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Jeremy Rolleston (born 13 December 1972) is an Australian sportsman who played rugby professionally before changing to bobsleigh. He competed for Australia from 1999 to 2006, then returned in 2008 to prepare to compete in the
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. Competing in two
Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...
, he finished 22nd in the two-man event at the
2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...
in
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. Rolleston also finished 31st in the two-man event at the
FIBT World Championships 2005 The FIBT World Championships 2005 took place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the fourth time, doing so previously in FIBT World Championships 1992, 1992 (Skeleton (sport), Skeleton), FIBT World Championships 1996, 1996, and FIBT World Championship ...
in
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. He is the author of "A Life That Counts".


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Winstersports.au results on Rolleston's finish at the 2005 championships in Calgary
* 1972 births Australian male bobsledders Bobsledders at the 2006 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic bobsledders for Australia Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-bobsleigh-bio-stub