René Spies Athlete
René Spies is a German bobsledder who competed from 1991 to 2006. He won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 2003 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York. Competing in two Winter Olympics, Spies earned his best finish of fifth in the four-man event at Turin in 2006. His best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup was second three times . Spies retired from bobsleigh to become a television commentator in Germany, but attempted to return to the German national team for the 2007-08 season without success. He announced his retirement from competition on November 1, 2007 which was announced on the FIBT website.
Personal facts
| Birth date | July 05, 1973 |
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| Height (meters) | 1.85 |
| Weight (Kilograms) | 95.0 |
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External resources
- http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/deu/Rene+Spies/602838
- http://sports123.com/bob/mw-2.html
- http://sports123.com/bob/mwc-2.html
- http://sports123.com/bob/mwc-c.html
- http://www.bobteam.com/de
- http://www.sportresult.com/sports/bs/db/biography.asp?p_id=100177&nat=&sport=&sex=&season=&stat=&venue=&events=
- http://www.todor66.com/olim/2002w/Bobsleigh_Doubles.html
- http://www.todor66.com/olim/2006w/Bobsleigh_Fours.html