Frank Rommel (born 30 July 1984 in Suhl) is a German retired skeleton racer who began competing internationally in 2002. He won two medals at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in the mixed team (2009) and a bronze in the men's skeleton event 2008.
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| Born | 30 July 1984 (age 40) Suhl, Bezirk Suhl, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rommel also finished 24th in the men's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics, finishing seventh. Rommel retired from the sport after the 2014 Winter Olympics[1] where he finished 11th.[2]
References
edit- ^ "World Cup selection races for German skeleton athletes get underway in Altenberg". Federation Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobagganing. 18 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014: Skeleton - Men's results". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frank Rommel.
- Frank Rommel at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Frank Rommel at Olympics.com
- Frank Rommel at Team Deutschland (in German)
- Frank Rommel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2013-01-15) (in German)
- Frank Rommel at Skeletonsport.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-10-22)
- 2006 men's skeleton results (todor66.com)
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