Sandro Michel

Sandro Michel (born 1 July 1996) is a Swiss bobsledder who represented Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Career Michel represented Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics and finished in fourth place in the two-man event, along with Michael Vogt.

In January 2023, he competed at the IBSF European Championships 2023 and won a silver medal in the two-man event, and a bronze medal in the four-man event. A week later he competed at the IBSF World Championships 2023 and won a bronze medal in the two-man event along with Vogt, with a time of 4:22.34.

On 4 February 2024, he represented Switzerland at the IBSF European Championships 2024 and won a silver medal in the two-man event, along with Vogt. On 13 February 2024, he was involved in a crash during a training session, when he was thrown off the sled at the finish line, and the sled slid backwards and he was run over by the bobsleigh. He lost consciousness during the crash and was airlifted to a hospital. He had surgery for hip and thigh injuries, and also sustained broken ribs, a broken shoulder blade, torn muscles in the ribcage, and a pulmonary hemorrhage.

Bobsleigh results Olympic Games Event Two-man Four-man 2022 Beijing 4th 11th

World Championships