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Sam

McGuffie

Olympian 2018

Athlete Bio#

Age

35

Hometown

Cypress, TX

Education

University of Michigan/Rice University

Quick Facts
  • Introduced to bobsled in 2015 by track coach and strength coach
  • Spent the 2013 football season in the National Football League, splitting time between the Oakland Raiders, the Arizona Cardinals and the New England Patriots
  • In 2014, was a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League
  • He would like to be on the show "American Ninja Warrior."
  • He is Roman Catholic
  • He has 10/10 vision.
Career Highlights
  • 2017-2018 Two-Man World Cup for pilot Codie Bascue- GOLD in Lake Placid #2 (11/17); 16th in Whistler (11/17); 7th in Igls (12/17); 23rd in Koenigssee (1/18);
  • 2017-2018 Four-Man World Cup for pilot Codie Bascue- 7th in Park City #1 (11/17); SILVER in Park City #2 (11/17); 8th in Whistler (11/17); 11th in Winterberg (12/17); 11th in Igls (12/17); 12th in Koenigssee (1/18)
  • 2017-2018 Four-Man World Cup for pilot Justin Olsen - 11th in St. Moritz (1/18);
  • 2016-2017 Four-Man World Cup for pilot Steven Holcomb - SILVER in Lake Placid (12/16); 9th in Altenberg (1/17); 7th in Winterberg (1/17); 15th in St. Moritz (1/17); 4th in Koenigssee (1/17); BRONZE in Igls (2/17); 10th in PyeongChang (3/17)
  • 2016-2017 Two-Man World Cup for pilot Codie Bascue - 20th in Koenigssee (1/17)
  • 2016-2017 Two-Man World Cup for pilot Steven Holcomb - GOLD in Lake Placid (12/16); 7th in Winterberg (1/17); 10th in Igls (2/17)
  • 2015-2016 Two-Man World Cup for pilot Justin Olsen - 21st in St. Moritz (2/16)
  • 2015-2016 Two-Man World Cup with pilot Nick Cunningham - 8th in Koenigssee (12/15)
  • 2015-2016 Four-Man World Cup for pilot Steven Holcomb - 18th in Winterberg (12/15); 12th in Koenigssee (12/15); 8th in Lake Placid (1/16); 16th in Park City #1 (1/16); 7th in Park City #2 (1/16); 15th in St. Moritz (2/16)
  • 2015-2016 Two-Man World Cup with pilot Steven Holcomb - 12th in Altenberg (11/15); 18th in Winterberg (12/15); 12th in Whistler #2 (1/16)
Olympic Experience
  • 1-time Olympian
    • Olympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, 9th (4-Man Competition - Open), 25th (2-Man Competition - Men)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2017 – 5th (4-Man Competition - Open), 6th (Team Competition - Mixed)
  • Years of participation: 4-Man Competition - Open 2016, 2017; Team Competition - Mixed 2016, 2017
  • Top finish: 5th – 2017 (4-Man Competition - Open)

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