Shelley-Ann Camille Brown (born March 15, 1980) is a former

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der who has competed since 2006. She was born in

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n immigrant parents, and also raised in nearby

Pickering, Ontario Pickering (2021 population 99,186) is a city located in Southern Ontario, Canada, immediately east of Toronto in Durham Region. Beginning in the 1770s, the area was settled by primarily ethnic British colonists. An increase in population occurre ...

. Brown was recruited to the

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on a

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scholarship, and graduated with a degree in biology and a

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. Her best finish in the

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was third in the two-man is event at Lake Placid in December 2007. Brown's best finish at the

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was fifth in the two-woman event at Altenberg in

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. She won a silver medal in the Two-woman competition at the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...

with

Helen Upperton Helen Lesley Upperton (born October 31, 1979) is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2002. Upperton was born in Ahmadi, Kuwait as her parents involvement in the oil industry meant they traveled abroad. She holds dual citizenship of bot ...

. The gold medal was won by fellow Canadians

Kaillie Humphries Kaillie Humphries (born Kaillie Simundson; September 4, 1985) is a Canadian-American bobsledder. Representing Canada, she was the 2010 and 2014 Olympic champion in the two-woman bobsled and the 2018 Olympic bronze medalist with brakewoman Phy ...

and

Heather Moyse Heather Moyse (born July 23, 1978) is a Canadian athlete and two-time Olympic gold medalist, representing Canada in international competition as a bobsledder, rugby union player, and track cyclist and competing at the Canadian intercollegiate le ...

. It marked the first time of the 2010 Olympics that Canadians had won two medals in one event. Brown and Upperton announced their retirements from the sport in September 2012.

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Profile at Olympic CanadaOfficial Website
1980 births Living people Black Canadian sportspeople Bobsledders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Canadian female bobsledders Canadian people of Jamaican descent Members of the Order of Canada Olympic bobsledders of Canada Olympic silver medalists for Canada People from Pickering, Ontario Sportspeople from Scarborough, Toronto University of Nebraska alumni Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Black Canadian sportswomen {{Canada-bobsleigh-bio-stub