John Napier (bobsleigh)

John Napier ( born December 12, 1986 in Schenectady ) is an American Bobsportler.

John Napier lives in Lake Placid. He began in 1994 with the sport and belongs since 2002 to the U.S. national team. In February 2005, he debuted with the Anschiebern John Caponio, Brock Kreitz castle and Aaron McGuire at the Bob World Cup and reached number 15 in 2006 Napier was temporarily used in the Bob - European Cup, but permanently established itself since the end of 2007 in the World Cup. In December 2007, Napier reached with his crew of Jamie Moriarty, TJ Burns and Steven Langton, in Park City as an eight -placed a first top ten placement. The Bob 2008 World Championships in Altenberg became the first international championship for Napier, when he was with Charles Berkeley in the two- and 16 with Justin Olsen, Jacob Miller and Berkeley 18th in the four-man event. Shortly after he reached the 12th place in the great Bob at the Junior World Championships in Igls. The season 2008/ 09 Napier spent mostly in the America's Cup. He won by three third and a fifth place eight races in a row. Since 2009, the Americans had finally established itself in the World Cup. On his home track in Park City, he finished in February of the year with a fifth place achieved a new record. At the U.S. Championships, he won the title in two-man Cory Butner. Not quite as successfully ran the Bob World Championships 2009 in Lake Placid, where he with TJ Burns was 17th in two and Jesse Beckum, Moriarty and Nick Cunningham came eleventh rank in the four-man event. In November Napier won with Berkeley in his first two races in the World Cup. Several podiums followed in the next two seasons. The 2009/10 season he finished in eighth in the two- and four overall in the four-man bob. Previous career highlight was participating in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Napier came in two carriages to. In two he reached with Steve Langton tenth place in the four-man event, he retired with Chris Fogt, Langton and Berkeley following the third run.