Duff Gibson
- January 4, 2024
- Skeleton Racer
Quick Facts
Full Name | Duff Gibson |
Occupation | Skeleton Racer |
Date Of Birth | Aug 11, 1966(1966-08-11) |
Age | 58 |
Birthplace | Vaughan |
Country | Canada |
Birth City | Vaughan |
Horoscope | Leo |
Duff Gibson Biography
Name | Duff Gibson |
Birthday | Aug 11 |
Birth Year | 1966 |
Place Of Birth | Vaughan |
Home Town | Vaughan |
Birth Country | Canada |
Birth Sign | Leo |
Duff Gibson is one of the most popular and richest Skeleton Racer who was born on August 11, 1966 in Vaughan, Vaughan, Canada. Canadian skeleton racer who took home gold at the 2006 Olympics in Turin when he barely beat teammate Jeff Pain.
He took gold at the 2006 Olympics where speed skater Apollo Anton Ohno also won gold.
Gibson also finished tenth in the men’s skeleton event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He also won two medals in the men’s skeleton event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 2004 and a bronze in 2005. Gibson’s best overall seasonal Skeleton World Cup finish was second in the men’s event in 2003-4.
In October 2009, Gibson is pairing up with the Stephen Lewis Foundation to raise money for HIV/AIDS affected families in Africa. The Gold medal Olympian carried a 20-litre jug of water approximately 12 km through Calgary from Canada Olympic Park to his son’s school. The “dare” is part of the foundations current A Dare to Remember campaign.
His father Andy was his teacher, mentor and coach.
Duff Gibson Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Skeleton Racer |
House | Living in own house. |
Duff Gibson is one of the richest Skeleton Racer from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Duff Gibson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He finished tenth in the men’s skeleton event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
He won a gold at the 2004 World Championships in Königssee.
Duff Gibson (born August 11, 1966) is a Canadian skeleton racer who competed from 1999 to 2006. He was born in Vaughan, Ontario. His father was born on December 13, 1937. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, He won the gold medal in the men’s 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 medallist in Canadian Winter Olympic history. More significantly, Gibson became the oldest individual gold medallist 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 individual biathlon event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo; he held the record until Ole Einar Bjørndalen won gold at the 10 km biathlon sprint aged 40 at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. He retired immediately following the 2006 Games in Turin.
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Facts & Trivia
Duff Ranked on the list of most popular Skeleton Racer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Duff Gibson celebrates birthday on August 11 of every year.