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Nathan Crumpton

ネイサン・クランプトン　/　ねいさん・くらんぷとん

Skeleton racer from Kenya

October 9, 1985 (age 40)　・　Nairobi, Nairobi Province, Kenya

Nairobi Province
skeleton racer
athletics competitor
sports photographer

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.

Overview

Nathan Ikon Crumpton (born October 9, 1985) is an Olympic athlete who has competed in skeleton for the United States of America and American Samoa, and in athletics for American Samoa.

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

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
Blood type: Private
Height: 183 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: skeleton racer / athletics competitor / sports photographer / fashion model

2. Background

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

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8D%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3

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