Jim Shea
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Jim Shea is an American skeleton racer best known for winning the gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jim Shea Jr. | 2 |
| Jim Shea Sr. | 1 |
| Jack Shea | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
ⓘ
human ⓘ skeleton racer ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1990s
ⓘ
2000s ⓘ |
| competitionClass | men's skeleton ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | North America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1968-06-10 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Shea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Jim Shea Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | James Edmound Shea Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| grandfather | Jack Shea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelativeWhoWasOlympian |
Jack Shea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim Shea Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.80 m ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | coverage in Olympic history documentaries ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medal |
Olympic gold medal
ⓘ
gold medal ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | United States Olympic skeleton team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
competed on home soil at Salt Lake City 2002
ⓘ
first American to win Olympic gold in skeleton ⓘ |
| notableFor | carrying a photo of his late grandfather in his helmet during the 2002 Olympic competition ⓘ |
| notableWork | winning the men's skeleton gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| occupation |
Nordic combined skier
ⓘ
skeleton racer ⓘ speed skater ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 2002 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| representativeFor | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Park City, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | skeleton ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 80 kg ⓘ |
| wonMedal | gold medal in men's skeleton at the 2002 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
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Jim Shea Jr.