Tony Benshoof

Height / Weight: 6'1", 200lbs
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Resides in White Bear Lake, MN
www.tonybenshoof.com

FUN FACTS

Learn more about Tony by visiting his website, tonybenshoof.com
Tony’s favorite quote is "Ninety percent of life is just showing up."-- Winston Churchill
Tony’s favorite CD: "Livin’ and Dying in 3/4 time"-- Jimmy Buffett
Away from the sled, Tony expresses himself through photography, playing the guitar and playing the piano.
Tony has two brothers, Geno and Vince

BEST EVER RESULTS

Finished 18th in the World Championships in Lake Placid, NY
A Fall 2007 World Cup team relay gold medalist (Nov. 17)
2009 Norton U.S. National Champion
Three-time Verizon North American champion (2000, 2001 & 2004)
Six-time Verizon U.S. National champion (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 & 2005-06)
Set new Altenberg, Germany track record of 54.240 (Nov. 23, 2003)
A two-time fall 2003 Challenge Cup gold medalist (Altenberg, Germany, Park City, Utah)
Raced to eight medals in 2003-04 (2 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze)
A two-time (2004 & 2005) World Championship team event silver medalist, a 2001 world championship team event bronze medalist
USA Luge’s all-time singles leader in int’l medals won, 37 (6 gold, 11 silver, 20 bronze)
Included in 2002 Guinness World Records Book for establishing the highest-ever recorded luge speed (86.6 mph) on Oct. 16, 2001
Finished 17th at 2002 XIX Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Finished fourth at the 2006 XX Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy
Finished eighth at the 2010 XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada

09-10 SEASON