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Melissa Hoar
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Melissa Hoar

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Skeleton

Age

41

Place of Birth

NSW

Olympic History

Vancouver 2010

Career Events

Skeleton Womens

 

Melissa's Story

Melissa Hoar made her Olympic debut competing in skeleton at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Like her fellow skeleton competitor in Vancouver, Emma Lincoln-Smith, Hoar came out of surf lifesaving. She had been ranked No.1 in Australia for open women’s beach sprint and flags in 2004 and is a two time individual beach flags world champion. In the 2009/2010 season Hoar took home two gold and two silver Intercontinental Cup medals and posted a ninth, 10th and 14th place in World Cup competition, earning her a spot on the Team for Vancouver. In her Olympic debut, she finished 12th.

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