Doug Sharp

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Dr. Doug Sharp

Template:MedalSport Template:MedalBronze Template:MedalBottom Doug Sharp (born November 27, 1969) is an American bobsledder who has competed from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Prior to his involvement in bobsleigh, Sharp was also involved in Athletics (track and field) in the pole vault, barely missing the cut-off qualification for the United States Olympic trials for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He also played American football and ice hockey. At the time of the 2002 Winter Olympics, he also served as an assistant athletics coach for the University of Louisville in Kentucky.

Sharp also is a licensed chiropractor and serves in the United States Army in artillery. He graduated from Purdue University in 1993.

References

• Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964
• CNN Sports Illustrated profile of 2002 US bobsled team
• United States Olympic Committee profile
• University of Louisville profile