Frederick, Christian

Christian Friedrich was born on June 2, 1981 in Siegen , North Rhine-Westphalia . He became interested in sports from a young age, began to actively engage in bobsleigh in 2004, a year later he joined the national team as an overclocker and started going to major international competitions, and often showed quite good results. In November 2006 he made his debut in the European Cup, on the Austrian Igls track with a deuce came to the fourteenth finish. The following season, for the first time participated in the races of the World Cup, the January stage in St. Moritz, Switzerland, with the four completed in ninth position. Most successfully performed at the home stage in Winterberg, when in the standings of four-seater crews a little not reach the prizes, being the fourth.

Season 2009/10 Frederick began with performances at a less prestigious European Cup, but he was very successful here - he won two bronze medals and three silver medals in total. The following year, he returned to the main team and, being in the crew of the pilot Karl Angerer , was in the top ten of the World Cup. At the same time at the Canadian stages in Calgary and Whistler won two silver medals, both in the standings of twos. At the 2011 World Championships in Königssee, he took second place in the fours program and won the bronze medal. However, the competition in the national team at that time greatly increased, and soon Christian Friedrich decided to end his career as a professional athlete, giving way to a young German accelerator.

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