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Paul Attwood

Full name: Paul Jason Attwood
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Weight: 214 lbs (97 kg)
Born: December 13, 1969 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, Great Britain
Country: GBR Great Britain
Sport: Bobsleigh

Medals: 1 Bronze (1 Total)

Biography

A soldier by profession, Paul Attwood began competing in bobsleigh whilst serving as an officer in the Royal Marines during the mid nineties.

When Britain’s top bobsleigh pilot, Mark Tout, tested positive for an anabolic steroid in 1996 Attwood was brought in as a part of a reconstituted GB1 crew behind Sean Olsson. Performances steadily improved and the team placed 4th at the 1997 World Championships and won medals on the world cup circuit. At Nagano they dead-heated with the French team for the bronze medal to win the first British 4-man medal in 62 years. Attwood continued competing until the 2002 Games but without the same level of success.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1998 Winter 28 Nagano Bobsleigh Men's Four Great Britain GBR 3T Bronze
2002 Winter 32 Salt Lake City Bobsleigh Men's Four Great Britain-2 GBR 14

Men's Four

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit
1998 Winter 28 Nagano Bobsleigh Great Britain GBR Final Standings
1998 Winter 28 Nagano Bobsleigh Great Britain GBR Run 1
1998 Winter 28 Nagano Bobsleigh Great Britain GBR Run 2
1998 Winter 28 Nagano Bobsleigh Great Britain GBR Run 3
2002 Winter 32 Salt Lake City Bobsleigh Great Britain-2 GBR Final Standings
2002 Winter 32 Salt Lake City Bobsleigh Great Britain-2 GBR Run 1
2002 Winter 32 Salt Lake City Bobsleigh Great Britain-2 GBR Run 2
2002 Winter 32 Salt Lake City Bobsleigh Great Britain-2 GBR Run 3
2002 Winter 32 Salt Lake City Bobsleigh Great Britain-2 GBR Run 4