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Kaillie Humphries

ケーリー・ハンフリーズ　/　けーりー・はんふりーず

Bobsledder from Canada

September 4, 1985 (age 40)　・　Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Alberta
bobsledder

My Take

Kaillie Humphries earns my respect on two fronts. As a pure competitor, multiple Olympic golds in a sport decided by hundredths of a second speak for themselves. But her larger legacy is structural: piloting mixed-gender four-person sleds and driving an all-female crew against men in World Cup competition did not just win races, it forced bobsled to rethink who belongs in the front seat. Changing national federations mid-career and still performing at the top takes a stubbornness I find admirable rather than abrasive. Pioneers in niche winter sports rarely get their due; she deserves to be remembered as one who rewrote the rulebook.

Overview

Kaillie Armbruster Humphries (née Simundson; September 4, 1985) is a Canadian and American bobsledder. Humphries was one of the first women to pilot a mixed-gender team in a four-person bobsled competition. She was also the first woman to drive an all-female team against men in a four-person World Cup bobsled race.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Kaillie Humphries
Name (Japanese): ケーリー・ハンフリーズ
Reading: けーりー・はんふりーず
Born: September 4, 1985 (age 40)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Ox
Origin: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Blood type: Private
Height: 170 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: bobsledder

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Olympic gold medal
Olympic gold medal

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.bobteamhumphries.com/
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kailliehumphries/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaillie%20Humphries

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