German cross-country skier
René Sommerfeldt Country Germany Born (1974-10-02 ) 2 October 1974 (age 50) Zittau , East Germany Ski club WSC Erzgebierge Oberwiesenthal Seasons 15 – (1996 –2010 ) Indiv. starts 229 Indiv. podiums 19 Indiv. wins 4 Team starts 39 Team podiums 15 Team wins 2 Overall titles 1 – (2004 ) Discipline titles 1 – (1 DI )
René Sommerfeldt (born 2 October 1974 in Zittau ) is a German cross-country skier who competed from 1994 to 2010. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relays at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2002. Sommerfeldt's best individual Olympic finish was 12th in the 15 km event in 2006.
Sommerfeldt also has three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships , earning two silvers (50 km: 2001, 4 × 10 km relay: 2003) and one bronze (4 × 10 km relay: 2001).
He also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival in 2004, becoming the second German to win this prestigious honor (the first was Gerhard Grimmer in 1970/71).
Sommerfeldt will become a coach in cross-country skiing for the German team.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS) .[ 1]
Olympic Games
2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
World Championships
3 medals – (2 silver, 1 bronze)
Year
Age
10 km
15 km
Pursuit
30 km
50 km
Sprint
4 × 10 km relay
Team sprint
1997
22
37
—
27
—
—
—
6
—
1999
24
44
—
40
41
—
—
—
—
2001
26
—
—
34
—
Silver
8
Bronze
—
2003
28
—
—
18
23
—
19
Silver
—
2005
30
—
34
28
—
—
—
—
—
2007
32
—
19
13
—
15
—
—
—
2009
34
—
—
31
—
6
—
—
—
World Cup
Season titles
2 titles – (1 overall, 1 distance)
Season
Discipline
2004
Overall
Distance
Season standings
Season
Age
Discipline standings
Ski Tour standings
Overall
Distance
Long Distance
Middle Distance
Sprint
Tour de Ski
World Cup Final
1996
22
43
—
—
—
—
—
—
1997
23
40
—
57
—
29
—
—
1998
24
46
—
51
—
44
—
—
1999
25
58
—
NC
—
62
—
—
2000
26
13
—
28
15
14
—
—
2001
27
6
—
—
—
14
—
—
2002
28
36
—
—
—
46
—
—
2003
29
—
—
—
10
—
—
2004
30
—
—
31
—
—
2005
31
5
4
—
—
NC
—
—
2006
32
17
9
—
—
NC
—
—
2007
33
17
12
—
—
68
15
—
2008
34
—
—
81
12
2009
35
61
43
—
—
NC
DNF
21
2010
36
12
12
—
—
71
6
39
Individual podiums
4 victories – (3 WC , 1 SWC )
19 podiums – (17 WC , 2 SWC )
No.
Season
Date
Location
Race
Level
Place
1
1999–00
16 February 2000
Ulrichen , Switzerland
10 km Individual F
World Cup
3rd
2
2000–01
10 January 2001
Soldier Hollow , United States
30 km Mass Start F
World Cup
3rd
3
2002–03
10 January 2001
Clusone , Italy
1.4 km Sprint F
World Cup
2nd
4
4 January 2003
Kavgolovo , Russia
10 km Individual F
World Cup
1st
5
2003–04
30 November 2003
Rukatunturi , Finland
15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F
World Cup
3rd
6
6 December 2003
Toblach , Italy
30 km Mass Start F
World Cup
2nd
7
20 December 2003
Ramsau , Austria
15 km + 15 Pursuit C/F
World Cup
2nd
8
6 January 2004
Falun , Sweden
15 km + 15 Pursuit C/F
World Cup
3rd
9
13 February 2004
Oberstdorf , Germany
15 km + 15 Pursuit C/F
World Cup
1st
10
28 February 2004
Oslo , Norway
50 km Individual F
World Cup
1st
11
14 March 2004
Pragelato , Italy
30 km Individual F
World Cup
2nd
12
2004–05
20 November 2004
Gällivare , Sweden
15 km Individual C
World Cup
2nd
13
28 November 2004
Rukatunturi , Finland
15 km Individual C
World Cup
3rd
14
2005–06
21 January 2006
Oberstdorf , Germany
15 km + 15 Pursuit C/F
World Cup
3rd
15
2006–07
3 January 2007
Oberstdorf , Germany
15 km Individual C
Stage World Cup
2nd
16
2007–08
6 January 2008
Val di Fiemme , Italy
10 km Pursuit F
Stage World Cup
1st
17
28 December 2007 – 6 January 2008
Tour de Ski
Overall Standings
World Cup
2nd
18
25 January 2008
Canmore , Canada
15 km Individual F
World Cup
2nd
19
2 March 2008
Lahti , Finland
15 km Individual C
World Cup
2nd
Team podiums
2 victories – (2 RL )
15 podiums – (9 RL , 6 TS )
No.
'Season
Date
Location
Race
Level
Place
Teammate(s)
1
2000–01
13 December 2000
Clusone , Italy
10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F
World Cup
3rd
Schlickenrieder
2
2001–02
3 March 2002
Lahti , Finland
6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F
World Cup
2nd
Angerer
3
2002–03
24 November 2002
Kiruna , Sweden
4 × 10 km Relay C/F
World Cup
3rd
Schlütter / Teichmann / Angerer
4
26 January 2003
Oberhof , Germany
10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F
World Cup
2nd
Angerer
5
14 February 2003
Asiago , Italy
10 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F
World Cup
2nd
Angerer
6
23 March 2003
Falun , Sweden
4 × 10 km Relay C/F
World Cup
3rd
Filbrich / Schlütter / Teichmann
7
2003–04
23 November 2003
Beitostølen , Norway
4 × 10 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Filbrich / Teichmann / Angerer
8
14 December 2003
Davos , Switzerland
4 × 10 km Relay C/F
World Cup
2nd
Filbrich / Schlütter / Angerer
9
7 February 2004
La Clusaz , France
4 × 10 km Relay C/F
World Cup
2nd
Filbrich / Teichmann / Angerer
10
15 February 2004
Oberstdorf , Germany
6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F
World Cup
3rd
Angerer
11
2004–05
21 November 2004
Gällivare , Sweden
4 × 10 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Filbrich / Angerer / Teichmann
12
23 January 2005
Pragelato , Italy
6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C
World Cup
3rd
Schlütter
13
2005–06
15 January 2006
Lago di Tesero , Italy
4 × 10 km Relay C/F
World Cup
2nd
Teichmann / Filbrich / Angerer
14
2006–07
7 December 2006
La Clusaz , France
4 × 10 km Relay C/F
World Cup
3rd
Angerer / Seifert / Teichmann
15
2009–10
22 November 2009
Beitostølen , Norway
4 × 10 km Relay C/F
World Cup
3rd
Filbrich / Teichmann / Angerer
References
External links
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