Background
Cheek, Joey was born on June 22, 1979 in Park City, Utah, United States.
Cheek, Joey was born on June 22, 1979 in Park City, Utah, United States.
Princeton University.
He was specialized in the short and middle distances. Present day he is a media entrepreneur. In 2005, Cheek made the podium for the first time in the World Sprint Championships, again behind Wennemars.
On aggregate he beat Dmitry Dorofeyev of Russia and January Bos of the Netherlands.
That time was 0.65 seconds faster than runner-up Dorofeyev, and Cheek was the only competitor to break the 35-second mark in the competition, doing so in both of his runs (3482 and 3494). Cheek"s time in the first 500-meter race was an unofficial world record for the fastest 500 meters ever at an ice rink at sea level
He was elected by his teammates to carry the United States flag into the closing ceremonies. Near the end of National Broadcasting Company"s coverage of the event, commentator Bob Costas noted that Cheek"s application to Harvard University had not been accepted and lobbied the Dean of Admissions to reconsider the decision.
Cheek has since graduated from Princeton University.
Cheek planned to attend the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in support of athletes on Team Darfur. His visa was revoked by the Chinese embassy hours before he intended to leave for China. Cheek challenged others to make similar pledges to the organization.
He subsequently donated his prize money from the 1,000-meter race ($15,000) to the same organization.
Since his donation others have joined in and over $390,000 has been contributed to this cause.