Connor O'Brien (alpine skier)

Connor Olev Martin O'Brien (born 4 February 1961 in Montreal, Canada)[1][2] is a former Canadian alpine skier who represented Great Britain in the 1984 Winter Olympics and Estonia in the 1994 Winter Olympics.[1]

Sports career

At the age of 14, he became the best alpine skier in Canada among his agemates. In the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics, he obtained the 33rd place in the downhill event, representing the British team. After that he competed for the Canadian team. As the result of two shoulder operations (in 1985 and 1986), O'Brien announced ending his career. O'Brien made his comeback in the Lillehammer Olympics representing the Estonian team, but didn't finish in the downhill event.[2]

Personal life

O'Brien was born to British father and Estonian mother.[3]

O'Brien graduated as a business manager from the Dartmouth College. He has worked as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch[3] in the New York City.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "O'Brien, Connor Olev Martin" (in Estonian). ESBL. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tiisler, Tarmo (1994-02-21). "Sport. Intervjuu. Olev Martin Connor O'Brien." (in Estonian). ERR. Retrieved 9 October 2013.