Duff Gibson
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| Gold | 2006 Turin | Skeleton | |
Duff Gibson (born on August 11, 1966 in Vaughan, Ontario) is a Canadian male skeleton racer, who took part in the 2005/2006 Skeleton World Cup to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Duff Gibson was the 2006 Winter Olympic gold medalist in singles skeleton, narrowly beating out his teammate Jeff Pain. His victory made the 39-year old surpass ice hockey player Al MacInnis as the oldest gold medalist in Canadian Winter Olympic history. More significantly, Gibson became the oldest individual gold medalist in the history of the Winter Games, a record previously held by Norway's Magnar Solberg, who was 35 when he won the gold medal in the 20 km biathlon in 1972. After winning gold, Duff promptly announced his retirement from the sport of skeleton.
Off the ice, Gibson is a firefighter at the Calgary International Airport.
[edit] World Cup 2005/2006 Results
- 4th on November 10, 2005, Calgary CAN
- 11th on November 17, 2005, Lake Placid, New York, USA
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