Stuart Benson

Stuart Benson MBE (born 12 February 1981) is a former bobsledder who competed for Team GB, and an avionics technician in the Royal Air Force. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi in the four-man bobsleigh, competing with John James Jackson, Bruce Tasker, and Joel Fearon, where they finished fifth. With the disqualification of both Russian bobsleigh teams who finished ahead of them, they officially finished third.

Biography Benson was born on 12 February 1981 in Glasgow, Scotland. He grew up in Troon.

Benson is in the Royal Air Force, working as an avionics technician

Benson is married to Sarah Benson, who is a long-distance runner.

In 2013 the four-man bobsleigh team won a silver medal at the European Championships.

Olympics Benson's debut Olympics are set to be the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Benson competed with John James Jackson, Bruce Tasker, and Joel Fearon; of whom only Jackson was experienced; Tasker, Fearon and Benson were all comparatively new to the sport.