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Aoife Hoey (born 6 September 1983〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = sportresult.com )〕) is an Irish bobsledder who has competed since 2004.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = bobsleighsport.com )〕 She finished 22nd out of 23 in the two-woman event at the 2005 FIBT World Championships in Calgary. At , she was the tallest woman at the 2010 Winter Olympics. ==Bobsleigh career== Aoife and her older sister Siobhán, teamed up in the Winter of 2002 – Aoife as pilot and Siobhain on brake. They received partial funding from the Olympic Council of Ireland but no commercial sponsorship.〔(Success for bobsleigh sisters but sponsors still giving them the slip ), ''Laois Nationalist'', 30 July 2003.〕 Following the worst possible start to the 2005–2006 Winter season (Serious injury) they narrowly missed out on qualification for the 2006 Winter Olympics.〔(Irish Winter Olympics team to be announced ), ''Morning Ireland'' (RTÉ Radio 1), 26 January 2006.〕 Teaming up with new recruit Jennifer Corcoran, for the 2007–08 bobsleigh season, Hoey qualified to compete in the European Bobsleigh Cup.〔(FIBT 2007–08 Women's bobsleigh quotas. ) – accessed 9 February 2008.〕 She competed in the first two events of the season, finishing fifth at Igls on 22 November 2007 〔(November 22, 2007 two-woman bobsleigh European Cup results ) – accessed 10 February 2008.〕 and 14th at Königssee on 29 November 2007.〔(November 29, 2007 two-woman bobsleigh European Cup results ) – accessed 10 February 2008〕 Following a difficult season 2009–2010 racing in European Cup and World Cup events with brake athlete Claire Bergin, Hoey qualified for the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.〔(Olympic.org 9 December 2009. "Fast track to Vancouver". ) – accessed 20 December 2009.〕 She was named flagbearer for the Irish team at the opening ceremony of those games. The bobsleigh team of Aoife Hoey and Claire Bergin finished in 17th place at the 2010 Winter Olympics. At a routine MRI scan at the Olympic village, three days before the competition, Hoey was diagnosed with endometriosis as well as three herniated discs in her back. She competed anyway, but announced her retirement from competitive sport shortly afterwards, to prevent further and potentially permanent spinal damage. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aoife Hoey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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