Thomas Florschütz

Thomas Florschütz
Personal information
Nationality German
Born (1978-02-20) 20 February 1978[1]
Sonneberg, ,
 East Germany
Residence Erfurt,[1] Thuringia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight 97 kg (214 lb; 15.3 st)[1]
Sport
Country  Germany
Sport Bobsleigh (pilot)
Club BRC Riesa
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Medal record
Men´s Bobsleigh
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2010 VancouverTwo-man
World Championships
2009 Lake PlacidMixed team
2008 AltenbergTwo-man
2009 Lake PlacidTwo-man
2011 KönigsseeTwo-man
2013 St. MoritzTwo-man
World Cup Championships
2009–10 Two-man
2009–10 Combined
2008–09 Two-man
European Championships
2009 St. MoritzFour-man
2009 St. MoritzTwo-man
World Junior Championships
2004 Cortina d'AmpezzoFour-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 competes for Germany in luge.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FIBT-Bobsleigh profile, accessed December 10, 2010


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