Jasmine Jones (bobsledder)
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| Full name | Jasmine Shavaugh'ne Jones[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Born | July 9, 1996[2][3] Pennsylvania, U.S.[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[4] | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Bobsleigh | ||||||||||||||
Event | Two-women | ||||||||||||||
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Jasmine Shavaugh'ne Jones[1] (born July 9, 1996)[2][3] is an American bobsledder. She was selected to represent the United States in the two-women bobsleigh at the 2026 Winter Olympics, where she won a bronze medal.
NCAA Career
From Pennsylvania, Jones attended Hempfield Area High School before studying at Eastern Michigan University, where she competed in track and field, and won Mid-American Conference championships indoor titles over 200 metres and 400 metres.[5][6] Jones was an All-American sprinter for the Eastern Michigan Eagles track and field team, placing 7th as the 400 m leg of their distance medley relay team at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.[7]
Bobsled Career
During her senior year at Eastern Michigan University, Jones was contemplating turning professional in track and field, but was contacted by Olympic bobsleigh medalist Elana Meyers Taylor, who asked Jones to contemplate bobsled. Jones took part in bobsleigh for the first time in 2018 part at the USA Bobsled and Skeleton rookie camp at the Olympic Training Center, and made the American national team for the first time in 2019.[5][9]
She is a senior airman in the United States Air Force.[10][11]
Alongside Kaillie Humphries in the two-woman bobsled, Jones had success in the 2024–25 and 2025–26 Bobsleigh World Cup.[12] The pairing was subsequently selected for the 2026 Winter Olympics,[6][13] and earned the bronze medal in the event.[14]
Personal life
She is based in Lake Placid, New York, and has a daughter, Jade. She joined the Air Force World Class Athlete Program in 2023.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b "Jasmine Jones". Olympedia. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
Full name: Jasmine Shavaugh'ne Jones
- ^ a b c "Jasmine JONES - Olympic Bobsleigh Athlete". Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
Date of Birth: 9 July 1996
- ^ a b "Jasmine Jones". IBSF.org. International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
Birthday: 09.07.1996
- ^ a b "Jasmine Jones". USABS.com. USA Bobsled/Skeleton. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
Height: 5'9" / Hometown: Greensburg, PA
- ^ a b c Curti, Chuck (November 15, 2025). "Hempfield grad Jasmine Jones joins list of former track athletes competing in bobsled, eyes 2026 Winter Games". Triblive.com. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
- ^ a b c Beckner, Bill. "Hempfield graduate Jasmine Jones selected for 2026 U.S. Olympic bobsled team". Triblive.com. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
- ^ "Distance medley relay at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ Jasmine Jones - Eastern Michigan University Track Results TFRRS
- ^ Beckner, Bill (August 21, 2018). "Hempfield grad Jasmine Jones invited to bobsled team tryout". Triblive. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
- ^ "Jasmine Jones". USA Bobsled. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
- ^ "Meet the Military Athletes Competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics". US Department of War. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
- ^ Barrington, Talia (January 18, 2026). "Kaillie Humphries takes silver in two-woman bobsled at Altenberg ahead of Milan Cortina Olympics". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
- ^ Barrington, Talia (January 19, 2026). "USA Bobsled-Skeleton announces 2026 Olympic roster for Milan Cortina". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
- ^ Schnell, Lindsay (February 21, 2026). "U.S. bobsledder Kaillie Humphries wins sixth Olympic medal, 2-woman bronze with Jasmine Jones". The Athletic. New York Times. Retrieved February 21, 2026.