Justin McDonald (born 12 December 1969) is an Australian
bobsledder
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...
. He competed in the
two man and the
four man events at the
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...
.
After loaning some ballast to the Swedish team, McDonald was awarded with the
Pierre de Coubertin medal
The Pierre de Coubertin medal is a special decoration awarded by the International Olympic Committee that "pays tribute to institutions with a pedagogical and educational role and to people who, through their research and the creation of intellect ...
for sportsmanship.
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1969 births
Living people
Australian male bobsledders
Olympic bobsledders for Australia
Bobsledders at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Adelaide
Sportsmen from South Australia
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