Alexander Rödiger
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 | |||||||
|
|||||||
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
- Alexander Rödiger in the database of the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association
- Profile of Alexander Rödiger at the Bob Racing Club Thüringen eV
- Athlete portrait on the website of the bobsleigh and sledge association for Germany
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 |