Shauna Linn Rohbock (born April 4, 1977) is a retired Olympic medal-winning

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der, former professional soccer player, and is a staff sergeant in the

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.National Guard Soldier Takes Olympic Silver Medal
, a February 2006 press release from the American Forces Information Service After retiring from competitions she worked as a bobsled coach at the

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Early life

Rohbock was raised in

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, and is a graduate of Orem's Mountain View High School and

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, where she studied recreation management. She graduated from BYU with a

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in 1999. She is the middle child among seven siblings, and has five sisters and one brother. Rohbock is a member of

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. While attending college, she set several

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records, scoring 95 goals in 368 shots during her 90-game career there. Her 95 goals places her sixth (as of 2006) on the

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career scoring list. In 2000 she joined the Utah Army National Guard and became a member of the National Guard Outstanding Athlete Program.

Soccer career

At the professional level, she played for the San Diego Spirit of the

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in 2003.

Bobsleigh career

Rohbock competed in the bobsled at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, winning silver in the two-woman event with teammate

Valerie Fleming Valerie Fleming (born December 18, 1976) is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2003. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won a silver in the two-woman event with teammate and future wife Shauna Rohbock. Fleming also won three ...

. Rohbock's best overall finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup was second in 2006–2007 with Fleming. She won her first career World Cup win at the

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race, followed by a second win at the World Cup held at

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on December 8, 2006. She delivered a 48.73 second run that shattered the Park City track record previously set by Jill Bakken in 2002. Rohbock and Fleming has also won bronze medals at the

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. Rohbock has competed in bobsled since 1999. At the 2009 world championships in

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, she won a silver medal in the two-woman event with

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, then won a bronze in the mixed team event. Rohbock was named to the US Olympic team for the

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on January 16, 2010, where she finished sixth in the two-woman event. She coached the Brazilian men's bobsled team at the

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, a role she combined with a position as part of the coaching team for the United States squad. In May 2018, President

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appointed Rohbock to be a member of his Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition.

Career highlights

;Olympic Winter Games :2006 –

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:2004/2005 –

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Personal life

Rohbock is married to her former bobsleigh teammate

, and has two children.

References

External links

16 January 2010 US Bobsled and Skeleton Federation announcement of the US Olympic women's bobsled team.
– accessed January 18, 2010.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rohbock, Shauna 1977 births Living people American female bobsledders BYU Cougars women's soccer players American Latter Day Saints Bobsledders at the 2006 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Female United States Army personnel Olympic silver medalists for the United States in bobsleigh Sportspeople from Orem, Utah San Diego Spirit players Women's United Soccer Association players Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics American women's soccer players Women's association football forwards Sports coaches from Utah United States Army non-commissioned officers United States women's international soccer players Utah National Guard personnel