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 ...
,
Bezirk Magdeburg
The Bezirk Magdeburg was a district (''Bezirk'') of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Magdeburg.
History
The district was established, with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, substituting the old German states. After 3 Octo ...
) is a German
skeleton racer who competed from 1993 to 2002. He won two medals in the men's skeleton event at the
FIBT World Championships
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, with a gold in
2000
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, and a silver in
1999
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.
Events January
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.
Böhme won the men's
Skeleton World Cup
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overall title twice (199899, 19992000).
References
List of men's skeleton World Cup champions since 1987.Official websiteSkeletonsport.com profile
1970 births
Living people
People from Salzwedel
Sportspeople from Bezirk Magdeburg
German male skeleton racers
Sportspeople from Saxony-Anhalt
21st-century German people
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