Florian Grassl (born 22 April 1980 in
Freilassing
Freilassing (), until 1923 Salzburghofen is a Town#Germany, town of some 16,000 inhabitants in the southeastern corner of Bavaria, Germany. It belongs to the "Regierungsbezirk" Oberbayern and the "Landkreis" (County) of Berchtesgadener Land.
Loca ...
) is a German
skeleton racer who has competed since 2002. He won a silver medal in the men's skeleton event at the
2004 FIBT World Championships in
Königssee
The Königssee () is a natural lake in the southeast Berchtesgadener Land district of the German state of Bavaria, near the Austrian border. Most of the lake is within the Berchtesgaden National Park.
Description
Situated within the Bercht ...
.
Grassl took part in the
2005/2006 Skeleton World Cup trying to qualify for 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 ...
, but was unable to compete due to injury.
References
BSD-portal profile
Eurosprt.de comment on Grassl's injury preventing him from competing in the 2006 Winter OlympicsFIBT profileSkeletonsport.com profile
External links
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1980 births
Living people
German male skeleton racers
People from Berchtesgadener Land
Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria
21st-century German sportsmen
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