René Sommerfeldt
Cross-country skiing, Olympic athlete
1974 –
Who is René Sommerfeldt?
René Sommerfeldt is a German cross-country skier who competed from 1994 to 2010. He won 2 medals in the 4 x 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.
Sommerfeldt also has three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, earning two silvers and one bronze.
He also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2004, becoming the second German to win this prestigious honor.
Sommerfeldt will become a coach in cross country skiing for the German team.
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- Born
- Oct 2, 1974
Zittau - Also known as
- Rene Sommerfeldt
- Nationality
- Germany
- Lived in
- Saxony
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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