since Jimmy Shea won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[3]
Antoine and John Daly were named to represent the U.S. at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang;[4] he finished 11th.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ FIBT profile Archived February 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Matt Antoine – Team USA". Archived from the original on January 5, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ^ Zillgitt, Jeff (February 15, 2014). "USA's Matt Antoine claims bronze in men's skeleton". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ^ "2018 U.S. Olympic Skeleton Team Announced" (Press release). United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation. January 15, 2018. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Matt Antoine". Team USA. USA Bobsled and Skeleton Federation. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
External links
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- 1985 births
- American male skeleton racers
- Living people
- People from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
- California University of Pennsylvania alumni
- Sportspeople from Wisconsin
- Skeleton racers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic skeleton racers for the United States
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in skeleton
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Skeleton racers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- 21st-century American sportsmen