| Shelley Rudman |
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| Wednesday, 15 February 2006 | |
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Rudman competed for the first time in November 2002 in Igls, Austria, and ended up winning the women's novices race. A month later Shelley represented Great Britain at skeleton in a Europa Cup race in Winterberg, Germany. Since then Shelley has become the World Student Champion 2005, and the British Woman's Champion 2004 and 2005, as well as being a silver medalist in the European Championship 2006. In the 2006 Winter Olympics Shelley Rudman picked up a silver medal with a brilliant run in the women's skeleton clocking a time of two minutes, 1.49 seconds just behind gold medallist Swiss champion Maya Pedersen.
Shelley has a loyal fan club based around friends in her village, Pewsey. The Shelley Rudman Supporters’ Group raised £4,000 for Shelley by doing a canoe marathon along the Kennet and Avon Canal. Shelley's boyfriend is Kristan Bromley - the British bob skeleton No 1. In October 2007, they had a baby girl, Ella Marie Bromley. More information on Shelley Rudman can be found on the British Bob Skeleton Site. |
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| Last Updated ( Thursday, 18 October 2007 ) |