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René Sommerfeldt
German cross-country skier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
René Sommerfeldt (born 2 October 1974 in Zittau) is a German cross-country skier who competed from 1994 to 2010. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relays at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2002. Sommerfeldt's best individual Olympic finish was 12th in the 15 km event in 2006.
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Born | (1974-10-02) 2 October 1974 (age 49) Zittau, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | WSC Erzgebierge Oberwiesenthal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 15 – (1996–2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 229 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 1 – (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 1 – (1 DI) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sommerfeldt also has three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, earning two silvers (50 km: 2001, 4 × 10 km relay: 2003) and one bronze (4 × 10 km relay: 2001).
He also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival in 2004, becoming the second German to win this prestigious honor (the first was Gerhard Grimmer in 1970/71).
Sommerfeldt will become a coach in cross-country skiing for the German team.