Axel Teichmann (born 14 July 1979) is a German

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coach and former skier.

Background

Teichmann started cross-country skiing at the age of ten. He completed his secondary education at

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and, from 1993, at Oberhof. Since graduation in 1998, he has been aided in his sporting career by the German armed forces as a military athlete. In addition to professional sport, Teichmann studies

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at FernUniversität Hagen.

Career

Teichmann competed at the

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, the

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, and the

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. He was sick for a large part of the 2005–06 season and failed to compete in the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O ...

. Due to the Germans selection criteria of either an Olympic medal or a top 10 finish in the World Cup, Teichmann, who won the overall World Cup in 2004–05, was left out of the German A-team for the 2006–07 season. Teichmann was still able to compete, only he received less financing and did not train with the other elite members. In June 2006 Teichmann had leg surgery for an injury he had, but he was given a modified wheelchair while he recovered. The wheelchair was made with rollerskis, so that he could still train. He won silver with Tim Tscharnke in the

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at the

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in Vancouver. After the 50 km freestyle race at the

in Sochi, he announced his immediate retirement from the sport.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 2 medals – (2 silver)

World Championships

* 8 medals – (2 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze)

World Cup

Season titles

* 2 titles – (1 overall, 1 distance)

Season standings

Individual podiums

*13 victories – (8 , 5 ) *30 podiums – (20 , 10 )

Team podiums

* 8 victories – (6 , 2 ) * 19 podiums – (13 , 6 )

References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Teichmann, Axel 1979 births Living people German male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions Tour de Ski skiers Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf People from Saalburg-Ebersdorf Sportspeople from Bezirk Gera Skiers from Thuringia