Chip Minton
American professional wrestler
Nathan Chip Minton III (born June 9, 1969) is an American former bobsledder and former professional wrestler for World Championship Wrestling. He is best known for his participation in the Winter Olympics in 1994 and 1998, where he represented the United States' bobsleigh team.
Early life
After graduating from high school, Minton began working as a prison guard near his hometown of Macon in Georgia. During his time as a prison guard, he also worked as a bodybuilder before he began training for a career in bobsleigh after becoming interested in the sport due to seeing Herschel Walker's performance in the 1992 Winter Olympics. In addition to his bobsleigh training, Minton also began training at World Championship Wrestling's Power Plant wrestling school for a career in professional wrestling.
Career
Bobsleigh
While still working as a prison guard, Minton was invited to an Olympic bobsleigh training camp in 1993 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, during which time he crashed twice. After completing his training, Minton participated in the 1994 Winter Olympics, where he and Jim Herberich finished fourteenth overall in the two-man event. Following the Olympics, Minton quit his job as a prison guard in order to fully concentrate on his careers as a bobsledder and professional wrestler. At the 1997 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz, Minton was successful in winning the bronze medal in the four-man event alongside Brian Shimer, Randy Jones, and Robert Olesen.
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