Kevin Kuske

Kevin Kuske

Kevin Kuske (2014)
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1979-01-04) 4 January 1979 Potsdam, Brandenburg,  East Germany
Residence	Potsdam, Brandenburg
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb; 18.1 st)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Bobsleigh
Event(s)	4-man, 2-man
Club	BSR Rennsteig Oberhof (1999–2010) BRC Riesa (2010–present)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	01 !01 !01 !01 !02 !
Medal record Men's Bobsleigh Representing  Germany Olympic Games 2002 Salt Lake City Four-man 2006 Turin Two-man 2006 Turin Four-man 2010 Vancouver Two-man 2010 Vancouver Four-man World Championships 2003 Lake Placid Two-man 2003 Lake Placid Four-man 2004 Königssee Four-man 2005 Calgary Four-man 2007 St. Moritz Two-man 2008 Altenberg Two-man 2008 Altenberg Four-man 2005 Calgary Two-man 2009 Lake Placid Four-man 2011 Königssee Two-man 2012 Lake Placid Four-man 2004 Königssee Two-man 2007 St. Moritz Four-man 2012 Lake Placid Two-man European Championships 2002 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man 2004 St. Moritz Four-man 2006 St. Moritz Two-man 2007 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man 2010 Igls Four-man 2002 Cortina d’Ampezzo Two-man 2003 Winterberg Two-man 2006 St. Moritz Four-man 2008 Cesena Two-man 2010 Igls Two-man 2004 St. Moritz Two-man 2007 Cortina d’Ampezzo Two-man 2008 Cesana Four-man German Championships 2009 Winterberg Four-man 2009 Winterberg Two-man Men's Athletics World Junior Championships 1998 Annecy 4 x 100 metres

Kevin Kuske (born 4 January 1979 in Potsdam) is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1999. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he has won four gold medals and one silver medal.

Prior to his bobsleigh career, Kuske was a sprinter athlete, and won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 m at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics.

At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Kuske, along with teammates André Lange, Carsten Embach, Enrico Kühn, won the gold medal in the four-man event. Four years later in Turin, Kuske paired with Lange to win the gold medal in the two-man event, while those two, along with teammates René Hoppe and Martin Putze, won gold in the four-man event. Kuske won gold in the two-man and silver in the four-man event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Kuske also has eleven medals at the FIBT World Championships, including seven golds (Two-man: 2003, 2007, 2008; Four-man: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008), two silvers (Two-man: 2005, Four-man: 2009), and two bronzes (Two-man: 2004, Four-man: 2007).

Since pilot André Lange retired Kevin Kuske starts with pilot Thomas Florschütz.

References

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• Bundswehr profile of Kuske (German)
• Kevin Kuske at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
• Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932–56, and since 1964
• Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
• Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930