Martin Grothkopp (born 21 June 1986) is a German bobsledder. He competed in the four-man event at the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ...

, winning the gold medal. He also represented Germany as a

track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

sprinter, competing in the

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track and field, track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap, totaling 1600 meters. It is traditionally the final event of ...

team at the

2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15 to 23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenbu ...

and winning

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

gold at the 2009 German Athletics Championships.Martin Grothkopp
World Athletics. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

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at the

German Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Federation German Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Federation (, BSD) is the official federation for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton in Germany. It is the German representative both to the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation and the International Luge F ...

1986 births Living people Athletes from Dresden German male sprinters German male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Germany Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Olympic gold medalists for Germany Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics German national athletics champions 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-bobsleigh-bio-stub