Christopher Grotheer
Appearance
![]() Grotheer in 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wernigerode, Germany | 30 July 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Skeleton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | BSR Oberhof | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christopher Grotheer (born 30 July 1992) is a German skeleton racer who has competed since 2007. His debut at the European Cup was in November 2010. Grotheer's best Skeleton World Cup finish was 3rd in season 2012–13.[1] He won the Gold medal in Men's Skeleton Singles contest at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Germany's first ever in the event.[2]
Career results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).[3]
World Championships
[edit]Event | Men | Skeleton mixed team |
Mixed team |
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16 | — | — |
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5th | 2nd | |
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6th | 2nd | |
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4th | 1st | |
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1st | 5th | — |
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1st | 1st | |
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10th | 1st | |
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1st | 1st | |
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7th | 4th |
World Cup results
[edit]Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Points | Place | ||
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2012–13 | ![]() 14 |
![]() 12 |
![]() 13 |
![]() 3 |
![]() – |
![]() 5 |
![]() 9 |
![]() 7 |
![]() 7 |
1232 | 8th | ||
2013–14 | ![]() – |
![]() – |
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![]() 15 |
![]() 12 |
![]() 23 |
![]() – |
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— | 282 | 27th | ||
2014–15 | ![]() 15 |
![]() 4 |
![]() 12 |
![]() 11 |
![]() 9 |
![]() 4 |
![]() 5 |
![]() – |
— | 1088 | 8th | ||
2015–16 | ![]() 7 |
![]() 5 |
![]() 5 |
![]() DNS |
![]() – |
![]() – |
![]() – |
![]() – |
— | 536 | 18th | ||
2016–17 | ![]() 9 |
![]() 7 |
![]() 1 |
![]() 4 |
![]() 8 |
![]() 5 |
![]() 5 |
![]() 8 |
— | 1425 | 5th | ||
2017–18 | ![]() 10 |
![]() 4 |
![]() 4 |
![]() 10 |
![]() 5 |
![]() 3 |
![]() 7 |
![]() 5 |
— | 1408 | 6th | ||
2018–19 | ![]() – |
![]() – |
![]() 4 |
![]() 12 |
![]() 6 |
![]() 6 |
![]() 9 |
![]() DNS |
— | 824 | 12th | ||
2020–21 | ![]() 11 |
![]() 6 |
![]() 7 |
![]() 3 |
![]() 8 |
![]() 6 |
![]() 6 |
![]() – |
— | 1192 | 4th | ||
2021–22 | ![]() 3 |
![]() 1 |
![]() 2 |
![]() 3 |
![]() 3 |
![]() 8 |
![]() 9 |
![]() 3 |
— | 1547 | 3rd | ||
2022–23 | ![]() 5 |
![]() 1 |
![]() 2 |
![]() 1 |
![]() 2 |
![]() 2 |
![]() 4 |
![]() 3 |
— | 1656 | 1st | ||
2023–24 | ![]() 1 |
![]() 3 |
![]() 5 |
![]() 2 |
![]() 1 |
![]() 9 |
![]() 2 |
![]() 17 |
— | 1494 | 2nd | ||
2024–25 | ![]() 1 |
![]() 1 |
![]() 1 |
![]() 1 |
![]() DNS |
![]() 3 |
![]() 2 |
![]() 9 |
— | 1462 | 3rd |
References
[edit]- ^ "Grotheer Dritter beim Skeleton-Weltcup". Stern (in German). Retrieved 8 December 2012.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Christopher Grotheer wins Germany's first skeleton gold | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Christopher Grotheer - IBSF World Cup results". International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christopher Grotheer.
- Christopher Grotheer at IBSF
- Christopher Grotheer at Olympics.com
- Christopher Grotheer at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
- Christopher Grotheer at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1992 births
- German male skeleton racers
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Wernigerode
- Olympic skeleton racers for Germany
- Skeleton racers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Skeleton racers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in skeleton
- Olympic gold medalists for Germany
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German winter sports biography stubs
- Skeleton racing biography stubs