Jump to content

Thomas Florschütz

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

Thomas Florschütz
Florschütz in 2014
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1978-02-20) 20 February 1978 (age 46)[1]
Sonneberg, , East Germany
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight97 kg (214 lb; 15.3 st)[1]
Sport
Country Germany
Sport Bobsleigh (pilot)
ClubBRC Riesa
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Medal record
Men´s Bobsleigh
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Two-man
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lake Placid Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Altenberg Two-man
Silver medal – second place 2009 Lake Placid Two-man
Silver medal – second place 2011 Königssee Two-man
Bronze medal – third place 2013 St. Moritz Two-man
World Cup Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009–10 Two-man
Bronze medal – third place 2009–10 Combined
Bronze medal – third place 2008–09 Two-man
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 St. Moritz Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 2009 St. Moritz Two-man
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man

Thomas Florschütz (born 20 February 1978 in Sonneberg) is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2006. He won a silver medal in the two-man event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

He won three medals at the FIBT World Championships with a gold (Mixed team: 2009) and two silvers (Two-man: 2008, 2009).

His older brother André competed for Germany in luge and won a silver medal in the two-man event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.

References

  1. ^ a b c d FIBT-Bobsleigh profile, accessed 10 December 2010