An inspiring Jamaican bobsled athlete WHO Winston Watt The Jamaican Bobsled Team BACKROUND INFORMATION Winston Watt is an Olympic athlete that participated for the Jamaican Bobsled T eam in 1994 1998 2002 ID: 460025
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Winston Watt
An inspiring Jamaican bobsled athlete Slide2
WHO
Winston WattThe Jamaican Bobsled TeamSlide3
BACKROUND INFORMATION
Winston Watt is an Olympic athlete that participated for the Jamaican Bobsled Team in 1994, 1998, 2002At 47 years old, 6 feet tall, 235 pounds, Winston is in shape and training hard for the Sochi OlympicsHe has contributed a large portion of funds for the Jamaican Bobsled Program by spending countless hours raising money
After a failed marriage, Winston became a US citizen and has worked in the natural gas and oil fields, before being laid off and working in industrial management and safety
Winston was born on February 8
th
, 1967
Winston was born in May Pen, Clarendon,
JamaicaSlide4
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Finished 14th in the 1994 Olympics (beating USA, France, Russia, Italy, Canada, and sadly Australia) in the four man bobsledFinished 21
st
in the four man and 29
th
in the two man in 1998Finished 28th
in the two man in 2002
Led the Jamaican Bobsled
Team to gold in two man and silver in four man in the 2000 W
orld
P
ush ChampionshipsLed the Jamaican Bobsled Team to gold in two man and 4th in four man in the 2001 World Push ChampionshipsSlide5
WHAT
Winston Watt has had a very successful past career in bobsledding for Jamaica Winston came out of retirement in 2010 to train for the 2014 OlympicsWinston is a very inspirational icon for Jamaica and all bobsledders around the worldSlide6
WHEN
A timeline of Winston Watt’s bobsled career1993: Winston joined the Jamaican Bobsled Program1994 - 2002: Winston participated in the Olympics and various bobsled competitions that shaped his career as an athlete
2003 - 2006:
After trying very hard to raise money and qualify for the Olympics but not reaching the requirements, Winston decide to retire to take care of his family
2010:
Winston can’t bear watching the Olympics without a Jamaican bobsled
t
eam and comes out of retirement to help shape a new Jamaican bobsled team
2010 - Present: Winston is training hard and has his eyes set on the Sochi Olympics making two teams: 1) a two man bobsled team, and 2) a four man bobsled team
Present:
The two man Jamaican Bobsled Team is just participating in the qualification process for the 2014 Olympics but could still possibly not qualify if knocked down in the standings. It is doubtful that the four man team will qualify at this point.Slide7
WHERE
Winston is planning on going to the Olympics being held in Sochi, Russia
The Jamaican Bobsled Team is currently training at Park City, Utah, where the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics took place
The Jamaican Bobsled Team has returned to Jamaica to train in physical activities such as running and weight lifting
Over the lifetime of Winston’s career he has travelled to: 1994 Lillehammer, Norway; 1998 Nagano, Japan; and 2002 Salt Lake City, USASlide8
WHY
Winston came out of retirement to show that Jamaica can do anything and to inspire the people of Jamaica The movie ‘Cool Runnings’ was a great movie that made me want to research Jamaica and its cold winter sportsAfter being to Jamaica on vacation, I felt like I had a connectionSlide9
VIDEOSlide10
OTHER FACTS
On a good day, Winston can bench press 480 IbsIn 1988, Jamaica wasn't the only Caribbean team competing and actually lost to multiple Caribbean teams such as: the U.S. Virgin Islands and Netherlands Antilles The idea of a Jamaican
B
obsled Team came from two Americans with no Jamaican background. The coach was also American
Arriving
in Calgary for the competition, the first Jamaican Bobsled Team actually didn't have a sled. They got lucky and found one in an old storage compartment at the trackSlide11
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http://
www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/winston-watt-1.htmlSlide12
Thanks For Watching
The Jamaican Bobsled Team training for Sochi, Russia
(In a nutshell!)