Nimroy TURGOTT

Jamaica

Bobsleigh

Date of Birth: 25 Aug 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Place of birth: ST. THOMAS

Birth Country:

Jamaica

Residence: KINGSTON

Residence Country:

Jamaica

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Bobsleigh	2-man JAM Jamaica	30

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 1	Finished
After Heat 1	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 3	Finished
After Heat 3	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 5	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 6	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Heat 1	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Heat 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Nickname:

Supakong

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Daughter, Nia-Lee. Mother, Ceciele.

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

National: Wayne Thomas (JAM)

Position style:

Crew

Other sports:

Athletics: Former sprinter.

Debut:

2017 North American Cup in Whistler (Two-man - 15th)

National team:

2017

Start:

Bobsledder and 2018 Olympian Carrie Russell (JAM) introduced him to the sport in 2017. (ibsf.org; Up Town Linkup YouTube, 17 Jul 2021)

Ambition:

To win a gold medal or, failing that, to improve on Jamaica's best results at an Olympic Winter Games: 14th in the four-man in 1994 and 27th in the two-man in 2014. “We’re not just there to participate, we are there to compete and show the rest of the world what Jamaica can achieve in winter sports.” (teambath.com, 25 Jan 2022)

General Interest

PANDEMIC TRAINING
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, without access to gyms or training facilities, Turgott and pilot Shanwayne Stephens got their push training in using a Mini Cooper on the streets around Peterborough, England, where Stephens lives. "Now when I'm looking back at "Cool Runnings", it was exactly similar, but at that moment, we weren't thinking about, 'Oh, let's do this because it's in "Cool Runnings".' We were just thinking about how to get ourselves better." (yahoo.com, 22 Jan 2022; bbc.com, 26 May 2020)

HIS JOB AT THE START
"Once I get into the sled, all I do is a I sit down, hold on, and have a little prayer." (yahoo.com, 22 Jan 2022)

SIDE HUSTLES
Grows various crops, and has plans to raise rabbits to meet the growing demand from tourists interested in sampling traditional Jamaican cuisine. He also sells what he claims is the "world's best" banana bread and is cofounder of a business that provides care packages to homesick Jamaicans overseas. (reuters.com, 23 Jan 2022; gofundme.com, 19 Nov 2021)

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