Bobsled

Nick

Cunningham

Olympian 2010, 2014, 2018

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'11"

Age

39

Hometown

Monterey, CA

Education

Monterey Peninsula College '05; Boise State University '08, Communications

Quick Facts
  • Nick Cunningham is a Sergeant in the New York National Guard in the 1156 ENG CO, Vertical, and is a member of the Army's World Class Athlete Program.
  • Has competed in bobsled since 2008
  • While at BSU, he was elected team captain for the track team
  • When he is not bobsledding, Cunningham enjoys football, track, surfing and rodeo.
  • His favorite sliding memory is accepting his first gold medal and standing on top of the podium with the National Anthem being played.
Career Highlights
  • 2017-2018 Two-Man World Cup- SILVER in Lake Placid #1 (11/17); 4th in Lake Placid #2 (11/17); 11th in Whistler (11/17); 18th in Winterberg (12/17); 5th in Igls (12/17)
  • 2017-2018 Four-Man World Cup- T-12th in Park City #1 (11/17); 16th in Park City #2 (11/17); 20th in Winterberg (12/17); 23rd in Igls (12/17)
  • 2017-2018 Two-Man North American Cup - GOLD in Park City #1 (11/17); SILVER in Park City #2 (11/17)
  • 2017-2018 Four-Man North American Cup - SILVER in Park City #1 (11/17); GOLD in Park City #2 (11/17); GOLD in Lake Placid #1 (1/18); SILVER in Lake Placid #2 (1/18)
  • 2016-2017 World Cup Four-Man - 17th in Whistler (12/16)
  • 2016-2017 Four-Man North American Cup - 5th in Calgary #1 (11/16); 5th in Calgary #2 (11/16); 8th in Whistler #1 (11/16); 7th in Whistler #2 (11/16); BRONZE in Park City #1 (1/17); GOLD in Park City #2 (1/17)
  • 2016-2017 Two- Man North American Cup- GOLD in Calgary #1 (11/16); BRONZE in Calgary #2 (11/16); 8th in Whistler #1 (11/16); 11th in Whistler #2 (11/16); SILVER in Park City #1 (1/17); GOLD in Park City #2 (1/17)
  • 2015-2016 Four-Man World Cup - 14th in Altenberg (11/15); 13th in Winterberg (12/15); 14th in Koenigssee (12/15); 9th in Lake Placid (1/16); 12th in Park City #1 (1/16); 13th in Park City #2 (1/16); 22nd in St. Moritz (2/16)
  • 2015-2016 Two-Man World Cup - 19th in Altenberg (11/15); 4th in Winterberg (12/15); 8th in Koenigssee (12/15); 6th in Lake Placid (1/16); 14th in Whistler #1 (1/16); 19th in Whistler #2 (1/16); 14th in St. Moritz (2/16)
  • 9th overall in 2014-2015 Two-Man World Cup - BRONZE in Lake Placid (12/14); 13th in Calgary (12/14); 15th in Altenberg (1/15); 13th in Koenigssee (1/15); 21st in St. Moritz (1/15); 11th in La Plagne (1/15); 13th in Igls (2/15); 9th in Sochi (2/15)
  • 12th overall in 2014-2015 Four-Man World Cup - 5th in Lake Placid (12/14); 12th in Calgary (12/14); 17th in Altenberg (1/15); 13th in Koenigssee (1/15); 15th in St. Moritz (1/15); 19th in La Plagne (2/15); 15th in Igls (2/15); 7th in Sochi (2/15)
  • 2014-2015 Four-Man North American Cup - GOLD in Park City (11/14)
  • 2014-2015 Two-Man North American Cup - SILVER in Park City #1 (11/14)
  • 2013-2014 Four-Man World Cup - 12th in Calgary (11/13), 15th in Park City (12/13), 17th in Lake Placid (12/13), 12th in Winterberg #1 (1/14), 16th in Winterberg #2 (1/14), 4th in Igls (1/14), 10th in Koenigssee (1/14)
  • 2013-2014 Two-Man World Cup - 10th in Calgary (11/13), SILVER in Park City (12/13), BRONZE in Lake Placid #1 (12/13), SILVER in Lake Placid #2 (12/13), 12th in Winterberg (1/14), 11th in St. Moritz (1/14), 15th in Igls (1/14), 6th in Koenigssee (1/14)
  • 2012-2013 Four-Man World Cup -BRONZE in Lake Placid (11/12), 5th in Park City (11/12), 11th in Whistler (11/12), 11th in Winterberg (12/12), 12th in La Plagne (12/12), 21st in Koenigssee (1/13), 20th in Igls (1/13), 12th in Sochi (2/13)
  • 2012-2013 Two-Man World Cup -5th in Lake Placid (11/12), 15th in Park City (11/12), 9th in Whistler (11/12), 13th in Winterberg (12/12), 4th Team Event in Winterberg (12/12), 14th in LaPlagne (12/12), 15th in Koenigssee (1/13), 9th in Igls (1/13), 14th in Sochi (2/13)
  • 2011-2012 Two-Man World Cup -9th in Whistler (2/12)
  • 2011-2012 Four-Man World Cup -9th in Whistler (2/12)
  • 2011-2012 Four-Man North American Cup -SILVER in Park City #1 (11/11), SILVER in Park City #2 (11/11), GOLD in Calgary #1 (11/11), BRONZE in Calgary #2 (11/11), SILVER in Lake Placid #1 (12/11), 6th in Lake Placid #2 (12/11)
  • 2011-2012 Two-Man North American Cup - SILVER in Park City #1 (11/11), SILVER in Park City #2 (11/11), SILVER in Calgary #1 (11/11), SILVER in Calgary #2 (11/11), GOLD in Lake Placid #1 (12/11), GOLD in Lake Placid #2 (12/11)
  • 2010-2011 Four-Man North American Cup -BRONZE in Lake Placid #1 (1/11), BRONZE in Lake Placid #2 (1/11), 9th in Calgary #2 (1/11), 7th in Calgary #3 (1/11)
  • 2010-2011 Two-Man North American Cup -7th in Park City #1 (11/10), 7th in Park City #2 (11/10), SILVER in Calgary #1 (11/10), BRONZE in Lake Placid #1 (1/11), SILVER in Lake Placid #2 (1/11), 10th in Calgary #2 (1/11), 10th in Calgary #3 (1/11)
  • 2010-2011 Four-Man North American Cup -BRONZE in Lake Placid #1 (1/11), BRONZE in Lake Placid #2 (1/11), 9th in Calgary #2 (1/11), 7th in Calgary #3 (1/11)
  • 2009-2010 Four-Man World Cup for pilots Mike Kohn and John Napier -14th in Lake Placid (11/09), 9th in Cesana (12/09), 22nd in Konigssee (1/10), 6th in St. Mortiz (1/10), 17th in igls (1/10)
  • 2009-2010 Two-Man World Cup for pilot Mike Kohn -9th in Lake Placid (11/09),
  • 2009-2010 Four-Man North American Cup for pilot Mike Kohn -GOLD in Lake Placid #1 (12/09), GOLD in Lake Placid #2 (12/09)
  • 2009-2010 Two-Man North American Cup for pilot Mike Kohn -GOLD in Lake Placid #2 (12/09), GOLD in Lake Placid #3 (12/09)
  • 2008-09 Four-Man North American Cup for pilot Mike Kohn -GOLD in Calgary #1 (11/08), GOLD in Calgary #2 (11/08), 2nd in Park City #1 (11/08), BRONZE in Park City #2 (11/08) -BRONZE at 2009 National Championships
Olympic Experience
  • 3-time Olympian
    • Olympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, 19th (4-Man Competition - Open), 21th (2-Man Competition - Men)
    • Olympic Games Sochi 2014, 10th (4-Man Competition - Men), 11th (2-Man Competition - Men)
    • Olympic Games Vancouver 2010, 12th (2-Man Competition - Men), 13th (4-Man Competition - Men)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2017 – 17th (4-Man Competition - Open), 23th (2-Man Competition - Men)
  • Years of participation: 2-Man Competition - Men 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017; 4-Man Competition - Open 2015, 2016, 2017; Team Competition - Mixed 2012, 2015, 2016; 4-Man Competition - Men 2009, 2012, 2013
  • Top finish: 4th – 2012 (Team Competition - Mixed)

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