Shauna Linn Rohbock (born April 4, 1977) is an American retired bobsledder and professional soccer player, now a staff sergeant in the Utah Army National Guard.National Guard Soldier Takes Olympic Silver Medal , a February 2006 press release from the American Forces Information Service She won an Olympic medal in two-woman bobsleigh competition. After retiring from competitions, she worked as a bobsled coach at the Utah Olympic Park.
Early life Rohbock was raised in Orem, Utah, and is a graduate of Orem's Mountain View High School and Brigham Young University, where she studied recreation management. She graduated from BYU with a Bachelor of Science in 1999. She is the middle child among seven siblings, and has five sisters and one brother. Rohbock is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Hong, Erin (August 6, 2012) After the Games, 5 Mormon Olympians worked at BYU; what are the other 41 doing?. Deseret News
While attending college, she set several BYU Cougars women's soccer records, scoring 95 goals in 368 shots during her 90-game career there. Her 95 goals places her sixth (as of 2006) on the NCAA career scoring list.BYU Women's Soccer Records, from the official BYU Athletics website
Rohbock was also an All-American combined events athlete for the BYU Cougars track and field team, placing 8th in the women's heptathlon at the 1997 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
In 2000 she joined the Utah Army National Guard and became a member of the National Guard Outstanding Athlete Program.
Soccer career At the professional level, she played for the San Diego Spirit of the Women's United Soccer Association in 2003.Athlete details from the website of the Organising Committee of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games
Bobsleigh career Rohbock competed in the bobsled at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, winning silver in the two-woman event with teammate Valerie Fleming. Rohbock's best overall finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup was second in 2006–2007 with Fleming. She won her first career World Cup win at the Calgary race, followed by a second win at the World Cup held at Park City, Utah on December 8, 2006. She delivered a 48.73 second run that shattered the Park City track record previously set by Jill Bakken in 2002. Rohbock and Fleming has also won bronze medals at the World Championships in 2005 and 2007. Rohbock has competed in bobsled since 1999. At the 2009 world championships in Lake Placid, New York, she won a silver medal in the two-woman event with Elana Meyers, then won a bronze in the mixed team event.
Rohbock was named to the US Olympic team for the 2010 Winter Olympics on January 16, 2010, where she finished sixth in the two-woman event.
She coached the Brazilian men's bobsled team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, a role she combined with a position as part of the coaching team for the United States squad.
In May 2018, President Donald Trump appointed Rohbock to be a member of his Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition.
Career highlights Olympic Winter Games 2006 – Turin, 2nd with Valerie Fleming World Championships 2005 – Calgary, 3rd with Valerie Fleming 2007 – St. Moritz, 3rd with Valerie Fleming 2009 – Lake Placid, 2nd with Elana Meyers World Cup
2004/2005 – Altenberg, 3rd with Erin Pac 2004/2005 – Igls, 3rd with Valerie Fleming 2004/2005 – Cesana, 2nd with Valerie Fleming 2005/2006 – Calgary, 2nd with Valerie Fleming 2005/2006 – Lake Placid, 3rd with Valerie Fleming 2006/2006 – Igls, 3rd with Valerie Fleming 2006/2006 – Cortina d'Ampezzo, 3rd with Valerie Fleming 2006/2007 – Calgary, 1st with Valerie Fleming 2006/2007 – Park City, 1st with Valerie Fleming 2006/2007 – Lake Placid, 3rd with Valerie Fleming 2006/2007 – Igls, 2nd with Valerie Fleming 2006/2007 – Cesana, 2nd with Valerie Fleming 2006/2007 – Winterberg, 2nd with Valerie Fleming 2006/2007 – Königssee, 2nd with Valerie Fleming 2007/2008 – Park City, 3rd with Valerie Fleming 2007/2008 – Cesana, 2nd with Valerie Fleming 2007/2008 – Winterberg, 3rd with Valerie Fleming 2008/2009 – Altenberg, 3rd with Elana Meyers 2008/2009 – Igls, 2nd with Valerie Fleming 2008/2009 – Königssee, 1st with Valerie Fleming 2008/2009 – Whistler, 1st with Elana Meyers
Personal life Rohbock is no longer married to former spouse Valerie Fleming and has two children.
References
External links
16 January 2010 US Bobsled and Skeleton Federation announcement of the US Olympic women's bobsled team. – accessed January 18, 2010. Bobsleigh two-woman Olympic medalists since 2002
WUSA player profile BYU soccer profile BYU track and field profile WCAP profile Health.gov profile