Researching Jeff Pain
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2691 people with the Pain surname? In that year Pain was ranked number 1465 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jeff means "Form of JEFFREY. God's peace" and is of Not available or unknown origin.
Records of Jeff Pain on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jeff Pain and the Pain Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 2075 people with the Pain surname in the UK? Pain is now ranked number 2300 for popularity in the UK. |
Pain Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Jeff Pain
Jeff Pain
Jeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Pain (born December 14, 1970) is an American-born Canadian former skeleton racer who competed from 1995 to 2010. He is regarded as one of the most successful male competitors in the history of the Canadian skeleton program. He was born in Anchorage, Alaska.
He graduated from the University of British Columbia, where he was a member of the school's varsity track and field team.
Pain has had a 15-year career with 22 World Cup podium finishes in 74 starts, including ten wins, 3 World Championship medals, and an Olympic silver medal. This included winning the men's Skeleton World Cup overall title twice (2004-5, 2005-6). He first represented Canada at the 2002 Olympic Winter games finishing 6th, where Skeleton returned after a 54-year hiatus. Then Pain went on to compete in the 2006 Winter Olympics where he finished with a silver medal behind fellow Canadian Duff Gibson. One distinguishing feature of Pain's skeleton gear is his custom-painted helmet, depicting the face of an enraged beaver. Pain was married to his wife Aly in 1997 and they have two sons.
Jeff and Aly released their first book, "The Business of Marriage & Medals" - A Relationship's Journey through Elite Performance. This book is a raw and honest account of the couples marriage while dealing with tremendous sacrifice and extended time apart.
Pain also won three medals in the men's skeleton event at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (2003, 2005) and a silver (2001).
He finished in ninth place at the 2010 Winter Olympics; racing with a badly injured right Oblique muscle. In October 2010, he announced his retirement from competition.
In 2015 Pain was appointed as coach of the Chinese skeleton team, after the 2022 Winter Olympics were awarded to Beijing.
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