Lauren Gibbs

{{Short description|American bobsledder (born 1984)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Lauren Gibbs

| image = Lauren Gibbs (1).jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Gibbs at the 2018 Winter Olympics

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|3|2}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20141120202145/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-bobsled-skeleton-federation/athletes/Lauren-Gibbs USOC Profile of Lauren Gibbs]

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California

| residence = Denver, Colorado

| height = 5 ft 10 in

| weight = 170 lb

| sport = Bobsleigh

| country = United States

| event = Two-women

| club =

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Pyeongchang|Two-woman}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2020 Altenberg|Two-woman}}

{{MedalBronze|2016 Igls|Two-woman}}

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Lauren Gibbs (born March 2, 1984) is an American bobsledder who competes as a brakeman. She was named to the U.S. Olympic team for the 2018 Winter Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/January/13/Elana-Meyers-Taylor-Jamie-Greubel-Poser-Lead-Decorated-US-Olympic-Womens-Bobsled-Team |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114045709/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/January/13/Elana-Meyers-Taylor-Jamie-Greubel-Poser-Lead-Decorated-US-Olympic-Womens-Bobsled-Team |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 14, 2018 |title=Elana Meyers Taylor, Jamie Greubel Poser Lead Decorated U.S. Olympic Women's Bobsled Team |last=Price |first=Karen |date=January 13, 2018 |website=TeamUSA.org |publisher= United States Olympic Committee |access-date=January 13, 2018}}.

Career

Gibbs played volleyball while she was a student at Brown University. She left a job as a sales manager in 2013 to try out for the U.S. bobsled team.{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2017/11/18/lauren-gibbs-turns-strength-into-run-olympics-bobsled/877191001/ |title=Lauren Gibbs turns strength into run at Olympics in bobsled |last=Axon |first=Rachel |date= November 18, 2017 |work= USA Today |access-date=January 13, 2018}} Gibbs won a bronze medal at the 2016 bobsled world championships, and with Elana Meyers Taylor won a silver medal in the two-woman event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.{{Cite web |url=http://ibsf.sportresult.com/ResultListBackUp/192803.pdf |title=Final results |access-date=February 22, 2018 |archive-date=February 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221164449/http://ibsf.sportresult.com/ResultListBackUp/192803.pdf |url-status=dead }}

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