Evan Weinstock

Evan Weinstock (born October 30, 1991) is an American Olympic bobsledder.

Early life Weinstock was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. His father, Arnold Weinstock, is Jewish. His mother was not. He told Jewish Sports Review that he was raised without a faith, but he had no problem being identified as a Jewish athlete.

High school football He played high school football as a wide receiver/safety and was the Nevada 4A Football Player of the Year at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas. He became involved in bobsledding by virtue of his participation in the decathlon. His football career ended in high school with a torn labrum that he suffered on a running play.

Bobsled career At the IBSF 2016 Bobsled World Championship Team Event with pilot Justin Olsen, he came in 10th in Igls, Austria. He and his team came in ninth place in the four-man bobsled, in 3:17.28, and came in 14th in the two-man bobsled.