Duncan Harvey
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Duncan Harvey is an Australia
n bobsledder who has competed since 2008. He finished 29th in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships 2009
in Lake Placid, New York
.
Harvey competed in lesser events prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics
, earning his best finish of third twice.
He was selected to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics
in the four-man event, but withdrew on 23 February 2010 to concussions suffered at the Whistler Sliding Centre
. Harvey finished 22nd in the two-man event.
Prior to becoming a bobsledder, Harvey was ranked among the top five hurdlers in Australia
from 2001 to 2007.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n bobsledder who has competed since 2008. He finished 29th in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships 2009
FIBT World Championships 2009
The FIBT World Championships 2009, officially known as the Bauhaus FIBT Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships, 20 February to 1 March 2009 at the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Lake Placid, New York for the ninth time, doing so previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1997 , and...
in Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
.
Harvey competed in lesser events prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
, earning his best finish of third twice.
He was selected to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
in the four-man event, but withdrew on 23 February 2010 to concussions suffered at the Whistler Sliding Centre
Whistler Sliding Centre
The Whistler Sliding Centre is a Canadian bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track located in Whistler, British Columbia, that is north of Vancouver. The centre is part of the Whistler Blackcomb resort, which comprises two ski mountains separated by Fitzsimmons Creek...
. Harvey finished 22nd in the two-man event.
Prior to becoming a bobsledder, Harvey was ranked among the top five hurdlers in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
from 2001 to 2007.