Tony Benshoof is an American luger from White Bear Lake, Minnesota who has been competing since 1990. He won three medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge Championships with two silvers and one bronze. Competing in three Winter Olympics, Benshoof earned his best finish of fourth by .153 seconds in the men's singles event at Turin in 2006. He remains the highest Olympic finisher for any USA Luge athlete in Men's Singles Luge. Tony also holds records for most international medals won by any USA Men's Singles athlete and most US National titles won. Every medal Tony won was under Head Coach Wolfgang Sch�dler. On October 16, 2001, Benshoof became the Guinness World Record holder for fastest speed on a luge sled at 86.6 mph at the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Park City, Utah used for the 2002 Winter Olympics. His best Luge World Cup overall finish was third in men's singles in 2005-6. [More at Wikipedia]

July 7th, 1975 in Saint Paul (Age 48)