Richard Adjei
Richard Adjei (born 30 January 1983) is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2007.[2] He is also a former American football linebacker.[3]
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 1983[1] Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia,  | |||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Düsseldorf[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb; 16.7 st)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Turned pro | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
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His first World Cup event at Königssee, Germany earned him a win in the two-man event on 9 January 2010.[4] Adeji won silver in the two-man event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He won the gold medal in the World Championship four-man event at Königssee in 2011, as second brakeman in the bob piloted by Manuel Machata.
American football career
He is also former American football linebacker for Rhein Fire, Berlin Thunder in the NFL Europe and Düsseldorf Panther in the German Football League.[5]
References
- FIBT-Bobsleigh profile, accessed December 19, 2010
- Richard Adjei at the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing
- Rhein Fire-Profi als Lebensretter in Florida - Adjei rettet Kleinkind aus Pool
- Vom Football in den Eiskanal - Richard Adjei ist erster dunkelhäutige Bremser in der deutschen Bob-Geschichte
- Olympia 2010: Silber für Richard Adjei - Der Westen
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