Shelley Rudman is a British Olympic athlete. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in skeleton; the only medal for Great Britain at the games. She lives in Pewsey, Wiltshire, England. She took up the sport of skeleton after watching Briton Alex Coomber win a bronze medal at the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics. A year later in 2003, she was placed 10th in the World Junior Championships for skeleton. In 2004 she won the Europa Cup in Igls, Austria.

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  • Shelley Rudman is a British Olympic athlete. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in skeleton; the only medal for Great Britain at the games. She lives in Pewsey, Wiltshire, England. She took up the sport of skeleton after watching Briton Alex Coomber win a bronze medal at the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics. A year later in 2003, she was placed 10th in the World Junior Championships for skeleton. In 2004 she won the Europa Cup in Igls, Austria. In 2005 she won gold in the World University Games. In order for her to take part in the 2006 Olympics, Shelley needed £4000 to pay for a new professional sled. Her home town held a special canoe race to help raise the money, and they succeeded. By the time the 2006 Winter Olympics began in Turin, Shelley said she was aiming for a top 10 position, however during a practice run, she had the fastest time, even beating the World Champion of the time. This great performance in the practice run made the public become aware of her. In the first heat, she was 4th, however after a brilliant second heat, she finished with a silver medal. Live television pictures were shown from her local pub, where a large crowd that had gathered to watch her race were cheering and celebrating her victory. The 2006 Olympics were only intended to be a stepping-stone for her as training for 2010 Winter Olympics. Rudman's best finish at the FIBT World Championships was 10th in the women's skeleton event at St. Moritz in 2007. She sat out the 2007-08 Skeleton World Cup season to give birth to her daughter Ella Marie, but made an impact on her return to the sport for the 2008-09 season. Rudman won the 2008-09 Skeleton World Cup event at Igls, Austria on December 12, 2008. She then earned her second medal of her 2008/9 World Cup campaign with a silver medal at Konigssee in Germany, in January 2009. Success continued as Shelley won the 2009 European Bob Skeleton Championships at the St Moritz track in Switzerland, breaking the track record with a time of 1:09.97 on her second run. She finished the season 2nd in the overall World Rankings published by the FIBT. Shelley uses skeleton bobsleighs designed and manufactured by partner Kristan Bromley's company, Bromley Technologies Ltd. Rudman also spent some time as a supply teacher in Devizes School, a secondary school located in Devizes, Wiltshire.
  • Shelley Rudman ist eine britische Skeletonfahrerin. Shelley Rudmans erste Erfolge waren auf nationaler Ebene. 2004 und 2005 wurde sie britische Meisterin. International machte sie erstmals Ende 2004 mit dem Gewinn eines Skeleton-Europacup-Rennens in Igls auf sich aufmerksam. Auf derselben Bahn schlug sie Anfang 2005 auch alle Konkurrentinnen und gewann die Winter-Universiade 2005 in ihrer Disziplin. Den ersten wirklich großen Erfolg feierte sie überraschend, als sie Anfang 2006 in St. Moritz hinter Maya Pedersen-Bieri Vizeeuropameisterin wurde. Es folgten mit einem vierten Platz in St. moritz und einem sechsten Platz in Altenberg nun auch erstmals nennenswerte Ergebnisse im Weltcup. Bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 2006 in Turin gewann sie einen Monat später überraschend die Silbermedaille. Die Saison 2007/08 begann sie erst zu Beginn des Jahres 2008 und nur im neu geschaffenen Skeleton-Intercontinentalcup, weil sie im Oktober 2007 ihr erstes Kind zur Welt brachte. Schnell konnte sie an ihre früheren Leistungen anknüpfen und auch wieder in den Weltcup aufsteigen. Im Dezember konnte Rudman in Igls ihr erstes Weltcuprennen gewinnen. 2009 gewann sie bei der Skeleton-Europameisterschaft 2009 in St. Moritz ihren ersten Titel. Rudman ist Athletenbotschafterin der Entwicklungshilfeorganisation Right to Play.
  • Shelley Rudman, née le 23 mai 1981 à Swindon, est une skeletoneuse britannique.
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  • Shelley Rudman is a British Olympic athlete. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in skeleton; the only medal for Great Britain at the games. She lives in Pewsey, Wiltshire, England. She took up the sport of skeleton after watching Briton Alex Coomber win a bronze medal at the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics. A year later in 2003, she was placed 10th in the World Junior Championships for skeleton. In 2004 she won the Europa Cup in Igls, Austria.
  • Shelley Rudman ist eine britische Skeletonfahrerin. Shelley Rudmans erste Erfolge waren auf nationaler Ebene. 2004 und 2005 wurde sie britische Meisterin. International machte sie erstmals Ende 2004 mit dem Gewinn eines Skeleton-Europacup-Rennens in Igls auf sich aufmerksam. Auf derselben Bahn schlug sie Anfang 2005 auch alle Konkurrentinnen und gewann die Winter-Universiade 2005 in ihrer Disziplin. Den ersten wirklich großen Erfolg feierte sie überraschend, als sie Anfang 2006 in St.
  • Shelley Rudman, née le 23 mai 1981 à Swindon, est une skeletoneuse britannique.
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