Alexander Rödiger

nation

Germany

birthday

14th May 1985 (age 35)

place of birth

Eisenach , GDR

size

183 cm

Weight

98 kg

Career

position

Pusher

society

BRC Thuringia

status

active

Medal table

event
Gold / silver / bronze	place	competition

Alexander Rödiger (born May 14, 1985 in Eisenach ) is a German bobsleigh driver .

life and career

The pusher has been active since 2005 and competes for the BRC Thuringia . Rödiger is currently part of Nico Walther's bobsleigh team .

In 2006 he won the bronze medal in Sven Rocho's foursome at the Junior World Championships and took top places in the European Cup. In the 2006/07 season he was also able to achieve World Cup placements among the top ten for the first time. In 2010 Alexander Rödiger took part as a bobsleigh driver at the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and won the silver medal with André Lange's four-man bobsleigh . For this achievement Rödiger was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf by Federal President Horst Köhler on April 30, 2010 .

In 2013 and 2015 he was part of Maximilian Arndt's crew , who became world champion in the four-man bobsleigh. As part of Nico Walther's crew, he took part in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and won the silver medal in the four-man bobsleigh.

In October 2018 he was made an honorary citizen of the then city of Creuzburg . Rödiger is a sports soldier and lives in Oberhof .

successes

2006 3rd place Junior World Championships 4er Igls (Rocho)
2007 1st place Junior World Championship 2er Altenberg (Arndt)
2007 European Champion 4er Cortina d'Ampezzo (Long)
2008 2nd place Junior World Championships 4er Igls (Arndt)
2009 2nd place WC Lake Placid 4er (long)
2010 1st place Junior World Championship 2er St Moritz (Arndt)
2010 3rd place Junior World Championships 4er St. Moritz (Arndt)
2010 Olympic silver Whistler (Lange)
2011 1st place Junior World Championships 4er Park City (Arndt)
2011 4th place WM Königssee 4er (Arndt)
2012 2nd place WC Lake Placid 4er (Arndt)
2012 European Champion 4er Altenberg (Arndt)
2013 World Champion St. Moritz 4er (Arndt)
2013 European Champion 4er Igls (Arndt)
2014 6th place Olympia (corrected 4th place) (Arndt)
2015 World Champion Winterberg 4er (Arndt)
2018 Olympic Silver Pyeongchang (Walther)

Web links

Commons : Alexander Rödiger - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf in April 2010. Office of the Federal President, Berlin, archived from the original on December 13, 2010 ; accessed on November 3, 2018 .
^ Creuzburg: Bobsleigh athlete Alexander Rödiger is an honorary citizen. In: Thüringer Allgemeine online. October 15, 2018, accessed October 15, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Rödiger, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German bobsleigh driver
DATE OF BIRTH	May 14, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH	Eisenach

[1] Awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf in April 2010. Office of the Federal President, Berlin, archived from the original on December 13, 2010 ; accessed on November 3, 2018 .

[2] Creuzburg: Bobsleigh athlete Alexander Rödiger is an honorary citizen. In: Thüringer Allgemeine online. October 15, 2018, accessed October 15, 2018 .