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John Benton
Sport: Curling
Birthdate: June 23, 1969
Birthplace: Afton, MN
Hometown: St. Michael, MN
Residence: St. Michael, MN
Ht: / Wt: 6'1" / 200 lbs
Position:
Event: Men's

Getting to know: John Benton

Nearly retired from the sport after 33 years before Shuster convinced him to join his rink over bass fishing, saying the team needed an adult...Throws 40 rocks a day during an extended hour and half lunch from his work as an IT engineer...Co-workers donate vacation time so he can attend tournaments...Youngest of 11 siblings...Threw his first rock at the age of six.

Results

DateEvent RankResults
Tue, Feb 16 - 9:00a
United States
United States
Germany
Germany
Tue, Feb 16 - 7:00p
United States
United States
Norway
Norway
Wed, Feb 17 - 2:00p
United States
United States
Switzerland
Switzerland
Thu, Feb 18 - 9:00a
Denmark
Denmark
United States
United States
Fri, Feb 19 - 2:00p
France
France
United States
United States
Sat, Feb 20 - 9:00a
Sweden
Sweden
United States
United States
Sun, Feb 21 - 2:00p
United States
United States
Great Britain
Great Britain
Mon, Feb 22 - 9:00a
Canada
Canada
United States
United States
Mon, Feb 22 - 7:00p
China
China
United States
United States

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    As the pilot for the USA-1 bobsled, I broke a 62-year gold medal drought when my sled, the 'Night Train" won the Olympic title at the 2010 Vancouver Games. A degenerative eye condition nearly caused me to quit my sport in 2008, but corrective surgery restored my vision to 20-20.

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