André Florschütz Athlete

André Florschütz (born 6 August 1976 in Sonneberg) is a German luger who competed from 1993 to 2010. Together with Torsten Wustlich, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Florschütz also won nine medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with six golds and three silvers. His best overall finish at the FIL European Luge Championships was fifth in the men's doubles event twice. Florschütz's best overall finish in the men's doubles Luge World Cup was second three times (2000-1, 2003-4, 2004-5). His younger brother Thomas competes for Germany in bobsleigh.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 06, 1976
Birth place
Thuringia , Sonneberg
Nationality
Germany
Residence
Erfurt , Thuringia
Height (meters)1.83
Weight (Kilograms)85.0

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Topical connections

Adolf StockhausenRugby player
Christoph HeyderAthlete
Armin ZöggelerAthlete
Andi LangenhanAthlete
Anke WischnewskiAthlete

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External resources

  1. http://sports123.com/lug/mwc-d.html
  2. http://www.fil-luge.org/filext/athlet/erfolge_en.asp?p_id=100014
  3. http://www.fuzilogik.com/Sports-Library/Luge/Men-s-Luge-Olympic-Medals.html
  4. http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olluge.shtml
  5. http://www.hickoksports.com/history/worldluge.shtml