Jon Montgomery
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Birth name | Jonathan Riley Montgomery | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Russell, Manitoba, Canada | May 6, 1979|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74.7 kg (165 lb; 11.76 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Skeleton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jonathan Riley "Jon" Montgomery (born May 6, 1979, in
Career
Montgomery started skeleton racing when he lived in
Montgomery qualified for the
Following his win, Montgomery marched through a crowd of Canadian fans singing the national anthem and chugging a pitcher of beer.[7] Writing in 2020, Montgomery explained the significance of the moment:
The gold medal was the goal, but the golden moment that came next is something that you can’t prepare for. When my “beer angel” wandered out of a Whistler pub and presented me with that frothy pitcher of Canadian culture as I passed by -fresh from victory, my helmet still under my arm, cameras catching the moment - all I could do was be myself. In that moment, people felt a connection. Folks can’t always see themselves standing on top of the podium at the Olympics, but my brothers and sisters across our great land can all see themselves standing in a moment of pride and celebrating a milestone met, with a celebratory beverage of their choosing. If the beer is all I’m ever remembered for, I consider myself the luckiest fella on Earth.[3]
In an interview with CTV, he stated that he has a tattoo of a maple leaf over his heart with the word "Canada" above it, which he got with his mother after he graduated from high school in grade 12. He stated that he hopes his gold medal performance inspires more people to enter amateur sports, and went on to reassure mothers that skeleton is a safe sport for children to enter.[7] He also said that he hopes his gold medal victory will help to establish an all-amateur sports channel for Canadian athletes.[7]
Montgomery wore an image of a painted turtle on the crown of his helmet while racing and said he had decided to do so after finding one trying to cross the road in British Columbia. BC Hydro noted his representation of the endangered species (in coastal British Columbia) in describing their sponsorship of research into the turtle's conservation.[8]
Montgomery failed to qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and then announced he was "99 per cent sure" his skeleton career was over.[9]
Montgomery was among the 2019 inductees into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.[10]
Television
In the summer of 2010, Montgomery and several friends filmed the television special
In 2011, Montgomery appeared as a judge for a Quickfire Challenge on the fifteenth episode of Top Chef: Texas.[13]
On June 5, 2013, it was announced that Montgomery would be the host of CTV's The Amazing Race Canada.[14] As of September 2023, he has hosted all 9 seasons of the show.
Personal life
Montgomery is married to Darla Montgomery, who is also a skeleton athlete.[15] They have one son, named Jaxon Mark Montgomery, who was born on August 23, 2016. They have a daughter, Lennon, who was born in 2019.
When not skeleton racing, Montgomery works as a sales consultant and automobile auctioneer in Calgary.[16]
He looks up to fellow Russell native Theoren Fleury.[17]
Montgomery is an alumnus of the Canadian Automotive Institute, now the Automotive Business School of Canada, Georgian College.
See also
References
- ^ Bennett, Dean (2010-02-03). "Jon Montgomery seeks gold in Olympic skeleton". The Canadian Press/MSN Sports. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- Sporting News. Archived from the originalon 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ^ a b "A pitcher is worth a thousand words - CBC Sports".
- ^ a b Tait, Ed (2010-02-20). "The full Monty -- gold". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Frank (2010-02-21). "Jon Montgomery brings glory to Canada". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on February 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- CTV News Channel (Canada). Retrieved 2010-02-19.
- ^ a b c Kevin McGran (2010-02-21). "Jon Montgomery is the life of Whistler's party". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- ^ Walker-Larson, Jennifer (2010-02-26). "Painted Turtle in Games spotlight, at a speed of 145 km/h". This Week at BC Hydro. BC Hydro. Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ^ "Vancouver Olympic hero Jon Montgomery looking forward to new direction".
- ^ "Olympic gold medallist Jon Montgomery among 2019 Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame inductees".
- ^ Bill Harris, "Get set for Best. Trip. Ever.". Toronto Sun, November 27, 2010.
- ^ Brad Oswald, "Hey, skeleton champ... what'd you do on your holiday?". Winnipeg Free Press, November 27, 2010.
- ^ Silvestri, Max (February 16, 2012). "Top Chef Texas Episode 15: Don't Point That Gun at Me Unless You Plan to Use It". Eater. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ The Canadian Press (June 5, 2013). "Olympian Jon Montgomery to host 'Amazing Race Canada". CTV News. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ "About Darla". Jon Montgomery. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "About Jon". Jon Montgomery. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ Scaringi, Joe, "Shooting the breeze with four Olympic medalists" Archived 2011-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, August 11, 2010, accessed August 13, 2010.
External links
- Official website
- Jon Montgomery at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Jon Montgomery at Olympics.com
- Jon Montgomery at Team Canada
- Jon Montgomery at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- List of men's skeleton World Cup champions since 1987 (sports123.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived November 5, 2011)
- Jon Montgomery Olympic profile by CTVOlympics.ca on YouTube
- Vancouver 2010 Olympic profile at the Wayback Machine (archived February 22, 2010)