• BOBSLED 2man and 4man - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

HEIGHT & WEIGHT: 5'9, 220

YEARS OF LIFE: April 14, 1980 - May 6, 2017 (37)

HOMETOWN: Park City, Utah 

# OF YEARS ON THE US NATIONAL TEAM: Driver (2002 - 2017 ) & Push Athlete (1998-2002)

FAMILY: Jean Schaefer and Steve Holcomb - Mom and Dad / Stephanie and Megan - Sisters

GIRLFRIEND: Katie Eberling

OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE:

• Sochi 2014 SILVER (2-man)* & SILVER (4-man)*

• Vancouver 2010 GOLD (4-man) 6th place (2-man)

• Torino 2006 6th place (4-man) and 14th place (2-man)

• * International Olympic Committee has vacated the medals in Men's 2 & 4 man by Russia 1 which lost their appeal (as double Gold medalists) in the Court of Arbitration of Sport and was permanently elevated from double Bronze to SILVER / SILVER in this competition. Switzerland won 2-man Gold while Latvia won 4-man Gold. The medals were re-allocated and presented at the 2019 Team USA Awards at Universal Studios Hollywood in November.

IBSF / FIBT WORLD CUP MEDALS TWO-MAN:

• 2016-17 (GOLD, SILVER & BRONZE)

• 2015-16 (GOLD, SILVER)

• 2013-14 (5 GOLD)

• 2012-13 (3 GOLD, 1 BRONZE)

• 2011-12 (1 SILVER, 1 BRONZE)

• 2009-10 (1 SILVER, 1 BRONZE)

• 2008-09 (1 SILVER, 1 BRONZE)

• 2007-08 (1 GOLD, 1 SILVER, 1 BRONZE)

• 2006-07 (2 GOLD, 3 SILVER)

IBSF / FIBT WORLD CUP MEDALS FOUR-MAN:

• 2016-17 (SILVER & BRONZE)

• 2013-14 (4 GOLD, 1 SILVER)

• 2012-13 (2 SILVER)

• 2011-12 (SILVER)

• 2010-11 (2 GOLD, 1 BRONZE)

• 2009-10 (3 GOLD, 2 SILVER)

• 2008-09 (2 GOLD, 2 SILVER, 1 BRONZE)

• 2007-08 (2 GOLD, 2 SILVER)

• 2006-07 (3 GOLD, 2 SILVER)

FIBT/ISBF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES:

• 2013 (Mixed Team)

• 2012 (Two-Man, Four-Man and Mixed Team)

• 2009 (Four-Man)

FIBT/ISBF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS:

• 2013 BRONZE (Four-Man),

• 2011 BRONZE (Four-Man),

• 2009 BRONZE (Two-Man and Mixed Team)

• 2008 (Mixed Team)

FIBT/ISBF WORLD CUP OVERALL SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS:

• 2013-14 (Two-man) and (Combined 2-man/4-man)

• 2009-10 (Four-Man) and (Combined 2-man/4-man),

• 2006-07 (Two-Man)

FIBT/ISBF WORLD CUP OVERALL SEASON MEDALS:

• 2016-17 (Two-man) SILVER

• 2016-17 (Four-man) BRONZE

• 2016-17 (Combined) BRONZE

• 2013-14 (Four-man) SILVER

EDUCATION: DeVry University '19 (Computer Science)

EQUIPMENT USED IN COMPETITION:

• BMW Bobsled (2-man) & (4-man)

• UnderArmour race suit & spikes

• NEXX Helmets

ENDORSEMENTS:

• UnderArmour

• BMW

• DeVry University

• Advocare

• NEXX Helmets

USOC TEAM OF THE YEAR / MONTH HONORS:

• 2009 USOC Team of the Year

• 2010 USOC Team of the Year

• 2014 Best of U.S. Award Show Nominee - Team of the Year

CHARITABLE CAUSES:

• Took part in USO Tour in the summer of 2014 in Honolulu, HI

• Took part in the 2015 Special Olympics World Games Torch Run in Albany, NY

SOCIAL MEDIA:

• @StevenHolcomb - twitter / Instagram / SnapChat

• Facebook Fan Page - https://www.facebook.com/StevenHolcomb

NOTES:

• Overcame degenerative eye condition with the help of Dr Brian Boxer-Wachler in Beverly Hills, CA called Keratconus.

• Suffered Torn Achilles Tendon during the Sochi 2014 Olympics in the first run of 2-man competition and continued on to win 2 Olympic Bronze Medals in 2-man and 4-man.

• Won first Bobsled World Championship for the United States in 4-man bobsled in 50 years at 2009 FIBT World Championship in Lake Placid

• Steven holds all Men’s bobsled World Cup, World Championship and Olympic medal records in American history

• Steven began his career with the US Bobsled Team as a push athlete before transitioning to become a pilot after the 2002 Winter Olympics

• At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Park City, Steven served as a forerunner on the track in advance of the competition

• Won his 60th medal of his World Cup career during the 2016-17 season

• Received honorable discharge from the Utah National Guard having served as a combat engineer and participated in the World Class Athlete Program