Bengt

Walden

EVENT - LUGE, SINGLES

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Finished 23rd at the 2002 XIX Olympic Winter Games (for Sweden) in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
• Began sliding in 1985 and was member of Sweden's national team since 1988
• 2007 Verizon U.S. National Championship silver medalist
• 2007-08 World Cup Results: 9th, 17th, 16th, 11th, 20th, 8th, 15th, 20th
• Finished 13th in the final 2008 overall World Cup rankings
• 2007 JetBlue Airways U.S. national luge start championship silver medalist
• Finished 12th at the 40th World Luge Championships
• 2008 Verizon U.S. National Champion
• 2006-07 Senior World Cup Results: (Competing for Sweden): 9^th, 32^nd, 24^th, 7^th, 14^th, 22^nd, 17^th, DNR, DNR
• Finished 18^th in the final 2007 overall World Cup rankings
• Finished 13^th (Competing for Sweden) at the 2007 World Luge Championships
• 2007 Verizon U.S. National Championship silver medalist

Quick Facts

• Bengt owns a nautilus gym in Stockholm, Sweden
• Bengt's favorite place to compete is in Calgary, Canada
• Bengt is married to U.S. women's singles slider, Ashley Walden

Olympic Experience

• 4-time Olympian;
• Olympic Games Vancouver 2010, 15th (Single - Men)
• Olympic Games Salt Lake City 2002, (Double - Open), 23th (Single - Men)
• Olympic Games Nagano 1998, 12th (Double - Open), 19th (Single - Men)
• Olympic Games Lillehammer 1994, 17th (Single - Men)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2011 – 12th (Single - Men)
• Years of participation: Single - Men 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011; Team - Relay - Mixed 2009; Double - Open 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004; Team - Mixed 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
• Top finish: – 2004 (Double - Open)