Matthias Höpfner (born 30 December 1975 in
Erfurt
Erfurt () is the capital (political), capital and largest city of the Central Germany (cultural area), Central German state of Thuringia, with a population of around 216,000. It lies in the wide valley of the Gera (river), River Gera, in the so ...
) is a German
bobsled
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobs ...
der who has competed since 1995. He won two medals at the
2008 FIBT World Championships in
Altenberg, Germany
Altenberg () is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany.
Geography
The town is situated in the Ore Mountains, 32 km south of Dresden, and 15 km northwest of Teplice, Czech Republic. The village of ...
with a gold in the mixed bobsleigh-skeleton team event and a bronze in the four-man event.
Höpfner also finished fifth in the two-man event at 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 ...
in
Turin
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.
References
2006 bobsleigh two-man resultsFIBT profileOfficial website
1975 births
Bobsledders at the 2006 Winter Olympics
German male bobsledders
Living people
Olympic bobsledders for Germany
Sportspeople from Erfurt
Bobsledders from Thuringia
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