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Dominic PARSONS

Great Britain

Gender: Male
Nationality: -

Birthday: 8 September 1987
Age: 26

Height: 1.85 m (6' 1'')
Weight: 90 kg / 198 lbs

Place of Birth: -
Place of Residence: -

Skeleton

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Athlete competitions and results

14 February, 16:30 Men's Heat 1
Dominic PARSONS
Time: 57.23 (+1.28)
Rank: 9

14 February, 18:00 Men's Heat 2
Dominic PARSONS
Time: 1:54.40 (+2.41)
Rank: =10

15 February, 18:45 Men's Heat 3
Dominic PARSONS
Time: 2:51.40 (+3.13)
Rank: 9

15 February, 20:15 Men's Heat 4
Dominic PARSONS
Time: 3:48.36 (+4.07)
Rank: 10

Additional Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
9	Men	2013	St. Moritz, SUI	4:35.77
	Mixed Team	2013	St. Moritz, SUI	DNS

World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons

Season	Men
2013/2014	13
2012/2013	21

Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011

Season	Men
2013/2014	1 x 3rd
2012/2013	1 x 7th

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Ten best World Cup performances in current season
3	Men	2013/2014	Calgary, AB, CAN	1:52.74
10	Men	2013/2014	Park City, UT, USA	1:38.46
11	Men	2013/2014	Igls, AUT	1:47.84
11	Men	2013/2014	Winterberg, GER	1:57.22
11	Men	2013/2014	Lake Placid, NY, USA	1:49.28
14	Men	2013/2014	Konigssee, GER	1:43.35
21	Men	2013/2014	St. Moritz, SUI	DNQ
25	Men	2013/2014	St. Moritz, SUI	DNQ
European Championships
9	Men	2014	Konigssee, GER	1:43.35
9	Men	2013	Igls, AUT	1:47.65

Legend
DNS-Did not start, DNQ-Did not qualify for final run, DSQ-Disqualified

Nickname: Dom (bbc.co.uk, 03 Feb 2013)
Education: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering - University of Bath, England
Coach: Chris Type, GBR; Andi Schmid, AUT; Danny Holdcroft [national], GBR (NOC Media Guide, 2014; domparsons.co.uk, 18 Feb 2013)

Occupation: Athlete, Student
Languages Spoken: English
Debut: 2008 for Great Britain (domparsons.co.uk, 18 Feb 2013)

Additional Information

Start of sporting career
He was first introduced to the sport in 2007 by skeleton athlete Adam Pengilly, who took Parsons to try the push start facilities at the University of Bath in England. (domparsons.co.uk, 18 Feb 2013)

Reason for taking up this sport
Initially he was only involved in the starts, but after showing potential he was given the opportunity to slide on the ice in late 2007. (domparsons.co.uk, 18 Feb 2013)

Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (britishskeleton.co.uk, 30 Apr 2013)

Training
He trains six days a week at the Sports Training Village at the University of Bath in England. (domparsons.co.uk, 18 Feb 2013)

Most memorable sporting achievement
Coming back twice from losing his place in the British skeleton programme. (NOC Media Guide, 2014)

Most influential person in career
Former coaches Greg Kirk, Mark Wood, Mickey Gruenberger, Walter Stern, Sid Lawrence. (domparsons.co.uk, 18 Feb 2013)

Sporting philosophy / motto
"Control the controllables." (britishskeleton.co.uk, 30 Apr 2013)

General
EDUCATION
He has a degree in engineering, and is studying for a doctorate [PhD] in mechanical engineering at the University of Bath in England. (teambath.com, 01 Jan 2013)

SCHOLARSHIPS
He has received a Santander Sports Scholarship. The bursary is available to UK students studying at the University of Bath who have the ability to become, or are, elite international athletes. He is also part of the Olympic Development Programme in Great Britain. (teambath.com, 01 Jan 2013)

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