| Sport: | Bobsled |
|---|---|
| Birthdate: | February 20, 1978 |
| Birthplace: | Sonneberg, Germany |
| Residence: | Windisch-Holzhausen, Germany |
| Ht: / Wt: | 6'0" / 209 lbs |
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| Teammates: | Ronny Listner, Andreas Barucha, Richard Adjei |
In his Olympic debut in Vancouver, Thomas Florschuetz slid to a two-man silver medal with brakeman Richard Adjei... He also earned back-to-back silver medals at the 2008 and 2009 World Championships...Won two World Cup titles during the same season...Older brother Andre is a member of the German luge national team.
| Date | Event | Rank | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Feb 20 - 5:00p | Two-Man, Run 1 of 4 | 1 | 51.57 | |
| Sat, Feb 20 - 6:35p | Two-Man, Run 2 of 4 | 2 | 1:43.42 | |
| Sun, Feb 21 - 4:00p | Two-Man, Run 3 of 4 | 2 | 2:35.04 | |
| Sun, Feb 21 - 5:20p | Two-Man, Run 4 of 4 |  | 2 | 3:26.87 |
| Fri, Feb 26 - 1:00p | Four-Man, Run 1 of 4 | 3 | 51.14 | |
| Fri, Feb 26 - 2:45p | Four-Man, Run 2 of 4 | 5 | 1:42.50 | |
| Sat, Feb 27 - 1:00p | Four-Man, Run 3 of 4 | 4 | 2:33.95 | |
| Sat, Feb 27 - 2:45p | Four-Man, Run 4 of 4 | 4 | 3:25.58 |
As the pilot for the USA-1 bobsled, I broke a 62-year gold medal drought when my sled, the 'Night Train" won the Olympic title at the 2010 Vancouver Games. A degenerative eye condition nearly caused me to quit my sport in 2008, but corrective surgery restored my vision to 20-20.
