# Nathan Crumpton > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nathan_Crumpton > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nathan_Crumpton.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Crumpton > Source revision: 1342785360 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Samoan American sportsman (born 1985)}} {{Use American English|date=July 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image = 2020-02-28 4th run Men's Skeleton (Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships Altenberg 2020) by Sandro Halank–033.jpg | imagesize = | alt = Crumpton looking downwards while outdoors | caption = Crumpton in 2020 | nationality = American | birth_name = Nathan Ikon Crumpton | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|10|9}} | birth_place = [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi), Kenya | education = [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University) | height = 6 ft | weight = 173 lbs | country = [American Samoa](/source/American_Samoa) | sport = [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics) and [Skeleton](/source/Skeleton_(sport)) | event = [Sprinting](/source/Sprint_(running)) | citizenship = United States }} '''Nathan Ikon Crumpton''' (born October 9, 1985) is an Olympic athlete who has competed in [skeleton](/source/Skeleton_(sport)) for the United States of America and American Samoa, and in [athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics) for American Samoa.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/athletes/athlete/130321/Crumpton|title=IBSF | Nathan Crumpton|website=www.ibsf.org|date=June 10, 2021 }} ==Early and personal life== Crumpton was born in [Kenya](/source/Kenya), where his father was stationed with the [U.S. Foreign Service](/source/U.S._Foreign_Service), and is a natural-born U.S. citizen. His mother is of Chinese and [Hawaiian](/source/Native_Hawaiians) descent, and growing up, he spent most of his childhood in Africa before moving to Switzerland, Australia, and then to [Virginia](/source/Virginia), where he graduated from high school.{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/olympics/2022/02/09/nathan-crumpton-shirtless-flag-bearer-american-samoa-beijing-skeleton|title=Nathan Crumpton is More Than a Shirtless Flag Bearer|date=February 9, 2022 }} Now, most of his family lives in Hawaii. When he was younger, Crumpton was a track-and-field athlete first and foremost. He competed in the [triple jump](/source/triple_jump) and [long jump](/source/long_jump) at [Princeton](/source/Princeton), where he was a four-year [NCAA](/source/NCAA) Division I track and field athlete and an All-[Ivy League](/source/Ivy_League) selection in the triple jump, and as the third-farthest triple jumper in Princeton history.{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-bobsled-skeleton-federation/athletes/nathan-crumpton |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916222224/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-bobsled-skeleton-federation/athletes/Nathan-Crumpton |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 16, 2015 |title=Nathan Crumpton |publisher=Team USA |access-date=October 8, 2021}} He worked as a sports photographer for ''[The Daily Princetonian](/source/The_Daily_Princetonian)'' and remains a keen photographer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.slrlounge.com/case-split-personality-interview-nathan-ikon-crumpton/|title=A Case Of Split Personality | An Interview with Nathan Ikon Crumpton|date=October 1, 2014|access-date=June 23, 2021|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205210803/https://www.slrlounge.com/case-split-personality-interview-nathan-ikon-crumpton/|url-status=dead}} In December 2021, he published a 553-page book titled "Alpha Status: A Non-fiction Novel."{{Cite book|last=Crumpton|first=Nathan Ikon|title=Alpha Status: A Non-fiction Novel|year=2021|publisher=Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US |isbn=979-8790324017}}{{Cite web|title=Nathan Ikon Crumpton|url=http://www.nathancrumpton.com/about.html|access-date=February 3, 2022|website=www.nathancrumpton.com}} He graduated from [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University) with an A.B. in sociology and a certificate in environmental studies in 2008 after completing a 132-page-long senior thesis, titled "Dissonant Realities: Behind the Veil of [AIDS](/source/HIV%2FAIDS) in Tanzania," under the supervision of Elizabeth Armstrong.{{Cite thesis |last=Crumpton|first=Nathan I. |publisher=Princeton University |title=Dissonant Realities: Behind the Veil of AIDS in Tanzania |url=http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01cc08hh48r |year=2008|language=English}} ==Skeleton== In 2015, he raced in his first [Skeleton World Cup](/source/Skeleton_World_Cup) event, and he finished the [2016–17 season](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Skeleton_World_Cup) in 11th place overall, a career-best. He had four top-10 and twelve top-15 World Cup finishes in his career, with a best World Cup race result of fifth place at Park City, Utah, in 2016.{{Cite web |title=IBSF {{!}} Nathan Crumpton |url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/athletes/athlete/130321/Crumpton?session=WC&page_number=0 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |website=www.ibsf.org | date=June 10, 2021 |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |title=Crumpton tops Americans with 8th {{!}} News, Sports, Jobs - Adirondack Daily Enterprise |url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-bobsled-skeleton/Features/2016/January/16/Antoine-and-Crumpton-in-top-five-of-mens-skeleton-Park-City-World-Cup |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929001356/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-bobsled-skeleton/Features/2016/January/16/Antoine-and-Crumpton-in-top-five-of-mens-skeleton-Park-City-World-Cup |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 29, 2022 |access-date=September 28, 2022 |language=en-US}} At the [IBSF World Championships 2016](/source/IBSF_World_Championships_2016), he led all American sliders and finished ranked eighth in the world.{{Cite web |title=Crumpton tops Americans with 8th {{!}} News, Sports, Jobs - Adirondack Daily Enterprise |url=https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/sports/local-sports/2016/02/crumpton-tops-americans-with-8th/ |access-date=September 29, 2022 |language=en-US}} However, a herniated disc in his back prevented him from competing further at the World Cup and, ultimately, the [2018 Winter Olympics](/source/2018_Winter_Olympics) in [Pyeongchang, South Korea](/source/Pyeongchang%2C_South_Korea).{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/news/9-skeleton/22235-skeleton-athlete-nathan-crumpton-to-start-for-american-samoa-at-tokyo-olympics|title=Skeleton athlete Nathan Crumpton to start for American Samoa at Tokyo Olympics|website=www.ibsf.org|date=June 10, 2021 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/sports/local-sports/2016/02/crumpton-leads-team-usa-at-skeleton-worlds/|title=Crumpton leads Team USA at skeleton worlds | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise}} In 2019 he switched to American Samoa to represent his Polynesian heritage, and he won the first gold medal in a winter Olympic sport for [American Samoa](/source/American_Samoa) at the North America's Cup in [Park City](/source/Park_City%2C_Utah).{{Cite web |title=Utah's Nathan Ikon Crumpton wins first winter sports gold medal for American Samoa |url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2019/12/11/park-city-man-wins-first/ |access-date=September 28, 2022 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}} ==Olympic career== After leaving the US team in 2019, Crumpton went looking for a new nation to represent and was eventually adopted by American Samoa.{{Cite news|url=https://nyti.ms/3uHzuRX|title = He Became an Olympic Sensation, Without a Shirt and Without Competing|newspaper = The New York Times|date = February 11, 2022|last1 = Wee|first1 = Sui-Lee}} He competed for [American Samoa](/source/American_Samoa_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics) in the delayed [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metres) in the [100m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metres) race.{{Cite web|url=https://www.parkrecord.com/sports/parkite-nathan-crumpton-brings-his-journey-full-circle-by-punching-olympic-ticket/|title=Parkite Nathan Crumpton brings his journey full circle by punching Olympic ticket|first=Brendan|last=Farrell|website=www.parkrecord.com|date=June 5, 2021 }} He ran a time of 11.27 seconds, which was the second fastest ever time by an American Samoan athlete at the Summer Olympic Games.{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-100m-prel-000100-.htm|title=Athletics – Preliminary Round – Heat 1 Results|access-date=July 31, 2021|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804052438/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-100m-prel-000100-.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=American Samoa in Athletics |url=http://www.olympedia.org/countries/ASA/sports/ATH.1 |website=Olympedia |access-date=February 6, 2022}} He was selected as the [closing ceremony](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics_closing_ceremony) flag bearer for American Samoa.{{cite news |title=Hassan and Warner among Tokyo 2020 Closing Ceremony flag bearers |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/news/hassan-warner-tokyo-2020-flag-bearers |access-date=February 6, 2022 |work=[World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics) |date=August 8, 2021 |archive-date=August 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812133318/https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/news/hassan-warner-tokyo-2020-flag-bearers |url-status=dead }} He also holds the American Samoan national records in both the long jump and triple jump.{{Cite web |title=Nathan CRUMPTON {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/american-samoa/nathan-crumpton-14235657 |access-date=September 29, 2022 |website=worldathletics.org}} Crumpton qualified to compete for [American Samoa](/source/American_Samoa_at_the_2022_Winter_Olympics) at the [2022 Winter Olympics](/source/Skeleton_at_the_2022_Winter_Olympics) in [Skeleton](/source/Skeleton_(sport)). He again served as flagbearer, this time at the [opening ceremony](/source/2022_Winter_Olympics_opening_ceremony), becoming an "Olympic sensation" according to ''[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)'' by marching topless in traditional Samoan clothing in the freezing weather. After qualifying for the fourth and final heat, he posted a total time of 4:06.80 and placed 19th in the field.{{Cite web |date=February 11, 2022 |title=Men's Skeleton – Official Olympic Results |url=https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/static/owg2022/pdf/OWG2022/SKN/OWG2022_SKN_C73B_SKNMSINGLES-----------FNL---------.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224043411/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/static/owg2022/pdf/OWG2022/SKN/OWG2022_SKN_C73B_SKNMSINGLES-----------FNL---------.pdf |archive-date=February 24, 2022 |access-date=March 1, 2022 |website=Olympics}} He later competed at the [2023 World Athletics Championships](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships), in [Budapest](/source/Budapest) in the [100 metres](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metres).{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/4536/men-s-100m-results-world-athletics-championships-2023|website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=August 20, 2023|title= Men's 100m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023|date=August 19, 2023}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{sports links}} {{2020 American Samoa Summer Olympic team}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Crumpton, Nathan}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Nairobi Category:American male skeleton racers Category:American men sprinters Category:American Samoan men sprinters Category:American Samoan male skeleton racers Category:Princeton Tigers men's track and field athletes Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic track and field athletes for American Samoa Category:Olympic men sprinters Category:American people of Chinese descent Category:American people of Native Hawaiian descent Category:American Samoan people of Chinese descent Category:American Samoan people of Native Hawaiian descent Category:Skeleton racers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic skeleton racers for American Samoa Category:21st-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Nathan Crumpton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Crumpton) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Crumpton?action=history)). 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