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Thomas Florschütz

Florschütz in 2014
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1978-02-20) 20 February 1978 (age 47) Sonneberg, , East Germany
Residence	Erfurt, Thuringia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	97 kg (214 lb; 15.3 st)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Bobsleigh (pilot)
Club	BRC Riesa
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2
Medal record Men´s Bobsleigh Representing  Germany Olympic Games Silver 2010 Vancouver Two-man World Championships Gold 2009 Lake Placid Mixed team Silver 2008 Altenberg Two-man Silver 2009 Lake Placid Two-man Silver 2011 Königssee Two-man Bronze 2013 St. Moritz Two-man World Cup Championships Silver 2009–10 Two-man Bronze 2009–10 Combined Bronze 2008–09 Two-man European Championships Silver 2009 St. Moritz Four-man Bronze 2009 St. Moritz Two-man World Junior Championships Silver 2004 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man

Thomas Florschütz (born 20 February 1978 in Sonneberg) is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2006. He won a silver medal in the two-man event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

He won three medals at the FIBT World Championships with a gold (Mixed team: 2009) and two silvers (Two-man: 2008, 2009).

His older brother André competed for Germany in luge and won a silver medal in the two-man event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.

See also

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