Francesco Friedrich

Francesco Friedrich (born 2 May 1990) is a German bobsledder who has been active since 2006. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, he and his brakeman Thorsten Margis tied with Canada's Justin Kripps and Alexander Kopacz for the gold medal in the two-man competition.[3] Friedrich also won gold outright in the four-man event alongside Margis, Candy Bauer and Martin Grothkopp, making Friedrich the fifth German pilot to win two-man and four-man golds at the same Games, after Andreas Ostler in 1952, Meinhard Nehmer in 1976, Wolfgang Hoppe in 1984 and André Lange in 2006.[4] At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, Friedrich and Margis again won the gold medal with both sleighs. Friedrich previously competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the doubles and fours and finished in eighth and tenth place, respectively.[2]

Francesco Friedrich
Friedrich in 2022
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1990-05-02) 2 May 1990[1]
Pirna, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany[2]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight96 kg (212 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryGermany
SportBobsleigh
Event(s)Two-man, Four-man
ClubSC Oberbärenburg
Turned pro2006[1]
Medal record
Men's bobsleigh
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangTwo-man
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangFour-man
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingTwo-man
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingFour-man
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 KönigsseeMixed team
Gold medal – first place2013 St. MoritzTwo-man
Gold medal – first place2015 WinterbergTwo-man
Gold medal – first place2015 WinterbergMixed team
Gold medal – first place2016 IglsTwo-man
Gold medal – first place2017 KönigsseeTwo-man
Gold medal – first place2017 KönigsseeFour-man
Gold medal – first place2019 WhistlerTwo-man
Gold medal – first place2019 WhistlerFour-man
Gold medal – first place2020 AltenbergTwo-man
Gold medal – first place2020 AltenbergFour-man
Gold medal – first place2021 AltenbergTwo-man
Gold medal – first place2021 AltenbergFour-man
Gold medal – first place2023 St. MoritzFour-man
Silver medal – second place2013 St. MoritzMixed team
Silver medal – second place2016 IglsFour-man
Silver medal – second place2023 St. MoritzTwo-man
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 La PlagneTwo-man
Gold medal – first place2017 WinterbergTwo-man
Gold medal – first place2018 IglsTwo-man
Gold medal – first place2019 KönigsseeTwo-man
Gold medal – first place2021 WinterbergTwo-man
Gold medal – first place2021 WinterbergFour-man
Gold medal – first place2022 St. MoritzTwo-man
Silver medal – second place2015 La PlagneFour-man
Silver medal – second place2018 IglsFour-man
Silver medal – second place2020 WinterbergFour-man
Silver medal – second place2022 St. MoritzFour-man
Silver medal – second place2023 AltenbergFour-man
Bronze medal – third place2013 IglsTwo-man
Bronze medal – third place2014 KönigsseeFour-man
Bronze medal – third place2019 KönigsseeFour-man
Bronze medal – third place2023 AltenbergTwo-man
World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Two-man 46 11 10
Four-man 27 14 6
Total 73 25 16
  • Update as of 12 February, 2023

He is the most successful athlete of the IBSF World Championships winning his first gold medal in the 2011 Königssee mixed team event. Between 2017 and 2021, he won all IBSF World Championships, two-man and four-man, increasing his number of titles to 13.

Career results

Olympic Games

Event Two-man Four-man
Representing  Germany
Russia 2014 Sochi 6th[lower-alpha 1] 8th[lower-alpha 1]
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 1st[lower-alpha 2] 1st
China 2022 Beijing 1st 1st
  1. Improved 2 ranks after disqualification of Russian bobs
  2. Shared gold with Justin Kripps.

World Championships

Event Two-man Four-man Team
Representing  Germany
Germany 2011 Königssee 11th 1st
United States 2012 Lake Placid 4th 9th
Switzerland 2013 St. Moritz 1st 13th 2nd
Germany 2015 Winterberg 1st 4th 1st
Austria 2016 Innsbruck 1st 2nd
Germany 2017 Königssee 1st 1st[lower-alpha 1]
Canada 2019 Whistler 1st 1st
Germany 2020 Altenberg 1st 1st
Germany 2021 Altenberg 1st 1st
Switzerland 2023 St. Moritz 2nd 1st
  1. Shared gold with Johannes Lochner.

Two-man

Season Points Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
2011–12 27th 304 Innsbruck 1
La Plagne
Winterberg
Altenberg
Königssee
St. Moritz
DSQ
Whistler
11
Calgary
7
2012–13 6th 1369 Lake Placid
3
Park City
3
Whistler
3
Winterberg
La Plagne
Altenberg
1
Königssee
3
Innsbruck 1
3
Sochi
10
2013–14 3rd 1400 Calgary
6
Park City
3
Lake Placid 1
7
Lake Placid 2
9
Winterberg
5
St. Moritz
3
Innsbruck
4
Königssee
12
2014–15 4th 1429 Lake Placid
1
Calgary
2
Altenberg
5
Königssee
7
St. Moritz
4
La Plagne
1
Innsbruck 2
1
Sochi
2015–16 6th 1275 Altenberg
1
Winterberg
1
Königssee 1
1
Lake Placid
8
Whistler 1
DNF
Whistler 2
16
St. Moritz
10
Königssee 2
3
2016–17 1st 1545 Whistler
1
Lake Placid
Altenberg
1
Winterberg
1
St. Moritz
2
Königssee
2
Innsbruck
1
Pyeongchang
1
2017–18 2nd 1504 Lake Placid
9
Park City
9
Whistler
13
Winterberg
2
Innsbruck
1
Altenberg
2
St. Moritz
2
Königssee
1
2018–19 1st 1800 Sigulda 1
1
Sigulda 2
1
Altenberg
1
Königssee
1
Innsbruck
1
St. Moritz
1
Lake Placid
1
Calgary 1
1
2019–20 1st 1530 Lake Placid 1
2
Lake Placid 2
1
La Plagne
1
Innsbruck
1
Königssee
1
St. Moritz
2
Sigulda 1
2
Sigulda 2
2020–21 1st 2685 Sigulda 1
1
Sigulda 2
1
Sigulda 3
1
Sigulda 4
1
Innsbruck 1
2
Innsbruck 2
1
Innsbruck 3
1
Innsbruck 4
1
Winterberg
1
St. Moritz
1
Königssee
1
Innsbruck 5
1
2021–22 1st 1703 Innsbruck 1
1
Innsbruck 2
1
Altenberg 1
1
Altenberg 2
1
Sigulda 1
12
Sigulda 2
1
Winterberg
1
St. Moritz
1
2022–23 2nd 1656 Whistler
1
Park City
1
Lake Placid
2
Winterberg 1
6
Altenberg 1
3
Altenberg 2
3
Sigulda 1
2
Sigulda 2
2

Four-man

Season Points Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2011–12 27th 272 IGL
LPG
WIN
ALT
KON
STM
10
WHI
CAL
12
2012–13 19th 624 LKP
5
PAC
13
WHI
10
WIN
LPG
ALT
KON
IGL
SOC
6
2013–14 7th 1400 CAL
13
PAC
15
LKP
14
WIN1
2
WIN2
2
STM
11
IGL
9
KON
5
2014–15 5th 1310 LKP
14
CAL
2
ALT
6
KON
4
STM
2
LPG
3
IGL
2
SOC
2015–16 2nd 1570 ALT
1
WIN
1
KON1
4
LKP
6
PAC1
7
PAC2
4
STM
4
KON2
3
2016–17 7th 1224 WHI
12
LKP
ALT
3
WIN
5
STM
3
KON
5
IGL
4
PYE
11
2017–18 2nd 1468 PAC1
9
PAC2
4
WHI
12
WIN
3
IGL
3
ALT
2
STM
2
KON
6
2018–19 1st 1727 WIN1
2
WIN2
1
ALT
1
KON
3
IGL
1
STM
1
LKP
4
CAL
1
2019–20 1st 1686 LKP1
4
LKP2
3
WIN1
1
WIN2
2
LPG
1
IGL
1
KON
1
STM
5
2020–21 1st 900 WIN
1
STM
1
KON
1
IGL
1
2021–22 1st 1785 IGL1
1
IGL2
1
ALT1
1
WIN1
1
WIN2
1
ALT2
1
WIN3
1
STM
2
2022–23 1st 1737 WHI
1
PAC
1
LKP
2
WIN
1
ALT1
4
ALT2
2
IGL1
1
IGL2
1

References

  1. "Francesco Friedrich". IBSF. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. Francesco Friedrich Archived 2 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  3. "Canada's Kripps, Kopacz tie Germany for 2-man bobsleigh gold". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. "Germany's Francesco Friedrich wins four-man bobsledding gold". BT Sport ESPN. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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