André Florschütz
















































André Florschütz
Personal information
Nationality German
Born
(1976-08-06) 6 August 1976 (age 42)
Sonneberg, Bezirk Suhl,
 East Germany

Residence
Erfurt, Thuringia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Sport
Country
 Germany
Sport
Luge
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
2nd, silver medalist(s)

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 (Men's doubles: 2001, 2005, 2008; Mixed team: 2005, 2008, 2009) and three silvers (Men's doubles: 2004, 2009; Mixed team: 1999).


His best overall finish at the FIL European Luge Championships was fifth in the men's doubles event twice (2004, 2008).


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.



References




  • After Leitner/Resch and Grimette/Martin. at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (30 March 2010 article accessed 30 March 2010.)


  • FIL-Luge profile at the Wayback Machine (archived February 10, 2014)


  • Fuzilogik Sports – Winter Olympic results – Men's luge at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-02-21)


  • Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton. at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-06-30)


  • Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton. at Archive.today (archived 2012-12-04)


  • List of men's doubles luge World Cup champions since 1978. at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-02-06)



External links



  • André Florschütz at the International Luge Federation Edit this at Wikidata
















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