Jesse Lumsden

Jesse Lumsden
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1982-08-03) August 3, 1982
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight101 kg (223 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportBobsleigh
Medal record
World Championships
2012 Lake Placid Two man
2017 Königssee Two-man
Jesse Lumsden
Profile
PositionRunning back
Personal information
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolTrinity
Nelson
UniversityMcMaster
CFL draft2005: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Career history
2005Seattle Seahawks*
2005–2008Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2009Edmonton Eskimos
2010Calgary Stampeders
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Jesse Lumsden (born August 3, 1982) is a Canadian Olympic and world champion bobsledder and a retired Canadian football player, who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders.[1]

Career

Football

Lumsden is the son of former CFL fullback Neil Lumsden. Jesse attended Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario[2] and Nelson High School in Burlington, Ontario (where he led them to the Metro Bowl Title),[3] and McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in geography.[4] Lumsden had a standout career with the McMaster Marauders, where he won the Hec Crighton Trophy in 2004 and was invited to the East-West Shrine Game. Lumsden continues to hold several Marauders records, including most touchdowns in a season and for a career.[5]

Lumsden was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks in 2005, but was released shortly thereafter. Following his release, he had a short tenure with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In January 2006, he was signed to play for the Washington Redskins[6] and was later released only to play with the Tiger-Cats once again. In 2009, Lumsden signed with the Edmonton Eskimos, but he sustained a season-ending shoulder injury in their opening game. On May 5, 2010, Lumsden was released by the Eskimos. He signed with the Calgary Stampeders on a practice roster agreement midway through the 2010 season, and was activated in October.[7][8]

Lumsden was timed consistently around 4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash during his playing career.

Bobsled

Lumsden took part in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics as a member of Pierre Lueders' bobsleigh team; he was the brakeman in the two-man sled that won the Canadian National Bobsleigh championships at the Whistler Sliding Centre, March 21, 2009. It was expected that he participated in both the two-man and four-man teams in the 2009–10 world competitions leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics.[9] On January 27, 2010 Lumsden was named to the 2010 Canadian Olympic bobsleigh team[10] where he and driver Pierre Lueders finished fifth both in the two-man and in the four-man bobsleigh events. During the Olympics, he and his four-man bobsled team flipped over during a false turn. Justin Kripps and the others walked out of the accident untouched.

Lumsden partnered with Lyndon Rush for the 2011-12 2011–12 Bobsleigh World Cup season.[11] They won their first World Cup event in the two-man event on home soil in Whistler, British Columbia in February 2012.[11] It was the first gold medal of Lumsden's career and his second medal overall. They finished 4th in the World Cup standings that season, and concluded it with a silver medal at the world championships in Lake Placid, New York.[12]

In the 2012–13 Bobsleigh World Cup season, Lumsden and Rush were on the podium three times, including two wins. They were 3rd at Winterberg, Germany,[13] and then won twice. Their first victory of the season was in La Plagne, France,[14] and the second was at Königssee, Germany.[15] Those results helped Lumsden and Rush win the 2 man overall 2012–13 Bobsleigh World Cup title.[16]

Lumsden qualified for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics as a member of the Canada 1 four-man bobsled team, and a member of the Canada 2, two-man bobsled. Lumsden finished 7th overall in the 2-man Bobsled competition, finishing 1.4 seconds behind the leader through 4 heats.[17][18]

Lumsden competed in both the two-man event - with Nick Poloniato - and four-man event - under driver Justin Kripps - at the 2018 Winter Olympics, his third games, finishing 7th in the two-man event and 6th in the four-man event.

Administration appointment

In June 2024 Lumsden was appointed high performance director of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton, the national governing body for bobsled and skeleton, after spending four and a half years in the business world with Neo Financial.[1]

Honors

Lumsden was inducted into the Burlington Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.[19][20] He was put into the McMaster University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Former Olympian Jesse Lumsden now Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton high performance director". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Notable Alumni. Tcs.on.ca. Retrieved on November 23, 2011.
  3. ^ Career Archived September 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. JesseLumsden28.com. Retrieved on November 23, 2011.
  4. ^ Marshall, Kyle. "Jesse Lumsden Enjoying Life After Competing at the Highest Levels for More Than Two Decades". Burlington Local-News. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Jesse Lumsden". McMaster Marauders. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  6. ^ Washington Redskins News – Canadian Signs Two-Year Deal With Redskins – January 24, 2006. The-hogs.net. Retrieved on November 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "Stampeders sign RB Lumsden to practice roster agreement". The Sports Network. September 20, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  8. ^ "Calgary Stampeders – Locker Room Blog". October 30, 2010. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011.
  9. ^ Lalji, Farhan (March 23, 2009). "Following bobsleigh title, Lumsden could go to Olympics". TSN.ca. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
  10. ^ "Lumsden hits the Olympic Track". CFL Enterprises. February 16, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Canadians Rush, Lumsden win bobsleigh gold". CBC. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  12. ^ "Canada's Rush, Lumsden capture world bobsleigh silver". CBC Sports. February 19, 2012.
  13. ^ "Canada's Humphries wins seventh straight World Cup bobsled race". Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  14. ^ "Canada's Rush and Lumsden win bobsled gold at WCup; Reid takes skeleton silver". City News. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  15. ^ "Lyndon Rush, Jesse Lumsden get gold". Toronto Sun. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  16. ^ Camu, Michael (February 16, 2013). "Canada's Lyndon Rush, Lumsden capture World Cup bobsleigh title". CBC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  17. ^ "Canada Bobsled team members at Sochi". Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  18. ^ "Sochi 2014 – Two-man Bobsled results". Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  19. ^ "Jesse Lumsden". Burlington Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  20. ^ Parr, Pepper. "Four sports achievers inducted into the Burlington Sports Hall of Fame". Burlington Gazette. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
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