Michael Kohn (born May 26, 1972) is an American former bobsledder who has competed since 1990. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002 as a push athlete for pilot Brian Shimer.[1][2]
He also won a silver medal in the mixed bobsleigh-skeleton team event at the 2007 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.[1]
Kohn retired from competition after the 2010 Winter Olympics. He was appointed as an assistant coach by the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation in 2011.[2]
Kohn is also an Infantry Captain in the United States Army. A native of Columbia, South Carolina, he now lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with his wife Jessica, and two sons, Oliver and max kohn.
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Kohn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "USA Bobsled hires Mike Kohn as coach". espn.go.com. June 15, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- CNN Sports Illustrated profile of 2002 US bobsled team
- Announcement of the US Olympic men's bobsleigh team. U.S. Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. January 17, 2010. Accessed 18 January 18, 2010.
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932–56, and since 1964 Archived March 23, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
- Mixed bobsleigh-skeleton world championship medalists since 2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2007)
- Michael Kohn: U.S. Army profile at the Wayback Machine (archived May 13, 2007)
External links
- Mike Kohn at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Mike Kohn at Team USA (archive March 18, 2023)
- Mike Kohn at Olympics.com
- Mike Kohn at Olympedia
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