Francesco Friedrich

Francesco Friedrich (born 2 May 1990) is a German bobsledder who has been active since 2006. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, he and his brakeman Thorsten Margis tied with Canada's Justin Kripps and Alexander Kopacz for the gold medal in the two-man competition.[3] Friedrich also won gold outright in the four-man event alongside Margis, Candy Bauer and Martin Grothkopp, making Friedrich the fifth German pilot to win two-man and four-man golds at the same Games, after Andreas Ostler in 1952, Meinhard Nehmer in 1976, Wolfgang Hoppe in 1984 and André Lange in 2006.[4] Friedrich previously competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the doubles and fours and finished in eighth and tenth place, respectively.[2]

Francesco Friedrich
Friedrich in 2022
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1990-05-02) 2 May 1990[1]
Pirna, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany[2]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight96 kg (212 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryGermany
SportBobsleigh
Event(s)Two-man, Four-man
ClubSC Oberbärenburg
Turned pro2006[1]
Medal record
Men's bobsleigh
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2018 PyeongchangTwo-man
2018 PyeongchangFour-man
2022 BeijingTwo-man
2022 BeijingFour-man
World Championships
2011 KönigsseeMixed team
2013 St. MoritzTwo-man
2015 WinterbergTwo-man
2015 WinterbergMixed team
2016 IglsTwo-man
2017 KönigsseeTwo-man
2017 KönigsseeFour-man
2019 WhistlerTwo-man
2019 WhistlerFour-man
2020 AltenbergTwo-man
2020 AltenbergFour-man
2021 AltenbergTwo-man
2021 AltenbergFour-man
2013 St. MoritzMixed team
2016 IglsFour-man
World Cup Championships
2016–17Combined
2016–17Two-man
2018–19Combined
2018–19Two-man
2018–19Four-man
2019–20Combined
2019–20Two-man
2019–20Four-man
2020–21Combined
2020–21Two-man
2020–21Four-man
2021–22Combined
2021–22Two-man
2021–22Four-man
2015–16Four-man
2017–18Combined
2017–18Two-man
2017–18Four-man
2013–14Two-man
European Championships
2015 La PlagneTwo-man
2017 WinterbergTwo-man
2018 IglsTwo-man
2019 KönigsseeTwo-man
2021 WinterbergTwo-man
2021 WinterbergFour-man
2022 St. MoritzTwo-man
2015 La PlagneFour-man
2018 IglsFour-man
2020 WinterbergFour-man
2022 St. MoritzFour-man
2013 IglsTwo-man
2014 KönigsseeFour-man
2019 KönigsseeFour-man

He has won several gold medals at the IBSF World Championships, beginning with the 2011 Königssee mixed team event.

References

  1. FIBT profile Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 February 2011
  2. Francesco Friedrich Archived 2 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  3. "Canada's Kripps, Kopacz tie Germany for 2-man bobsleigh gold". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. "Germany's Francesco Friedrich wins four-man bobsledding gold". BT Sport ESPN. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.


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