Lyndon Rush Canadian athlete, bobsledder. Date of Birth: 24.11.1980 Country: Canada

1. Biography of Lyndon Rush
2. Early Life and Sporting Career
3. Return to Bobsleigh

Biography of Lyndon Rush

Canadian athlete and bobsledder Lyndon Rush has experienced both highs and lows in his sports career. At one point, Lyndon even considered quitting the sport but later changed his mind and continued competing. He has had a series of impressive performances at the Olympic Games, World Cups, and World Championships.

Early Life and Sporting Career

Lyndon Rush developed a love for sports from an early age. He initially had a passion for soccer and even played for his university team. However, he later decided to try his skills in bobsledding. Originally planning to compete as a brakeman, Lyndon had to retrain as a pilot due to a tendon injury. He officially began competing in 2004 but achieved his first significant success at the 2009 Bobsleigh World Cup, where he won the four-man race in Park City, Utah. His four-man team also came in third in the race in Cesana, Italy.

Shortly after, Lyndon Rush and Lascelles Brown won a race in St-Moritz, solidifying their status as a competitive duo. However, after the 2010 Olympic Games, where Lyndon competed in both two-man and four-man events and narrowly missed out on a silver medal by 1/100th of a second in the four-man race, he seriously considered retiring from elite sports. At the age of 29, Lyndon, known for being an excellent family man and deeply religious, believed it was time to consider a career change.

Return to Bobsleigh

Not long after announcing his retirement, Lyndon Rush made a comeback to bobsleigh. In early 2012, he teamed up with Jesse Lumsden, and on February 3rd, their duo won gold at the World Cup. This victory marked Lyndon's second win in the two-man event and his eighth medal overall in the World Cup. Shortly after, Rush and Lumsden secured a silver medal at the World Championships. Despite Lyndon contracting a stomach infection, the duo displayed excellent performances. Only in the final moments of the competition did Steve Holcomb's team manage to overtake Rush and Lumsden by a mere 0.01 seconds.

In 2013, Lyndon Rush and Jesse Lumsden claimed victory in the overall standings for the two-man event in the World Cup. Currently, Lyndon Rush resides in Sylvan Lake, Alberta, with his family and works as a realtor.