René Sommerfeldt

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).

Olympic Games 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze) Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 1998 23 38 29 26 8 2002 27 — 10 16 — 19 Bronze 2006 31 11 36 — Silver — 2010 35 36 21 21 — 6 —

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) SeasonDiscipline2004 Overall Distance

Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 1996 22 43 1997 23 40 57 29 1998 24 46 51 44 1999 25 58 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 2006 32 17 9 2007 33 17 12 68 15 2008 34 81 12 2009 35 61 43 21 2010 36 12 12 71 6 39

Individual podiums 4 victories – (3 , 1 ) 19 podiums – (17 , 2 )

Team podiums 2 victories – (2 ) 15 podiums – (9 , 6 )