Charlie VOLKER
United States of America
BobsleighEvents and Medals
Schedule
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| After Heat 1 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| After Heat 3 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| After Heat 1 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| After Heat 3 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| After Heat 5 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| World Cup - Best Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | 2-man | 4-man |
| 2021/22 | 1 x 13th, 1 x 18th | 1 x 3rd, 1 x 5th, 1 x 8th |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 3 | 4-man | 2021/22 | Winterberg, GER | 1:49.54 |
| 5 | 4-man | 2021/22 | Innsbruck, AUT | 1:42.21 |
| 8 | 4-man | 2021/22 | Innsbruck, AUT | 1:42.04 |
| 10 | 4-man | 2021/22 | Winterberg, GER | 1:48.72 |
| 11 | 4-man | 2021/22 | Winterberg, GER | 1:50.21 |
| 13 | 4-man | 2021/22 | Altenberg, GER | 1:50.25 |
| 13 | 4-man | 2021/22 | St. Moritz, SUI | 2:10.62 |
| 13 | 2-man | 2021/22 | Winterberg, GER | 1:51.38 |
| 18 | 2-man | 2021/22 | Altenberg, GER | 1:51.77 |
Chunk
Athlete
Studied History at Princeton University (NJ, USA).
Father, Chuck. Mother, Lynn. Brother, John. Sisters, Emily and Megan.
English
National: Mike Kohn (USA)
Crew
American football: As a running back, helped Princeton University win two conference titles, including an undefeated season in 2018. His 1,994 rushing yards rank seventh in school history and his 32 rushing touchdowns is tied for fifth all-time.
Athletics: Contributed to five conference championships in three seasons at Princeton. Set a then-school record in the 60m, and his 4x100m relay team still holds the fastest-ever time in its victory at the IC4A championships in 2018.
2021 World Cup in Innsbruck (Four-man - 8th)
2020
After college, he intended to pursue a career in the National Football League (NFL), training with elite coaches to prepare him for the league's mini-camps. However, with COVID-19, the mini-camps - which traditionally help with exposure for potential undrafted players - were cancelled in 2020. Kris Enslen, one of his coaches and a former bobsledder for Team USA, suggested he try out bobsleigh instead. (rumsonfairhaven.org, Dec 2020; goprincetontigers.com, 16 Dec 2020)
“If you have an opportunity for the Olympics, you take it." (thejournalnj.com, 8 Feb 2021)
"My parents are the obvious answer, but at the risk of only mentioning one of them, and the other one getting pissed off, I will pick neither and choose my high school strength/running backs coach Rob Orrok ("Rok")... He turned me and my teammates into machines." (nfldraftdiamonds.com, 27 Feb 2019)
"Stay The Course." (Instagram)
All-Ivy League (2018)
Second Team All-Ivy League (2017)
Ivy League Rookie of the Week (October 2015)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award (2014)
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- Gold Medal Event
