Johnny Quinn

Olympian 2014

Athlete Bio#

Height

6' 0"

Age

Hometown

McKinney

EVENT - BOBSLED

HEIGHT 6' 0" WEIGHT 218 lbs

Johnny Quinn is a professional speaker and travels the globe to inspire audiences by delivering thought-provoking and action-packed messages to businesses, schools and organizations. He is a United States Olympian in the sport of bobsled and competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Johnny is also a former professional football player spending time with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers and Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL. He is one of three people to have played in the NFL and competed in the Winter Olympics. Johnny is the founder of TheAthleteWatch.com, an online pro-active leadership course that helps student-athletes and their families search for scholarships.

Career Highlights:

2013-2014 World Cup as push athlete for Nick Cunningham in four-man - 12th in Calgary (11/30), 15th in Park City (12/8), 12th in Winterberg #1 (1/4), 16th in Winterberg #2 (1/5), 4th in Igls (1/19), 10th in Koenigssee (1/26)
2013-2014 World Cup as push athlete for Nick Cunningham in two-man - 10th in Calgary (11/30), SILVER in Lake Placid #2 (12/14)
2012-2013 World Cup as push athlete for Cory Butner and Codie Bascue in four-man
-20th in Lake Placid (11/12), 14th in Park City (11/12), DNF in Whistler (11/12), 24th in Winterberg (12/12), 24th in La Plagne (12/12), 17th in Koenigssee (1/13), 23rd in Igls (1/13), 30th at World Championships in St. Moritz (2/13), 23th in Sochi (2/13)
2012-2013 World Cup as brakeman for Cory Butner in two-man
-10th in Whistler (11/12), 9th in Winterberg (12/12), 12th in Koenigssee (1/13), 9th in Sochi (2/13)
2011-2012 World Cup as push athlete for John Napier and Cory Butner in four-man-12th in Igls (12/11), 13th in La Plagne (12/11), 15th in Winterberg (12/11), 16th in Altenberg (1/12), 7th in Whistler (2/12)
2011-2012 Europa Cup as brakeman for John Napier and Cory Butner in two-man-13th in Koenigssee #1, 15th in Whistler (2/12)
2011-2012 Europa Cup as push athlete for John Napier in four-man-12th in Igls #1 (11/11), 9th in Igls #2 (11/11)
2010-2011 World Cup as brakeman for Cory Butner in two-man-19th in St. Moritz (1/11), 18th in Cesana (2/11), 25th in World Championships in Koenigssee (2/11)
2010-2011 World up as brakeman for Cory Butner in four-man
-28th at World Championships in Koenigssee (2/11)
2010-2011 World Cup as brakeman for John Napier in four-man-16th in St. Moritz (1/11)
2010-2011 America's Cup for Cory Butner in four-man
- 7th in Park City #1 (11/10), 7th in Park City #2 (11/10), BRONZE in Calgary (11/10)
2010-2011 America's Cup for Justin Olsen in two-man
-7th in Calgary (11/10)

Olympic Experience

1-time Olympian;

Olympic Games Sochi 2014, 10th (4-Man Competition - Men)

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 2013 – 30th (4-Man Competition - Men)
Years of participation: 4-Man Competition - Men 2011, 2012, 2013; 2-Man Competition - Men 2011
Top finish: 13th – 2012 (4-Man Competition - Men)