Sandro MICHEL

Switzerland

Bobsleigh

Date of Birth: 1 Jul 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Place of birth: GIPF-OBERFRICK

Birth Country:

Switzerland

Residence: GIPF-OBERFRICK

Residence Country:

Switzerland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Bobsleigh	2-man SUI Switzerland	4
	4-man SUI Switzerland	11

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
5	2-man	2021	Altenberg, GER	3:42.41
5	4-man	2019	Whistler, BC, CAN	3:22.27
8	2-man	2020	Altenberg, GER	3:42.90
9	4-man	2020	Altenberg, GER	3:37.87
13	4-man	2021	Altenberg, GER	3:38.49
13	2-man	2019	Whistler, BC, CAN	3:26.89

Junior World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	4-man	2021	St. Moritz, SUI	2:10.25
2	2-man	2021	St. Moritz, SUI	2:15.47
3	4-man	2019	Koenigssee, GER	1:38.66
4	2-man	2020	Winterberg, GER	1:51.70
7	2-man	2019	Koenigssee, GER	1:40.17
DNS	4-man	2020	Winterberg, GER

Junior World Championships U23
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
2	2-man	2019	Koenigssee, GER	1:40.17

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	2-man	4-man
2021/22	1 x 7th, 1 x 8th, 2 x 9th	2 x 6th, 1 x 7th, 2 x 9th
2020/21	1 x 2nd, 2 x 3rd, 2 x 4th	1 x 7th
2019/20	1 x 3rd, 1 x 9th, 1 x 13th	1 x 9th, 2 x 11th, 1 x 20th
2018/19	1 x 4th, 1 x 9th, 1 x 12th	1 x 11th, 1 x 12th, 1 x 13th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
6	4-man	2021/22	Altenberg, GER	1:49.09
6	4-man	2021/22	Altenberg, GER	1:49.72
7	4-man	2021/22	Winterberg, GER	1:49.94
7	2-man	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:43.73
8	2-man	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:44.48
9	4-man	2021/22	Winterberg, GER	1:48.64
9	4-man	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:42.05
9	2-man	2021/22	Altenberg, GER	1:50.92
9	2-man	2021/22	Winterberg, GER	1:51.15
10	4-man	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:42.57

Hobbies:

Travelling, spending time with friends.

Occupation:

Athlete, Student, Sport soldier

Education:

Trained as a structural draftsman and later studied Industrial Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences (Windisch, SUI).

Family:

Father, Bruno. Mother, Susi.

Languages spoken:

German

Club name:

SV Gipf-Oberfrick

Coach:

National: Petr Ramseidl (CZE)

Position style:

Crew

Other sports:

Athletics: Competed in throwing events. In 2018, placed second in shot put at both the indoor and outdoor Swiss Championships.

Debut:

2018 World Cup in Winterberg (Four-man - 12th)

Injuries:

January 2022: Tore a muscle in his calf, missing the season's final race in St. Moritz.

February 2021: Reoccurring neck issues forced him to miss the final two runs in the four-man at the World Championships. Michael Vogt's sled eventually placed 13th, after sitting in 10th-place after the first two runs.

National team:

2018

Start:

Dany Bruhin, pilot Michael Vogt's stepbrother, recruited Michel to become a pusher in 2017. (ibsf.org; aargauerzeitung.ch, 26 Jan 2021)

Ambition:

To finish in the top eight in both disciplines at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (tagblatt.ch, 30 Jul 2021)

Training:

During the COVID-19 pandemic, set up a weight room in the local butcher shop. (aargauersport.ch, 3 Dec 2020)

Hero:

His pilot Michael Vogt (SUI), with whom he won the Junior World Championships in the two-man in 2021.

Award:

LV Fricktal Athlete of the Year (2015)

Milestones

Two top-five results at the World Championships in three appearances (2019-21), with a pair of fifths his best results, both with pilot Michael Vogt (2019 four-man, 2021 two-man).

Full set of medals from the Junior World Championships - 2021 four-man gold, 2021 two-man silver, 2019 four-man bronze.

Won two-consecutive silver medals at the U23 Junior World Championships (2018, 2019).

Recorded three-straight World Cup podium appearances to open the 2020/21 season in the two-man and six top-five results in the discipline overall that year.

Social Media

https://www.instagram.com/s_a_n_d_r_o_/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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