Shelley-Ann Brown

Shelly-Ann Brown
	Brown in March 2010
Personal information
Birth name	Shelley-Ann Camille Brown
Nationality	Canadian
Born	March 15, 1980 (age 44); Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Home town	Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Education	University of Nebraska (BS, MS)
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Bobsleigh
Position	Pilot
Event	2-woman
Turned pro	2006
Coached by	Tuffield Latour
Retired	2012
Medal record
Bobsleigh
Representing Canada
Olympic Games

Shelly-Ann Camille Brown CM (born March 15, 1980) is a former Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006.She was born in Scarborough, Ontario to Jamaican immigrant parents, and also raised in nearby Pickering, Ontario. Brown was recruited to the University of Nebraska on a track and field scholarship, and graduated with a degree in biology and a master's in educational psychology.^[2]

Her best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup was third in the two-man is event at Lake Placid in December 2007. Brown's best finish at the FIBT World Championships was fifth in the two-woman event at Altenberg in 2008.

She won a silver medal in the Two-woman competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics with Helen Upperton.^[3] The gold medal was won by fellow Canadians Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse. It marked the first time of the 2010 Olympics that Canadians had won two medals in one event.^[4]

Brown and Upperton announced their retirements from the sport in September 2012.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Shelley-Ann Brown". Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website. September 19, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
^ Kennedy, Brendan (February 26, 2010). "Scarborough school shares in silver spotlight". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shelley-Ann Brown". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
^ Rutherford, Kristina (February 24, 2010). "Canada finishes 1-2 in women's bobsleigh". CTV Olympics. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
^ "Canadian women's bobsled duo Upperton and Brown announce retirement". The Globe and Mail. September 20, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2014.