René Sommerfeldt

René Sommerfeldt (born 2 October 1974 in Zittau) is a German cross-country skier who competed from 1994 to 2010. He won two medals in the 4 × 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.

René Sommerfeldt
Country Germany
Born (1974-10-02) 2 October 1974
Zittau, East Germany
Ski clubWSC Erzgebierge Oberwiesenthal
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (1996–2010)
Individual wins4
Team wins2
Indiv. podiums19
Team podiums15
Indiv. starts229
Team starts39
Overall titles1 – (2004)
Discipline titles1 – (1 DI)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
World Championships 0 2 1
Total 0 3 2
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2006 Turin 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2001 Lahti50 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2001 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay

Sommerfeldt also has three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, earning two silvers (50 km: 2001, 4 × 10 km relay: 2003) and one bronze (4 × 10 km relay: 2001).

He also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival in 2004, becoming the second German to win this prestigious honor (the first was Gerhard Grimmer in 1970/71).

Sommerfeldt will become a coach in cross-country skiing for the German team.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games
  • 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
19982338—29DNS26—8—
200227——1016—19Bronze—
200631—11DNF—36—Silver—
201035—3621—21—6—

World Championships
  • 3 medals – (2 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
19972237—27———6—
19992444—4041————
200126——34—Silver8Bronze—
200328——1823—19Silver—
200530—3428—————
200732—1913—15———
200934——31—6———

Season titles
  • 2 titles – (1 overall, 1 distance)
Season
Discipline
2004Overall
Distance

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final
19962243——————
19972340—57—29——
19982446—51—44——
19992558—NC—62——
20002613—281514——
2001276———14——
20022836———46——
2003292nd place, silver medalist(s)———10——
2004301st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)——31——
20053154——NC——
200632179——NC——
2007331712——6815—
2008342nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)——812nd place, silver medalist(s)12
2009356143——NCDNF21
2010361212——71639

Individual podiums
  • 4 victories – (3 WC, 1 SWC)
  • 19 podiums – (17 WC, 2 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
11999–0016 February 2000Switzerland Ulrichen, Switzerland10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
22000–0110 January 2001United States Soldier Hollow, United States30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
32002–0310 January 2001Italy Clusone, Italy1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
44 January 2003Russia Kavgolovo, Russia10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
52003–0430 November 2003Finland Rukatunturi, Finland15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
66 December 2003Italy Toblach, Italy30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
720 December 2003Austria Ramsau, Austria15 km + 15 Pursuit C/FWorld Cup2nd
86 January 2004Sweden Falun, Sweden15 km + 15 Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
913 February 2004Germany Oberstdorf, Germany15 km + 15 Pursuit C/FWorld Cup1st
1028 February 2004Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
1114 March 2004Italy Pragelato, Italy30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
122004–0520 November 2004Sweden Gällivare, Sweden15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
1328 November 2004Finland Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
142005–0621 January 2006Germany Oberstdorf, Germany15 km + 15 Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
152006–073 January 2007Germany Oberstdorf, Germany15 km Individual CStage World Cup2nd
162007–086 January 2008Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
1728 December 2007
– 6 January 2008		Czech RepublicItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
1825 January 2008Canada Canmore, Canada15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
192 March 2008Finland Lahti, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums
  • 2 victories – (2 RL)
  • 15 podiums – (9 RL, 6 TS)
No. 'Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2000–01 13 December 2000Italy Clusone, Italy10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdSchlickenrieder
2 2001–02 3 March 2002Finland Lahti, Finland6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndAngerer
3 2002–03 24 November 2002Sweden Kiruna, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Schlütter / Teichmann / Angerer 
426 January 2003Germany Oberhof, Germany10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndAngerer
514 February 2003Italy Asiago, Italy10 × 1.4 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndAngerer
623 March 2003Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdFilbrich / Schlütter / Teichmann
72003–0423 November 2003Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stFilbrich / Teichmann / Angerer
814 December 2003Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndFilbrich / Schlütter / Angerer
97 February 2004France La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndFilbrich / Teichmann / Angerer
1015 February 2004Germany Oberstdorf, Germany6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdAngerer
112004–0521 November 2004Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stFilbrich / Angerer / Teichmann
1223 January 2005Italy Pragelato, Italy6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup3rdSchlütter
13 2005–06 15 January 2006Italy Lago di Tesero, Italy4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndTeichmann / Filbrich / Angerer
14 2006–07 7 December 2006France La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdAngerer / Seifert / Teichmann
15 2009–10 22 November 2009Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdFilbrich / Teichmann / Angerer

References
  1. "SOMMERFELDT Rene". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.