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Bengt Walden (born April 16, 1973 in Nacka) is a retired Swedish-born, American luger who has competed since 1985, internationally since 1988, when he joined the Swedish national team. He married American luger Ashley Hayden in 2006,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bengt Walden biography )〕 and joined the United States national team in 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bengt Walden )〕 He switched his citizenship from Sweden to the United States in 2009 in order to be able to compete as an American at the 2010 Olympics.〔 Walden retired from competition after the 2010-11 season. Subsequently he was appointed as coach of the Norwegian national luge team. ==Career== *Olympics: He finished 23rd in the men's singles event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City competing for Sweden.〔 He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for the United States, finishing 15th.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Qualifications )〕 *FIL World Luge Championships: Walden has competed twice for the US in the World Luge Championships, as well as once for the Swedish team. In 2007, he placed 13th, competing for Sweden. Competing for the US, he placed 12th in 2008, and sixth in 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bengt Walden )?〕 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「Bengt Walden」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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