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Thomas Florschütz

Thomas Florschütz | © Mike Lorenz
Thomas Florschütz has been working for the Riesa Bob Race Club since 2006 and is looked upon as the great hope of German bobsledding. He was born in the German state of Thuringia and he won the German Master title twice in 2008. He also proved he was among the best in the world by winning the silver medal in two-man bob at the world championships in Altenberg. Together with his team and trainer Gerd Leopold from Riesa, Flori is working towards the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver to realise his dream of winning a medal.
successes
  • 2010: 4th place four-man bob, 2nd place two-man bob (Olympic Games in Vancouver); 1st place two-man bob (World Cup in Königssee)
  • 2009: 3rd place two-man bob, 2nd place four-man bob (European Championships); 2nd place four-man bob (World Cup in Altenberg)
  • 2008: 1st place two-man bob (World Cup in Innsbruck Igls); German Master two-man bob (German Championships in Winterberg); German Master in four-man bob (German Championships in Altenberg); 2nd place two-man bob (World Championships in Altenberg); 2nd place two-man bob (World Cup in Winterberg)
  • 2007: 2nd place two-man bob (World Cup in Park City); 4th place two-man bob (World Cup in Calgary)
  • 2005: 3rd place two-man bob (German Championships)
  • 2004: 2nd place four-man bob, 5th place two-man bob (Junior World Championships)

Christin Steuer

Christin Steuer
Diver Christin Steuer has been working for the Riesa Sport Club since 2003. Her greatest success of her career to date is her bronze medal at the world championships 2007 in the competition from the ten-meter tower. She also wore the colours of the Sport City of Riesa at the Olympic Games in Peking in the summer of 2008.
successes
  • 2011: 2nd place in synchronous diving with Nora Schubschinski (European Championships in Turin)
  • 2010: 1st place from the ten-meter tower (European Championships in Budapest), 1st place in synchronous diving with Nora Schubschinski (European Championships in Budapest), German Master in synchronous diving
  • 2009: 6th place from the ten-meter tower (World Championships in Rom)
  • 2008: participation at the Olympic Games in Peking
  • 2007: 3rd place from the ten-meter tower (World Championships in Melbourne); 2nd place in synchronous diving with Annett Gamm (World Cup)
  • German Master from the ten-meter tower eleven times over

Jens Kruppa

Jens Kruppa
Jens Kruppa has been the foremost athletic on Riesa’s athletic swimming for many years. He has been the German Master in breast stroke several times, won the bronze medal with the German 4 x 100-meter position relay at Olympia 2000 in Sydney and even got a silver medal at Olympia 2004 in Athens. Unfortunately, injuries prevented him from going to the Olympic Games in Peking. After his career, Jens Kruppa wants to be active in politics and athletics in Riesa.
successes
  • 2007: 1st place 50 m breast stroke (German short lap championships); 1st place 100 m breast stroke (German short lap championships)
  • 2004: 2nd place 4 x 100-meter individual medley (Olympic Games in Athens)
  • 2000: 3rd place 4 x 100-meter individual medley (Olympic Games in Sydney)
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