Markus Sammer (born 20 May 1988) is an Austrian

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Career

Sammer competed at the

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for Austria. He teamed with driver Benjamin Maier in the two-man event, finishing 22nd, and with Maier, Stefan Withalm, Angel Somov and Sebastian Heufler in the four-man event, finishing 21st. As of April 2014, his best showing at the

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is 22nd, in the

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four-man event. Sammer made his

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debut in November 2012. As of April 2014, his best finish is 8th in a four-man event in 2013–14 at Altenberg. He also competed for Austria at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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* 1988 births Living people Olympic bobsledders for Austria Sportspeople from Kufstein Bobsledders from Tyrol (federal state) Bobsledders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Austrian male bobsledders 21st-century Austrian people {{Austria-bobsleigh-bio-stub