Frank Del Duca
.jpg) Del Duca c. 2026 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 7, 1991 Broward County, Florida, U.S. |
| Home town | Bethel, Maine, U.S. |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Bobsleigh |
Event(s) | Two-man, four-man |
Frank Del Duca (born July 7, 1991) is an American bobsledder and a two-time Olympian.
Early life
[edit]Del Duca grew up idolizing extreme sports athletes such as Ken Block, Brian Deegan, Tony Hawk and Travis Pastrana. He broke his tibia, fibula and ankle while skateboarding at ten years old.[1]
After high school, he walked on to the track and field team at the University of Maine where he became an America East champion in the long jump.[1]
Bobsledding career
[edit]Del Duca began bobsledding after attending a bobsled combine at the suggestion of a track coach. While attempting and failing to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics, he enlisted in the United States Army so that he could join the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program.[1]
Del Duca represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the two-man and four-man events.[2]
He competed in the IBSF World Championships 2025 and finished in fourth place in both the two-man and four-man events.[3]
In January 2026, he was selected to represent the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[4][5] In February 2026, he and long-track speedskater Erin Jackson were elected by their teammates as the U.S. delegation's flagbearers during the 2026 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Schnell, Lindsay (February 16, 2026). "How the U.S. Army helped make Frank Del Duca an Olympic bobsledder". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ^ Creech, Hayes (February 15, 2022). "USA bobsleigh: The journeys of athletes (and soldiers) Hakeem Abdul-Saboor and Frank Delduca". olympics.com. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
- ^ Reynolds, Tim (March 10, 2025). "Del Duca's fourth-place finish for USA Bobsled at world championships fuels his appetite for more". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
- ^ "USA Bobsled & Skeleton Announces 2026 Winter Olympic Team". usabs.com. January 19, 2026. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
- ^ Bartow, Adam (January 21, 2026). "Maine native earns spot on US Olympic bobsled team". wmtw.com. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
- ^ Helsel, Phil; Cohen, Rebecca (February 3, 2026). "U.S. Olympic flag bearers are gold medalist speedskater Jackson and bobsledder Del Duca". NBC News. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Frank Del Duca at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation
- Frank Del Duca at USA Bobsled/Skeleton
- Frank Del Duca at Team USA
- Frank Del Duca at Olympics.com
- Frank Del Duca at Olympedia
- Frankie Del Duca at Milano Cortina 2026
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