Steven Langton

{{short description|American bobsledder}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2015}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Steven Langton | image =Steven Langton 2014 (1).jpg | image_size = 260px | caption = Steven Langton at the 2014 Olympics | birth_name = | fullname = | nationality = | residence = |birth_date ={{birth date and age|1983|04|15}}<ref name="Steve-Langton">{{Cite web |title=Steve Langton |url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-bobsled-skeleton/athletes/Steve-Langton |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901035143/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-bobsled-skeleton/athletes/Steve-Langton |archive-date=September 1, 2022 |website=teamusa.org}}</ref> | birth_place = Malden, Massachusetts, United States<ref name=sr>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/steve-langton-1.html |title=Steve Langton |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417192156/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/steve-langton-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> | death_date = | death_place = | height = 6 ft 2 in | weight = 242 lb | country = | sport =Bobsleigh | club =Northeastern | retired = | olympics = | highestranking = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}} {{MedalOlympic}} {{Medal|Silver|2014 Sochi|Two-man}} {{Medal|Silver|2014 Sochi|Four-man}} {{MedalCompetition | World Championships }} {{MedalGold|2012 Lake Placid|Two-man}} {{MedalGold|2012 Lake Placid|Four-man}} {{MedalBronze|2011 Königssee|Four-man}} {{MedalBronze|2013 St. Moritz|Four-man}} }} '''Steven Daniel Langton''' (born April 15, 1983)<ref name="Steve-Langton" /> is an American bobsledder. He won silver medals in both the two-man and four-man events at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and gold in both the two-man and four-man events at the 2012 FIBT World Championships.

==Early life==

Langton attended Northeastern University, in Boston, Massachusetts, graduating cum laude in 2006 with a degree in Business Management and Entrepreneurship. At Northeastern, he was a member of the track and field team and was a two-year team captain, with personal bests of 6.49 seconds in the indoor 55m dash, 10.58 seconds in the outdoor 100m dash, and 7.04m in the long jump.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nuhuskies.com/sports/2014/1/29/GEN_01291400399.aspx?id=2588|title=2018 Olympics: Steve Langton|website=Northeastern University Athletics}}</ref> He was inspired to try bobsled after watching the 2006 Winter Olympics.

==Olympic career==

At the 2010 Olympic Games, Langton competed in both the two-man and four-man events with pilot, John Napier. Langton finished tenth in the two-man event. Due to injuries that were sustained during USA 2's crash in the second run of the four-man event, Langton and his team did compete on the second day.

At the 2014 Olympic Games, Langton competed in both the two-man and four-man events with pilot Steven Holcomb. He won a bronze medal (later upgraded to silver) in the two-man event at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, marking the first time in 62 years an American sled had won an Olympic medal in the two-man event. Following this accomplishment, Langton teamed with Steven Holcomb, Curt Tomasevicz and Christopher Fogt to win a bronze medal (later also upgraded to silver) in the four-man event. With this medal, they became the first American team in 62 years to win an Olympic medal in both the two- and four-man events at the same Olympics.

==World Championships and World Cups==

Outside of the Olympic Games, Langton has also won four world championships medals: bronze in the four-man in 2011 and 2013, and gold in both events in 2012. The 2012 victory marked the first time an American sled won gold in the two-man event at a world championships, and the first time the American team won both events at a single world championships.

He has also won 21 World Cup medals during his career: 11 gold, 7 silver and 3 bronze. During the 2010–11 season Langton also won the Inaugural World Push Championships held in Cesana Pariol, Italy.

==Family==

Steven Langton's brother, Christopher Langton, was an All-Ivy lacrosse player at Cornell University. Chris served as Team USA's Alternate for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. Another brother, Sean Langton, currently works as a dentist.

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==External links== {{Commons category|Steve Langton}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100124090135/http://bobsled.teamusa.org/news/2010/01/17/u-s-mens-bobsled-2010-olympic-team-announced/30713 17 January 2010 US Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation announcement of the US Olympic men's bobsleigh team.] – accessed January 18, 2010. *{{FIBT link |url1 = http://www.fibt.com/index.php?id=47&L=0&tx_bzdstaffdirectory_pi1|bracket1 = showUid|url2 = =101175&tx_bzdstaffdirectory_pi1|bracket2 = backPid|url3 = =93|title = Steven Langton}}

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