Bengt Walden
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 | Bengt Walden
DOB: April 16, 1973
Height/Weight: 5’11’’, 187 lbs. (1 meter, 80; 85 kg)
Born in Nacka, Sweden
Resides in Westborough, Mass.
| Personal /Career Info: Best-Ever Results - Finished 6th (Career-Best) at the 2009 41st World Championships (Lake Placid, NY)
- Finished 23rd at the 2002 XIX Olympic Winter Games (for Sweden) in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Began sliding in 1985 and was a member of Sweden’s national team since 1987
- 2008 Verizon U.S. National Champion
- 2009 Norton U.S. National Championship bronze medalist
- Finished 12th at the 40th World Luge Championships
- Finished 10th at the 2009 Calgary World Cup
2009-10 Results - 2009-10 World Cup Results: 10th, 19th, 18th, 21st, 30th, 29th, 25th, 17th
- Team Relay: 4th, 3rd
- Challenge Cup: 6th, 10th,
Fun Facts - Bengt owns a gym in Stockholm, Sweden
- Bengt’s favorite place to compete is in Calgary, Canada
- Bengt is married to U.S. women’s singles slider, Ashley Walden
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Bengt and Tony getting ready to slide in Lake Placid. 10/09 |
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Bengt in the compression phase of his start. Meransen, Italy 8/09 |
Bengt at Olympic Team Processing, 2/8/10 |
On the way to victory - 2009 JetBlue Start Championships |
Bengt at the start, World Cup #5, Cesana, Italy |
Bengt and Tony get ready for the first run of the season |
Bengt sliding Lake Placid's Curve 3, Oct. 2008 |
Bengt celebrates his 6th place finish at the 2009 World Championships |
Bengt at the start |
Bengt Walden a Member of the U.S. Team |
Erin, Bengt, Brian and Mark win relay bronze in Witerberg (1/10/10) |
Bengt in the outrun following his race run. Oberhof, Jan 18, 2009 |
Bengt sliding under the warm Italian sun. Cesana, 2009 |
Bengt talking about the 2010 Olympic luge course. 2/13/10 |
Home page photo, Bengt in Calgary 2009. Training. |
Bengt smiles after finishing 6th at the 2009 World Championships |
Bengt Walden, January 2009 |
Bengt Walden's 2007-08 Headshot |
Winning the JetBlue Start Championships, 2009 |
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