Patrick BAUMGARTNER

Historical Results

Swimming, skiing, ice hockey.

Athlete, Police officer

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (ITA). Put his studies on hold to concentrate fully on Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (puschtra.it, 5 Feb 2021)

Father, Siegfried. Mother, Annemarie. Brother, Kevin. Sister, Jasmin.

Italian, German, English

G.S. Fiamme Azzurre

National: Manuel Machata (GER)
Personal: Gerd Crepaz

Pilot

Alpine skiing: Competed at a junior level with SSV Falzes ski club.

2014 World Cup in Winterberg (Two-man - 24th, Four-man - 23rd)

2011

At age 15, he was recruited to bobsleigh through his uncle, who served in the gendarmerie with 1998 Olympic champion Guenther Huber. "I was immediately fascinated by the speed and from that point on I wanted to become a bobsleigh pilot." (puschtra.it, 5 Feb 2021)

"The speed is breathtaking." (puschtra.it, 5 Feb 2021)

Qualifying for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (puschtra.it, 5 Feb 2021)

Winning the Junior European Championships in the four-man in 2019.

Winning the gold medal at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games with brakeman Alessandro Grande. “It was a special event that I remember everything about. It was my first big international race and it went well. Unforgettable emotions." (puschtra.it, 5 Feb 2021; oasport.it, 9 Dec 2020)

"Before starting, I go through the track and its peculiarities in my head and memorize where I have to make which steering movement. Only if I have a problem at a certain point do I visit the track in advance on foot so that I can better memorize the line. Right before the start, I slap my teammates again and then give the starting signal." (puschtra.it, 5 Feb 2021)