Stefan Read

Stefan Read
Full name	Stefan Read
Born	(1987-05-07) May 7, 1987 (age 37) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Ski club	Altius Nordic Ski Club
Personal best	177m
World Cup career
Seasons	2005-2010
Indiv. podiums	0
Indiv. wins	0

Stefan Read (born May 7, 1987) is a Canadian ski jumper.^[1] Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 12th in the team large hill event at Vancouver in 2010.

Early life

Read was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He began downhill skiing at an early age.^[2] He attended the National Sport School.^[3]

Career

Read began competing in ski jumping in 2002. In 2004 he finished 27th at a Continental Cup in Lahti, Finland, which qualified him to take part in Olympic competition.^[4]

Read competed in both the normal hill and the K120m Large Hill events at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, Italy,^[5][6][7] placing 20th and 47th respectively.^[8]

His best result in the World Cup so far is a 23rd place at Zakopane in 2006. Read's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 12th in the team large hill event at Sapporo in 2007.

References

1. "Why we stink at ski jumping And why there is still hope". Macleans, by Michael Friscolanti, Feb 23, 2010
2. "Read a young veteran of Canadian ski jumping team". By Rob Vanstone, Canwest News Service February 10, 2010. via O.Canada.com
3. "Last-place ski jumpers impress Calgary school". CBC News, Feb 22, 2010
4. "Ski jumpers dispute CODA’s funding claims". Pique, December 17, 2004, By Andrew Mitchell
5. Kylie Burns (August 2009). Biathlon, Cross Country, Ski Jumping, and Nordic Combined. Crabtree Publishing Company. pp. 4–. ISBN 978-0-7787-4021-6.
6. IAM Journal. Vol. 12–14. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO. 2006. p. 5.
7. The Best of Photojournalism. National Press Photographers Association. 2007. p. 176.
8. "Canada's teen Olympians making great leap forward". Toronto Star, Rosie DiManno. Feb. 8, 2010

External links

• Stefan Read at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation