Andy Böhme (born 26 April 1970 in

Salzwedel Salzwedel (, officially known as Hansestadt Salzwedel; ) is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is the capital of the district (''Kreis'') of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, and has a population of approximately 21,500. Salzwedel is located on the Ger ...

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) is a German skeleton racer who competed from 1993 to 2002. He won two medals in the men's skeleton event at the

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, with a gold in

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, and a silver in

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. Böhme won the men's

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overall title twice (199899, 19992000).

References

List of men's skeleton World Cup champions since 1987.Official website

Skeletonsport.com profile
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