FUMIC Manuel

Cycling Mountain Bike

Date of Birth: 30 Mar 1982

Age: 39

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.73/5'8''

Place of birth: KIRCHHEIM UNTER TECK

Birth Country:

Germany

Place of residence : STUTTGART

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Mountain Bike	Men's Cross-country	28

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Izu MTB Course	Men's Cross-country	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Cross-country
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	13
2012	London, GBR	7
2008	Beijing, CHN	11
2004	Athens, GRE	8

World Championships

Year	Location	Cross-country	XCO Eliminator	XCO Team Relay X
2019	Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC, CAN	13	-	12
2018	Lenzerheide, SUI	52	-	2
2017	Cairns, QLD, AUS	5	-	7
2016	Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE	17	-	4
2015	Vallnord, AND	4	-	5
2014	Hafjell, NOR	5	-	5
2013	Pietermaritzburg, RSA	2	-	3
2012	Saalfelden, AUT	7	5	3
2011	Champery, SUI	9	-	5
2010	Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC, CAN	13	-	2
2009	Canberra, ACT, AUS	38	-	-
2008	Commezzadura, ITA	DNF	-	-
2007	Fort William, GBR	5	-	-
2006	Rotorua, NZL	38	-	-
2005	Livigno, ITA	6	-	-
2003	Lugano, SUI	-	-	6
2002	Kaprun, AUT	-	-	7

European Championships

Year	Location	Cross-country
2019	Brno, CZE	37
2018	Glasgow, GBR	DNF
2017	Darfo Boario Terme, ITA	3

World Cup - Overview per season since 2017

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2021	Cross-country	-	1 x 21st, 1 x 37th, 1 x 40th
2021	Cross Country (Short Track)	-	1 x 16th, 1 x 19th, 1 x 21st
2020	Cross-country	-	1 x 45th
2020	Cross Country (Short Track)	-	1 x 5th, 1 x 11th
2019	Cross-country	17th	1 x 6th, 1 x 8th, 1 x 11th
2019	Cross Country (Short Track)	-	1 x 6th, 2 x 13th, 1 x 18th
2018	Cross-country	17th	1 x 5th, 1 x 9th, 2 x 16th
2018	Cross Country (Short Track)	-	1 x 7th, 1 x 10th, 1 x 17th
2017	Cross-country	9th	1 x 6th, 1 x 9th, 1 x 11th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
5	2020	Men's Cross Country (Short Track)	Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE
5	2018	Cross-country	Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE
6	2019	Cross-country	Snowshoe, WV, USA
6	2019	Men's Cross Country (Short Track)	Lenzerheide, SUI
6	2017	Cross-country	Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC, CAN
7	2018	Men's Cross Country (Short Track)	Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE
8	2019	Cross-country	Lenzerheide, SUI
9	2018	Cross-country	Albstadt, GER
9	2017	Cross-country	Albstadt, GER
10	2018	Men's Cross Country (Short Track)	Vallnord, AND

Legend
IP - In Progress, XCO - Cross-country, X - Mixed, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Mani (fumic.de, 18 Jan 2008)

Free riding, hiking, cars, spending time with his family. (manuelfumic.com, 08 Jul 2016; cannondale.com, 01 May 2020)

Occupation:

Wife Anna, three children

Languages spoken:

English, German

Sporting relatives:

His brother Lado competed in mountain biking at international level, including at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jul 2021)

In 2020 he fractured a collarbone, a shoulder blade as well as six ribs in a crash during training. (mtb-news.de, 04 Jun 2020)

In 2013 he was out of action for seven weeks after breaking his collarbone in a crash in training, which forced him to have shoulder surgery. (bike-magazin.de, 04 Jul 2013)

He began training at age 14. (mtb-news.de, 24 Feb 2012)

His older brother was involved with the sport. (mtb-news.de, 24 Feb 2012)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 12 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"When I am riding my bike on my own, then the world is alright, I am far away from everyday life and I can dive into another world." (fumic.de, 29 Jul 2008)

Milestones

At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, he became the first male German athlete to compete in mountain bike at three Olympic Games, a record he extended to four at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. At the 2020 Games in Tokyo he will equal compatriot Sabine Spitz's record of five Olympic Games in mountain bike for a German athlete of either gender. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jul 2021)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/manuel.fumic
https://instagram.com/manuelfumic/
https://twitter.com/ManuelFumic
Athlete Website: http://manuelfumic.com

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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