About Matt Mortensen
Born 1985. Matt Mortensen is an American luger.
Matthew "Matt" Mortensen (born December 11, 1985) is an American luger who has been competing since 2000. His best Luge World Cup season finish was silver in both the Lake Placid, United States, and Altenberg, Germany, World Cups in 2016–2017. Mortensen and teammate Jayson Terdiman finished the 2016–2017 season ranked 3rd internationally.
Mortensen's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 7th in the doubles event in Cesana, Italy, in 2011 and 2nd in the Team Relay event in the 2017 World Championships in Igls, Austria.
He serves as an electrician in the 1156th Engineering Company of the New York Army National Guard, and is a member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program.
Mortensen finished 14th in the doubles luge with teammate Preston Griffall at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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Who is Matt Mortensen?
American luger
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Matt Mortensen was born on 11 December 1985 in Huntington Station.
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Matt Mortensen is a luger.
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