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Lizzy Yarnold
(British Former Skeleton Racer)
Lizzy Yarnold
6
Birthdate: October 31, 1988
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Yun Sung-bin
(Skeleton racer)
Yun Sung-bin
6
Birthdate: May 23, 1994
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Namhae County Namhae, South Korea
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Jon Montgomery
(Canadian Skeleton Racer)
Jon Montgomery
6
Birthdate: May 6, 1979
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 4 
Martins Dukurs
(Latvian Skeleton Racer)
Martins Dukurs
4
Birthdate: March 31, 1984
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Katie Uhlaender
(American Skeleton racer)
Katie Uhlaender
4
Birthdate: July 17, 1984
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vail, Colorado, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Noelle Pikus-Pace
(American Retired Skeleton Racer)
Noelle Pikus-Pace
4
Birthdate: December 8, 1982
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Provo, Utah, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Laura Deas
(British Skeleton Racer)
Laura Deas
6
Birthdate: August 19, 1988
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wrexham, Wales, England
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Shelley Rudman
(Former British Skeleton Bobsleigh Athlete)
Shelley Rudman
3
Birthdate: March 23, 1981
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Swindon, England
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Elena Nikitina
(Skeleton racer)
Elena Nikitina
3
Birthdate: October 2, 1992
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Dom Parsons
(British Former Skeleton Racer)
Dom Parsons
3
Birthdate: September 8, 1987
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Mellisa Hollingsworth
(Canadian Skeleton racer)
Mellisa Hollingsworth
3
Birthdate: October 4, 1980
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lacombe, Alberta, Canada
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Aleksandr Tretyakov
(Skeleton racer)
Aleksandr Tretyakov
3
Birthdate: April 19, 1985
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Krasnoyarsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
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Jacqueline Lölling
(German Skeleton Racer)
Jacqueline Lölling
3
Birthdate: February 6, 1995
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Weidenau, Germany
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Amy Williams
(British Former Skeleton Racer and Olympic Gold Medallist)
Amy Williams
8
Birthdate: September 29, 1982
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Amy Williams is a British former skeleton racer who won a silver medal at the 2009 World Championships. In 2010, Amy Williams became the first British person in 30 years to win an individual gold medal at Winter Olympics when she won the medal in the skeleton.

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Nathan Crumpton
(American Samoan Athlete)
Nathan Crumpton
4
Birthdate: October 9, 1985
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Nairobi, Kenya
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Mirela Rahneva
(Canadian Skeleton Racer)
Mirela Rahneva
3
Birthdate: July 26, 1988
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ruse, Bulgaria
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Jane Channell
(Canadian Skeleton racer)
Jane Channell
3
Birthdate: August 23, 1988
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Janine Flock
(Skeleton racer)
Janine Flock
3
Birthdate: July 25, 1989
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hall in Tirol, Austria
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 19 
Akwasi Frimpong
(Skeleton racer)
Akwasi Frimpong
6
Birthdate: February 11, 1986
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kumasi, Ghana
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Clifton Wrottesley
(Irish Skeleton Racer and Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom)
Clifton Wrottesley
4
Birthdate: August 10, 1968
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland

Born into an aristocratic family, Clifton Wrottesley was the son of a former ice racer. The talented skeleton racer has also competed for the British and Irish bobsleigh teams. His fourth rank at the 2002 Winter Olympics has been Ireland’s best in the game. He also trades in wine and property.

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John Daly
(American Skeleton Racer)
John Daly
4
Birthdate: June 10, 1985
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 22 
Axel Jungk
(German Skeleton Racer)
Axel Jungk
2
Birthdate: April 13, 1991
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Zschopau, Germany
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 23 
Adam Edelman
(Israeli Skeleton Racer)
Adam Edelman
6
Birthdate: March 14, 1991
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Kristan Bromley
(British Skeleton Racer)
Kristan Bromley
3
Birthdate: March 7, 1972
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rossendale, Lancashire, England
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 25 
Simidele Adeagbo
(Nigerian Skeleton Racer)
Simidele Adeagbo
5
Birthdate: July 29, 1981
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Duff Gibson
(Canadian Skeleton Racer)
Duff Gibson
2
Birthdate: August 11, 1966
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
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Jeff Pain
(Canadian Former Skeleton Racer)
Jeff Pain
2
Birthdate: December 14, 1970
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Anchorage, Alaska, United States

A three-time Olympian, American-Canadian skeleton racer Jeff Pain also has an Olympic silver medal in his kitty. He has won 22 World Cup medals throughout his 15-year career. His signature helmet with the face of a beaver is a hit with his fans. He has also co-written a book with his wife.

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Kim Meylemans
(Belgian Skeleton Racer)
Kim Meylemans
3
Birthdate: March 7, 1996
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Amberg, Germany
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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John Heaton
(American Bobsledder and Skeleton Racer)
John Heaton
2
Birthdate: September 9, 1908
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Died: September 10, 1976
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Zhang Peimeng
(Skeleton Racer)
Zhang Peimeng
3
Birthdate: March 13, 1987
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Beijing, China
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Kimberley Bos
(Skeleton racer)
Kimberley Bos
2
Birthdate: October 7, 1993
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ede, Netherlands Ede, Netherlands
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Tomass Dukurs
(Skeleton racer)
Tomass Dukurs
5
Birthdate: July 2, 1981
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Matthew Antoine
(American Skeleton Racer)
Matthew Antoine
3
Birthdate: April 2, 1985
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 34 
Kendall Wesenberg
(American Skeleton Racer)
Kendall Wesenberg
3
Birthdate: August 23, 1990
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Castro Valley, California, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Ander Mirambell
(Spanish Skeleton Racer)
Ander Mirambell
2
Birthdate: February 17, 1983
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Calella, Spain
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Alex Coomber
(Skeleton racer)
Alex Coomber
3
Birthdate: December 28, 1973
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Antwerp, Belgium
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Nikita Tregubov
(Skeleton racer)
Nikita Tregubov
3
Birthdate: February 14, 1995
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Zach Lund
(American Skeleton Racer)
Zach Lund
3
Birthdate: March 22, 1979
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 39 
Anna Fernstadtova
(Czech-German Professional Skeleton Racer)
Anna Fernstadtova
2
Birthdate: November 23, 1996
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic

Anna Fernstädtová is a Czech-German professional skeleton racer who represented Germany in the 2017 IBSF World Championships where she won the bronze medal in the mixed team competition. Anna Fernstädtová also competes in Olympic Games and in other prestigious events.

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Lea Ann Parsley
(American Skeleton Racer)
Lea Ann Parsley
3
Birthdate: June 12, 1968
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Logan, West Virginia, United States
 41 
Alexander Gassner
(German Skeleton Racer)
Alexander Gassner
1
Birthdate: August 9, 1989
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Prundu Bârgăului, Romania
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 42 
Tina Hermann
(German Skeleton Racer and a Four-Time World Champion)
Tina Hermann
2
Birthdate: March 5, 1992
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cologne, Germany
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 43 
Bree Schaaf
(American Skeleton Racer)
Bree Schaaf
3
Birthdate: May 28, 1980
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bremerton, Washington, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 44 
Christopher Grotheer
(German Skeleton Racer)
Christopher Grotheer
1
Birthdate: July 30, 1992
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wernigerode, Germany
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 45 
Adam Pengilly
(British Skeleton Racer)
Adam Pengilly
3
Birthdate: October 14, 1977
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Taunton, Somerset, England
 46 
Michelle Steele
(Skeleton racer)
Michelle Steele
2
Birthdate: March 8, 1986
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Anthony Watson
(Skeleton Racer)
Anthony Watson
3
Birthdate: November 5, 1989
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vineland, New Jersey, United States

Born in the US, skeleton racer Anthony Watson later represented Jamaica in the 2018 Winter Olympics. He had also been part of the American Olympic training program for bobsled. He also scripted history by becoming the first Jamaican athlete to compete in skeleton in the Olympics.

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Gregor Stahli
(Swiss Skeleton Racer)
Gregor Stahli
1
Birthdate: February 28, 1968
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Zürich, Switzerland
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Valentina Margaglio
(Skeleton racer)
Valentina Margaglio
1
Birthdate: November 15, 1993
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Casale Monferrato, Italy
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Kim Ji-soo
(Skeleton racer)
Kim Ji-soo
2
Birthdate: July 22, 1994
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)