Axel Kün ( German: Axel Kühn , June 22, 1967 , Erfurt , Thuringia ) is a German bobsledder who accelerates and plays for the national teams of the German Democratic Republic and Germany in the 1990s. Silver medalist at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville , world champion.
 Axel Kune | |
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| Citizenship |  Germany |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | |
| Height | 173 cm |
| The weight | 80 kg |
| Career | |
| Position | overclocking |
| Club | WSV Oberhof |
| Status | completed his career |
| Last updated: January 7, 2012 | |
Biography
Axel Kühn was born on June 22, 1967 in the city of Erfurt , Thuringia . He started performing in a bobsled on a professional level in 1988, joined the national team as an accelerator and immediately began to show good results, finishing second at the European Championships in Sarajevo. Soon he joined the four-seater crew of the titled pilot Wolfgang Hoppe , with whom he won gold at the 1991 World Championships in Altenberg, coming first in the classification of fours.
After gaining a foothold, he went to defend the country's honor at the Olympic Games in Albertville , where in addition to Hoppe, their team also included dispersing Bogdan Muziol and Rene Hannemann . Their four finished second and thus won silver medals. In 1993, he won the German championship, but at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, the coaches had already refused his candidacy, so Kün decided to end his career as a professional athlete.
Links
- List of World Championship winners on the official FIBT website
- Axel Kuehn - Olympic results at sports-reference.com