Erin Pac (born May 30, 1980) is a former American bobsledder who competed from 2002 to 2010. She won two medals in the mixed bobsled-skeleton team event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 2007 and a bronze in 2008.
A native of Farmington, Connecticut and now living in Milford, Connecticut,[1] Pac earned a degree in rehabilitation and disabilities studies with a concentration in rehabilitation counseling from Springfield College in Massachusetts.
It was announced on 16 January 2010 that she made the US team for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Pac and brake-woman Elana Meyers won the bronze medal in the Two-Woman Bobsled Event on February 24, 2010. Their first run had a time of 53.28. They ran 53.05 in the second run. Their third and fourth run timed in at 53.29 and 53.78 respectively for a total of 3:33.40, 1.12 off the gold medal pace.
In November 2010, she announced her retirement from competitive sports.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/milfordmirror/news/localnews/53062-st-patricks-day-parade-today-at-1-pm.html [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Olympic Medalist Erin Pac Retires". teamusa.org. 2015-09-24. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
External links
- 16 January 2010 US Bobsled and Skeleton Federation announcement of the US Olympic women's bobsled team. - accessed 18 January 2010.
- Erin Pac at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Mixed bobsled-skeleton world championship medalists since 2007
- Official website
- US Bobsled and Skeleton Federation profile [permanent dead link]