Steve Mesler
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| Full name | Steven Michael Mesler | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 28, 1978 Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Rhiannon MacDonnell Mesler (2016-present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | SteveMesler.org | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Bobsleigh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Four-man | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Stuart McMillan, Brian Shimer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2002, 2006, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | World Champion, Olympic Champion | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steven Michael Mesler (born August 28, 1978) is an American former bobsledder.
Early life and sport career
Mesler was born in Buffalo, New York, and is Jewish on his mother's side.[1] He attended City Honors School in Buffalo, graduating in 1996.
Mesler attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he competed as a decathlete for the Florida Gators track and field team from 1997 to 2000.[2] He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree, with honors, in exercise and sports science in 2000.[3]
Mesler won a gold medal as a pusher for driver Steve Holcomb's U.S. Olympic team in the four-man event at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[4] This was the first gold medal for the United States in 62 years.
Mesler's team finished seventh in the four-man event at Turin in 2006.[5] He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 2009, a first in 50 years for the United States, and a bronze in 2004.
In March 2011, he was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame[6] and in October 2011 he was inducted into the Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.[7]
See also
- Florida Gators
- List of Olympic medalists in bobsleigh
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Florida Olympians
- List of Jewish Olympic medalists
References
- ^ Bloom, Nate (February 2, 2010). "Interfaith Celebrities: Olympic Athletes and American Faces". InterfaithFamily.com.
- ^ "Steve Mesler". Track & Field History, 2000 Roster. GatorZone.com. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Steve Mesler: Turin 2006 Winter Olympics". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ Bloom, Nate (February 12, 2010). "Jewish Stars". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Steve Mesler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- ^ "Mesler inducted into Jewish shrine". The Buffalo News. February 27, 2011. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
- ^ "STEVE MESLER – Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame". July 25, 2012.
External links
- Steve Mesler at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation
- Steve Mesler at Team USA (archive December 1, 2022)
- Steve Mesler at Olympics.com
- Steve Mesler at Olympedia
- US Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation announcement of the US Olympic men's bobsleigh team. January 17, 2010. Accessed January 18, 2010.
- LinkedIn Profile
- Classroom Champions