Shauna Rohbock

Shauna L. Rohbock (born April 4, 1977) is a soldier in the U.S. Army National Guard,[3] an Olympic medal-winning bobsledder, and former professional soccer player. After retiring from competitions she worked as a bobsled coach at the Utah Olympic Park.[2]

Shauna Rohbock
Sgt Rohbock in 2017
Personal information
Born (1977-04-04) April 4, 1977
Provo, Utah, U.S.[1]
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[2]
Weight150 lb (68 kg)[2]
Sport
ClubBYU Cougars, Provo
U.S. Army

Rohbock was raised in Orem, Utah, and is a graduate of Orem's Mountain View High School and Brigham Young University, where she studied recreation management.[3] In 2000 she joined the Utah Army National Guard and became a member of the National Guard Outstanding Athlete Program.[2] While attending college, she set several BYU Cougars women's soccer records, scoring 95 goals in 368 shots during her 90-game career there. Her 95 goals places her sixth (as of 2006) on the NCAA career scoring list.[4]

At the professional level, she played for the club San Diego Spirit of the WUSA in 2003.[5]

Rohbock competed in the bobsled at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, winning silver in the two-woman event with teammate Valerie Fleming. Rohbock's best overall finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup was second in 2006–2007 with Fleming. She won her first career World Cup win at the Calgary race, followed by a second win at the World Cup held at Park City, Utah on December 8, 2006. She delivered a 48.73 second run that shattered the Park City track record previously set by Jill Bakken in 2002. Rohbock and Fleming has also won bronze medals at the World Championships in 2005 and 2007. Rohbock has competed in bobsled since 1999. At the 2009 world championships in Lake Placid, New York, she won a silver medal in the two-woman event with Elana Meyers, then won a bronze in the mixed team event.

Rohbock was named to the US Olympic team for the 2010 Winter Olympics on January 16, 2010 where she finished sixth in the two-woman event.[1]

She coached the Brazilian men's bobsled team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, a role she combined with a position as part of the coaching team for the United States squad.[6]

In May 2018, President Donald Trump appointed Rohbock to be a member of his Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition.[7]

Rohbock is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[8] She is the middle child of seven siblings: five sisters and one brother.[2]

Career highlights

Olympic Winter Games
2006 – Torino, 2nd with Valerie Fleming
World Championships
2005 – Calgary, 3rd with Valerie Fleming
2007 – St. Moritz, 3rd with Valerie Fleming
2009 – Lake Placid, 2nd with Elana Meyers
World Cup
2004/2005 – Altenberg, 3rd with Erin Pac
2004/2005 – Igls, 3rd with Valerie Fleming
2004/2005 – Cesana, 2nd with Valerie Fleming
2005/2006 – Calgary, 2nd with Valerie Fleming
2005/2006 – Lake Placid, 3rd with Valerie Fleming
2006/2006 – Igls, 3rd with Valerie Fleming
2006/2006 – Cortina d'Ampezzo, 3rd with Valerie Fleming
2006/2007 – Calgary, 1st with Valerie Fleming
2006/2007 – Park City, 1st with Valerie Fleming
2006/2007 – Lake Placid, 3rd with Valerie Fleming
2006/2007 – Igls, 2nd with Valerie Fleming
2006/2007 – Cesana, 2nd with Valerie Fleming
2006/2007 – Winterberg, 2nd with Valerie Fleming
2006/2007 – Königssee, 2nd with Valerie Fleming
2007/2008 – Park City, 3rd with Valerie Fleming
2007/2008 – Cesana, 2nd with Valerie Fleming
2007/2008 – Winterberg, 3rd with Valerie Fleming
2008/2009 – Altenberg, 3rd with Elana Meyers
2008/2009 – Igls, 2nd with Valerie Fleming
2008/2009 – Königssee, 1st with Valerie Fleming
2008/2009 – Whistler, 1st with Elana Meyers

References

  1. Shauna Rohbock. sports-reference.com
  2. Shauna Rohbock.teamusa.org
  3. National Guard Soldier Takes Olympic Silver Medal Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, a February 2006 press release from the American Forces Information Service
  4. BYU Women's Soccer Records, from the official BYU Athletics website
  5. Athlete details Archived August 12, 2007, at Archive.today from the website of the Organising Committee of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games
  6. Lopes, Marina (February 22, 2018). "Brazil's underdog bobsled team, the Frozen Bananas, is basically a real-life 'Cool Runnings'". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  7. "US President Trump appoints Shauna Rohbock and Herschel Walker to Sports Council". ibsf.org. May 8, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  8. Hong, Erin (August 6, 2012) After the Games, 5 Mormon Olympians worked at BYU; what are the other 41 doing?. Deseret News
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