Bruce Sandford
New Zealand skeleton racer
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Bruce Sandford (born 18 July 1962) is a New Zealand skeleton racer who has competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won a gold medal in the men's skeleton event at the 1992 FIBT World Championships in Calgary.
Until 2012 when his nephew, Ben Sandford, won a bronze medal at the 2012 World Championships, Bruce was the only person from the Southern Hemisphere to medal in bobsleigh, luge, or skeleton at the Winter Olympic or World Championship level.
References
- Men's skeleton world championship medalists since 1989
- Skeletonsport.com profile
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World champions in men's skeleton
- 1982: Gert Elsässer (AUT)
- 1989: Alain Wicki (SUI)
- 1990: Michael Grünberger (AUT)
- 1991: Christian Auer (AUT)
- 1992: Bruce Sandford (NZL)
- 1993: Andi Schmid (AUT)
- 1994: Gregor Stähli (SUI)
- 1995: Jürg Wenger (SUI)
- 1996–97: Ryan Davenport (CAN)
- 1998: Willi Schneider (GER)
- 1999: Jimmy Shea (USA)
- 2000: Andy Böhme (GER)
- 2001: Martin Rettl (AUT)
- 2003: Jeff Pain (CAN)
- 2004: Duff Gibson (CAN)
- 2005: Jeff Pain (CAN)
- 2007: Gregor Stähli (SUI)
- 2008: Kristan Bromley (GBR)
- 2009: Gregor Stähli (SUI)
- 2011–12: Martins Dukurs (LAT)
- 2013: Aleksandr Tretyakov (RUS)
- 2015–19: Martins Dukurs (LAT)
- 2020–21: Christopher Grotheer (GER)
- 2023: Matt Weston (GBR)
- 2024: Christopher Grotheer (GER)
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