Photo: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What grabs me about Nathan Crumpton is the sheer refusal to be one thing. Born in Nairobi, schooled at Princeton, and then sliding headfirst down ice for both the United States and American Samoa while also sprinting for the latter and shooting sports photography on the side. That is a wonderfully restless resume. I find the American Samoa chapter especially moving, an athlete choosing to carry a tiny island's flag onto the Olympic stage. To me he reads less like a specialist and more like a curious adventurer who treats every discipline as another frontier worth crossing, and I respect that kind of life enormously.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nathan Crumpton
- Name (Japanese)
- ネイサン・クランプトン
- Reading
- ねいさん・くらんぷとん
- Born
- October 9, 1985 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- Nairobi, Nairobi Province, Kenya
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- skeleton racer / athletics competitor / sports photographer / fashion model
2. Background
- University
- Princeton University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Nathan Crumpton born?
Born October 9, 1985 (age 40).
Where is Nathan Crumpton from?
Nathan Crumpton is from Nairobi, Nairobi Province, Kenya.
What does Nathan Crumpton do?
Nathan Crumpton works as skeleton racer, athletics competitor, sports photographer, fashion model.
How tall is Nathan Crumpton?
Nathan Crumpton is 183 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.