Mellisa Hollingsworth

Mellisa Hollingsworth
Medal record

Mellisa Hollingsworth in Calgary (2010)
Skeleton
Competitor for  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze 2006 Turin Women
World Championships
Silver 2000 Igls Women
Bronze 2011 Königssee Women
Bronze 2011 Königssee Mixed team

Mellisa Hollingsworth (born October 4, 1980 in Eckville, Alberta) is a Canadian athlete who has competed since 1995. She won the bronze medal in the women's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Hollingsworth also won a silver in the women's skeleton event at the 2000 FIBT World Championships in Igls, Austria. She won the women's Skeleton World Cup overall title both in 2005-6 and in 2009-10.

Hollingsworth is the cousin of Ryan Davenport, who won three medals in the men's skeleton event at the FIBT World Championships in the late 1990s.

Hollingsworth participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. After three runs, she was in second position behind Amy Williams of Great Britain. However, in the final run, despite a personal best start time of 4.93 seconds, Hollingsworth fell behind and ended up finishing fifth overall.[1]

References

  1. ^ Jeff Blair and Allan Maki (2010-02-19). "Hollingsworth falls short of podium". CTV Olympics. http://www.ctvolympics.ca/skeleton/news/newsid=46861.html. Retrieved 2010-02-19. 

External links

v · World Cup champions in women's skeleton
1996-7: Steffi Hanzlik (GER) • 1997-8: Maya Bieri (SUI) • 1998-9: Steffi Hanzlik (GER) • 1999-2000: Alexandra Hamilton (GBR) • 2000-1: Alex Coomber (GBR) • 2001-2: Alex Coomber (GBR) • 2002-3: Michelle Kelly (CAN) • 2003-4: Lindsay Alcock (CAN) • 2004-5: Noelle Pikus-Pace (USA) • 2005-6: Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) • 2006-7: Katie Uhlaender (USA) • 2007-8: Katie Uhlaender (USA) • 2008-9: Marion Trott (GER) • 2009–10: Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) • 2010–11: Anja Huber (GER)



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