Zach Lund

Zach Lund ( born March 22, 1979 in Salt Lake City ) is an American skeleton bob.

Zach Lund debuted in February 2001 at a race in Nagano in the World Cup, where he was 21. Already in his second race in 2002 in Calgary, he was tenth. From now on, he was among world leaders and almost always went to the top 10. In the season 2006/ 07 he first won his first World Cup race in Park City, later in the season he won four of eight races of the season and in the end the overall World Cup. The athlete from Salt Lake City took part in the World Championships three times and was able to improve continuously. 2003 in Nagano, he finished ninth, 2005 in Calgary Fifth and 2007 in St. Moritz, he won the bronze medal. Since 2000, he was also able to win seven races of the America 's Cup.

For the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he was convicted of a positive test on finasteride for a World Cup in Calgary, where he finished second, disqualified. This medicine is a remedy for hair loss, the Lund who is suffering from hair loss since his youth, according to his statement to have unknowingly ingested. His thereupon imposed restriction was lifted later by the International Court of Sport again. At the Olympic Winter Games 2010 in Vancouver Zach Lund finished 5th.