Kristan Bromley
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Kristan Bromley (born March 7, 1972 in Rossendale) is a retired British skeleton racer who has competed since 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's event at the 2008 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg, Germany. This was Great Britain's first gold medal at the FIBT World Championships since 1965.
Competing in four Winter Olympics, Bromley's best finish was fifth in the men's skeleton event at Turin in 2006.
He has twice won the men's overall Skeleton World Cup title (2003-4, 2007-08).
In 2008 he became the first man in history to win the World Championship, European Championship and World Cup in the same season.
In September 2015 Bromley announced his retirement from the sport.
Kristan finished the season in 6th place overall in the World Cup. Highlights of the season were a Bronze Medal in Park City and a Silver medal in St. Moritz. The season's results were;
Round 1: Park City, USA Bronze Medal (3rd place) Round 2: Lake Placid, USA 9th place Round 3: Cesana (Torino), Italy 16th place (after problem on start) Round 4: Winterberg, Germany 6th place Round 5: Altenberg, Germany 13th place Round 6: Konigssee, Germany 4th place Round 7: St Moritz, Switzerland Silver Medal (2nd place) Round 8: Igls, Austria 8th place. The Igls race also counted as the 2010 European Championships, and Kristan finished in 7th place.
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