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American luger
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Male
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11 December 1985(Huntington Station)
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Biography
Matthew "Matt" Mortensen (born December 11, 1985) is an American luger who has been competing since 2000. His best Luge World Cup season finish was fifth in men's doubles in the 2010–11 / 2011–12 Luge World Cup seasons.
Mortensen's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 7th in the doubles event in Cesana, Italy in 2011.
He serves as an electrician in the New York Army National Guard.
Mortensen finished 14th in the doubles luge with team-mate Preston Griffall at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. After Griffall chose to focus on his education for the 2014–15 season, Mortensen teamed up with Jayson Terdiman.