Jon Montgomery

Jon Montgomery, Canadian skeleton racer and television host

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Born: May 6, 1979
Age in 2026: 47
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1979

About Jon Montgomery

Jonathan Riley "Jon" Montgomery is a Canadian skeleton racer and television host. He won the gold medal in the men's skeleton event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Despite hosting The Amazing Race Canada since 2013, he is best known in Canada for his spontaneous celebration after winning the gold medal in 2010, when he was caught on camera being handed a pitcher of beer by a fan while a crowd surrounding him cheered and sang O Canada. Writing for CBC in 2020, Montgomery stated "If the beer is all I’m ever remembered for, I consider myself the luckiest fella on Earth." However, he won his first World Cup race in Cesana, Italy, in 2008. He won two silver medals at the 2008 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg, Germany, in the men's skeleton and mixed bobsleigh bobsleigh-skeleton team event.

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Career and life highlights

Writing for CBC in 2020, Montgomery stated "If the beer is all I’m ever remembered for, I consider myself the luckiest fella on Earth.".

Jon Montgomery timeline

2008However, he won his first World Cup race in Cesana, Italy, in 2008.
2008He won two silver medals at the 2008 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg, Germany, in the men's skeleton and mixed bobsleigh bobsleigh-skeleton team event.
2010He won the gold medal in the men's skeleton event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.
2013Despite hosting The Amazing Race Canada since 2013, he is best known in Canada for his spontaneous celebration after winning the gold medal in 2010, when he was caught on camera being handed a pitcher of beer by a fan while a crowd surrounding him cheered and sang O Canada.
2020Writing for CBC in 2020, Montgomery stated "If the beer is all I’m ever remembered for, I consider myself the luckiest fella on Earth.".

The world when Jon Montgomery was born

Jon Montgomery was born in 1979. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1979

#1 song"My Sharona" – The Knack
Top movieKramer vs. Kramer
Top TV showLaverne & Shirley
Best-selling bookThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams

Headlines and milestones

Major sports moment"Miracle on Ice" (1980 — actually)
Top headlineIran hostage crisis begins
Technology milestoneSony Walkman released — portable music goes mainstream
Defining fadSony Walkman — portable music revolution
Notable inventionSony Walkman
World population4.38 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
Also wonSeattle SuperSonics (NBA)
U.S. population225.1M

1979 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jon Montgomery's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1979	2026
Gas	$0.86	$3.45/gal
Average home	$62,900	$435,000
Average income	$19,554	$67,500
Minimum wage	$2.90	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$2.51	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.15	$0.73
Population	225.1M	341 million

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