Alexander Rödiger (born 14 May 1985) is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2006. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[1]
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 May 1985 Eisenach, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport |  Bobsleigh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 4-man | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | BSR "Rennsteig" Oberhof | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rödiger also won a silver medal in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in Lake Placid, New York.
Rödiger was part of the four-man crew that set start and track records at the 2008-09 Bobsleigh World Cup season opener in Winterberg, Germany.
His only other World Cup victory was at the track in Calgary in December 2006 and that was also in the four-man event.
Rödiger also finished second in the four-man event at the Junior FIBT World Championships in 2008.
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexander Rödiger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
External links
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- Alexander Rödiger at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Alexander Rödiger at Team Deutschland (in German)
- Alexander Rödiger at Olympedia (archive)
- Alexander Roediger at Olympics.com
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