Shelley Rudman

About Shelley Rudman

Shelley Rudman is a British skeleton bobsledder, the 2013 world champion in that event, an Olympic silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in skeleton (the only medal for Great Britain at the Games) and a former World Cup and European champion.

FIBT World Cup:

Rudman repeated her feat of finishing the season in 2nd place overall in the World Cup, behind champion Mellissa Hollingsworth of Canada. Highlights of the season were two Gold medal wins in Cesana and St. Moritz. The season's results were;

Round 1

Park City, USA – 4th place

Round 2

Lake Placid, USA – Silver Medal (2nd place)

Round 3

Cesana (Torino), Italy – Gold Medal (1st place)

Round 4

Winterberg, Germany – 4th place

Round 5

Altenberg, Germany – 7th place

Round 6

Konigssee, Germany – Bronze Medal (3rd place)

Round 7

St Moritz, Switzerland – Gold Medal (1st place)

Round 8

Igls, Austria – 4th place

The Igls race also counted as the 2010 European Championships, and Rudman finished with the Bronze Medal in 3rd place.

Winter Olympics:

• On 29 January 2010, Rudman was officially announced as part of the Team GB Skeleton Bobsleigh squad to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
  
• Rudman was the flagbearer for Britain at those games.
  
• She finished 6th overall in the women's skeleton.
  

World rankings progression:

• 2007–08 36th
  
• 2008–09 2nd
  
• 2009–10 2nd
  
• 2010–11 2nd
  
• 2011–12 1st
  
• 2012–13 7th
  
• 2013–14 3rd
  

Sponsors & support:

ince 2006, Rudman has used skeleton sleds designed and manufactured by partner Kristan Bromley's company, Bromley Technologies Ltd, at the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP). Since 2012, Rudman has been sponsored by Mazda UK.

Rudman supports the following charities:

The Stroke Association

Right to Play

TV:

• She has appeared on the following television shows:
  
• Superstars 2008 – Winning team
  
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year
  
• BBC High Altitude
  
• BBC Ski Sunday
  
• A Question of Sport
  
• Blue Peter
  
• Richard & Judy
  
• ITV news
  
• BBC news
  
• CITV
  

Shelley Rudman Achievements

Awards:

• Zest Magazine 2012 'Most Inspirational Women of the year'
  
• Cosmopolitan Magazine Brave young and fearless nominee 2006
  
• Wiltshire Life Award
  
• BBC West Sports personality of the year Award 2006
  

Medal Records:

Olympic Games

• Silver medal – 2006 Winter OlympicsWomen
  

World Championships

• Gold medal – 2013 FIBT World ChampionshipsWomen
  

Skeleton World Cup

• Gold medal – 2011–2012 Skeleton World CupWomen
  
• Silver medal – 2010–11 Skeleton World CupWomen
  
• Silver medal – 2009–10 Skeleton World CupWomen
  
• Silver medal – 2008–09 Skeleton World CupWomen
  

European Bob and Skeleton Championships

• Gold medal – 2009 European Skeleton ChampionshipsWomen
  
• Gold medal – 2011 European Skeleton ChampionshipsWomen
  
• Silver medal – 2006 European Skeleton ChampionshipsWomen
  
• Silver medal – 2014 European Skeleton ChampionshipsWomen
  
• Bronze medal – 2010 European Skeleton ChampionshipsWomen
  
• Bronze medal – 2012 European Skeleton ChampionshipsWomen
  

Winter Universiade

• Gold medal – 2005 Winter UniversiadeWomen's Skeleton
  

British Skeleton ranking

• Gold medal – 2004 -2012Women's Skeleton