Sandra Kiriasis ( Ger . Sandra Kiriasis ; January 4, 1975 , Dresden , GDR ), nee Prokoff ( German Prokoff ) is a German bobsledder , since 2002/03, the permanent leader of the world women's bobsleigh. Performs as a bean pilot. Olympic champion of 2006 , silver medalist of the 2002 Olympic Games , seven - time world champion , six- time European champion .
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| Citizenship |  Germany | ||||||||
| Date of Birth | January 4, 1975 (44 years) | ||||||||
| Place of Birth | Dresden , GDR | ||||||||
| Growth | 182 cm | ||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
| Position | pilot | ||||||||
| Status | is competing | ||||||||
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| World Championship | 6 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009) | ||||||||
| world Cup | |||||||||
| World Cup wins | 31 | ||||||||
| World Cup among twos | 1 ( 2002/03 - 2009/10 ) | ||||||||
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| Last updated: January 24, 2010 | |||||||||
Career
Sandra since 1985 was engaged in luge , in 2000 she moved to bobsleigh. The first major success came to her in 2002 at the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City , where she paired with Ulrike Holzner won the "silver." Prior to that, the German twice finished second in the cup season ( 2000/01 and 2001/02 ).
Since the 2002/03 season, Sandra Prokoff-Kiriasis does not give anyone the title of World Cup winner, winning the world championships annually, and the 2004/05 season also winning the European championships . At the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Sandra won a victory in a pair with Anna Schneiderheinze , at the 2010 Games her deuce with Christine Zenkel was fourth .
Links
- Official site (him.)
- Sandra Kiriasis (him) (English) - page on the site FIBT