Jeff Pain 3189519 203845203 2008-04-06T22:00:28Z Miller17CU94 1510826 /* References */ Template added {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport|[[Skeleton (sport)|Skeleton]]}} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalSilver|[[2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Turin]]|[[Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Men]]}} {{MedalWorldChampionships}} {{MedalGold|[[FIBT World Championships 2003|2003 Nagano]]|Men}} {{MedalGold|[[FIBT World Championships 2005|2005 Calgary]]|Men}} {{MedalSilver|[[FIBT World Championships 2001|2001 Calgary]]|Men}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Jeff Pain''' (born on [[December 14]], [[1970]] in [[Anchorage, Alaska]]) is an [[United States|American]]-born, [[Canada|Canadian]] [[skeleton (sport)|skeleton racer]] who has competed since 1995. He is regarded as the most successful male competitors in the history of the Canadian skeleton program. Pain has had an 11-year career with 15 World Cup podium finishes, 3 World Championship medals, and an Olympic silver medal. This included winning the men's [[List of Skeleton World Cup champions|Skeleton World Cup]] overall title twice (2004-5, [[2005/2006 Skeleton World Cup|2005-6]]). He represented [[Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Canada]] at the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] where he finished with a [[silver medal]] behind fellow Canadian [[Duff Gibson]]. One distinguishing feature of Pain's skeleton gear is his custom-painted [[helmet]], depicting the face of an enraged [[beaver]]. Pain also won three medals in the men's skeleton event at the [[FIBT World Championships]] with two golds ([[FIBT World Championships 2003|2003]], [[FIBT World Championships 2005|2005]]) and a silver ([[FIBT World Championships 2001|2001]]). ==References== *[http://www.sportresult.com/sports/bs/db/biography.asp?p_id=100562&nat=&sport=&sex=&season=&stat=&venue=&events= FIBT profile] *[http://sports123.com/ske/mwc.html List of men's skeleton World Cup champions since 1987.] *[http://sports123.com/ske/mo.html Men's skeleton Olympic medalists since 1928] *[http://sports123.com/ske/mw.html Men's skeleton world championship medalists since 1989] {{Footer World Champions Skeleton Men}} {{Footer World Cup Champions Skeleton Men}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pain, Jeff}} [[Category:1970 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Alberta sportspeople]] [[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Canada]] [[Category:American skeleton racers]] [[Category:Canadian skeleton racers]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Canada]] [[Category:People from Anchorage, Alaska]] [[Category:People from Calgary]] [[Category:Skeleton racers at the 2006 Winter Olympics]] {{US-wintersport-bio-stub}} {{Canada-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub}} {{Skeleton-bio-stub}} [[de:Jeff Pain]] [[fr:Jeff Pain]] [[pl:Jeff Pain]] [[fi:Jeff Pain]]