Matthias SOMMER

Germany

Bobsleigh

Date of Birth: 3 Dec 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Place of birth: WITTEN

Birth Country:

Germany

Residence: BOCHUM

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Bobsleigh	2-man GER Germany	3
	4-man GER Germany	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 1	Finished
After Heat 1	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 3	Finished
After Heat 3	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 5	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 6	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Heat 1	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Heat 3	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Heat 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 1	Finished
After Heat 1	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 3	Finished
After Heat 3	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 5	Finished
After Heat 5	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 6	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 1	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 3	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 4	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
6	4-man	2016	Innsbruck, AUT	3:24.75

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	2-man	4-man
2021/22	2 x 5th, 1 x 6th, 1 x 8th	2 x 4th, 1 x 17th
2018/19	1 x 6th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
4	4-man	2021/22	St. Moritz, SUI	2:09.68
4	4-man	2021/22	Winterberg, GER	1:48.14
5	2-man	2021/22	Altenberg, GER	1:50.44
5	2-man	2021/22	Winterberg, GER	1:50.96
6	2-man	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:44.41
8	2-man	2021/22	St. Moritz, SUI	2:12.69
17	4-man	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:42.46

Hobbies:

Going to the cinema, spending time with friends, motorsports.

Occupation:

Athlete, Student, Sport soldier

Languages spoken:

German

Club name:

BSC Winterberg

Coach:

National: Rene Spies (GER)
Personal: Christopher Braun (GER)

Position style:

Crew

Other sports:

Athletics: Competed as a sprinter for LG Olympia Dortmund. In 2013, raced in the 200m at the German Indoor Championships.

Debut:

2017 World Cup in PyeongChang (Four-man - 5th)

Injuries:

2013: Thigh injury.

2014: Thigh injury.

National team:

2016

Start:

Took up bobsleigh in 2014 after recurring injuries caused him to move on from athletics. (ibsf.org, physiomed-dortmund.de)

Milestones

Beijing 2022 bronze medallist in the two-man with pilot Christoph Hafer.

Two-time four-man Junior World Champion in 2016 (with Johannes Lochner) and 2018 (with Pablo Nolte).

In 2016, placed sixth in the four-man in his only appearance at the World Championships (Innsbruck).

Legend

:: Bronze
:: Gold Medal Event

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