Thorsten Margis

Thorsten Margis
Thorsten Margis in 2014
Personal information
Nationality German
Born (1989-08-14) 14 August 1989
Bad Honnef, West Germany
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 99 kg (218 lb)
Sport
Country  Germany
Sport Bobsleigh
Medal record
Olympic Games
2018 PyeongchangTwo-man
2018 PyeongchangFour-man
World Championships
2015 WinterbergTwo-man
2016 IglsTwo-man
2017 KönigsseeTwo-man
2017 KönigsseeFour-man
2016 IglsFour-man

Thorsten Margis (born 14 August 1989) is a German bobsledder.[1]

Career

Margis competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Germany. He teamed with driver Francesco Friedrich, Gregor Bermbach and Jannis Bäcker in the Germany-2 sled in the four-man event, finishing 10th.[2][3]

As of April 2014, his best showing at the World Championships is 4th, in the 2013 team event, with his best finish in an Olympic discipline 13th in the 2013 four-man event.[1]

Margis made his World Cup debut in January 2013. As of April 2014, he has three World Cup podium finishes, with his best results a pair of silver medals in 2013–14.[1]

Margis and Francesco Friedrich tied with Canada's Justin Kripps and Alexander Kopacz for the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[4]

World Cup Podiums

[1]

Date Location Rank Event Teammates
6 January 2013Altenberg3rd, bronze medalist(s)Four-manThomas Florschütz
Andreas Bredau
Kevin Kuske
4 January 2014Winterberg2nd, silver medalist(s)Four-manFrancesco Friedrich
Jannis Bäcker
Gregor Bermbach
5 January 2014Winterberg2nd, silver medalist(s)Four-manFrancesco Friedrich
Jannis Bäcker
Gregor Bermbach

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FIBT Profile Archived 2014-02-27 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Sports Reference Profile".
  3. ↑ "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Canada's Kripps, Kopacz tie Germany for 2-man bobsleigh gold". CBC.ca. 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
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