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Manuel Machata 
Personal information Full name Manuel Machata Nationality 
GermanBorn April 18, 1984
Berchtesgaden, Bavaria,
West GermanyHeight 5 ft 12 in (1.83 m) Weight 225 lb (102 kg) Website Team Machata Sport Country GermanySport 
Bobsleigh (pilot)Club SC Potsdam Turned pro 2005 Medal recordMen's Bobsleigh Competitor for GermanyWorld Championships Gold 2011 Königssee Four-man Silver 2011 Königssee Two-man World Cup Championships Gold 2010–11 Four-man Gold 2010–11 Combined Silver 2010–11 Two-man European Championships Gold 2011 Winterberg Four-man Manuel Machata (born April 18, 1984) is an German bobsledder who has competed since 2005.
Manuel Machata grew up in Ramsau near Berchtesgaden, Germany. He attended the CJD Christophorus high school in Berchtesgaden. After completing high school he joined the sports group of the German army (Bundeswehr). He became German Junior Champion in both two and four-man and Junior World Champion in four-man bobsled in 2006. Machata started regularly at the European Cup since November 2006 where he won the 2006 and 2007 cups at Königssee and 2007 the four-man in Igls. He was behind Thomas Florschütz in both two and four-man at Königssee 2007 and third in the 2008 two-man championships in Altenberg. He reached second place at the Junior World Championship 2009 at Königssee in both two and four-man bobsled. He decided the European Cup in 2009 for himself and secured his starting place for the 2010/11 World Cup after André Lange's resignation. Although he is ranked in the B-league behind the two A-league drivers Karl Angerer and Thomas Florschütz, he dominated the difficult track in Whistler in a surprise victory in the two-man bobsled with his breakman Andreas Bredau in his World Cup debut. At the following World Cup stop in Calgary he celebrated his maiden victory in the four-man race with his pushers Makarov, Bredau and Poser.
References
- Debruin, Lynn (Associated Press) (11 December 2010), "Russia Claims Two-man Bobsleigh", The Globe and Mail (Associated Press), http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/russia-claims-two-man-bobsleigh/article1834191/, retrieved 28 December 2010
- Associated Press (5 December 2010), "Germans sweep World Cup 4-man bobsled; Steven Holcomb 5th", USA Today, http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/winter/2010-12-05-WC-bobsled-4man_N.htm, retrieved 28 December 2010
External links
1984–85: West Germany (Anton Fischer) · 1985–86: Switzerland (Ekkehard Fasser) · 1986–87: United States (Matt Roy) · 1987–88: Austria (Ingo Appelt) · 1988–89: Switzerland (Gustav Weder) · 1989–90: Soviet Union (Maris Poikans) · 1990–91: Switzerland (Gustav Weder) · 1991–92: Germany (Wolfgang Hoppe) · 1992–93: United States (Brian Shimer) · 1993–94: Canada (Pierre Lueders) · 1994–95: Canada (Pierre Lueders) · 1995–96: Germany (Christoph Langen) · 1996–97: Italy (Günther Huber) · 1997–98: Canada (Pierre Lueders) · 1998–99: Germany (Christoph Langen) · 1999–2000: Switzerland (Marcel Rohner) · 2000–01: Germany (André Lange) · 2001–02: Switzerland (Martin Annen) · 2002–03: Germany (André Lange) · 2003–04: Germany (André Lange) · 2004–05: Switzerland (Martin Annen) · 2005–06: Canada (Pierre Lueders) · 2006–07: United States (Steve Holcomb) · 2007–08: Germany (André Lange) · 2008–09: Russia (Alexandr Zubkov) · 2009–10: United States (Steve Holcomb) · 2010–11: Germany (Manuel Machata)
1984–85 (unofficial): United States (Jeffrey Jost) · 1985–86 (unofficial): Switzerland (Ekkehard Fasser) · 1986–87 (unofficial): United States (Matt Roy) · 1987–88 (unofficial): Austria (Ingo Appelt) & Austria (Peter Kienast) · 1988–89 (unofficial): Austria (Ingo Appelt) · 1989–90 (unofficial): Canada (Chris Lori) · 1990–91: Switzerland (Gustav Weder) · 1991–92: Germany (Wolfgang Hoppe) · 1992–93: United States (Brian Shimer) · 1993–94: Austria (Hubert Schösser) · 1994–95: Canada (Pierre Lueders) · 1995–96: Germany (Wolfgang Hoppe) · 1996–97: Switzerland (Marcel Rohner) · 1997–98: Germany (Harald Czudaj) · 1998–99: Germany (Christoph Langen) · 1999–2000: Switzerland (Marcel Rohner) · 2000–01: Germany (André Lange) · 2001–02: Switzerland (Martin Annen) · 2002–03: Germany (André Lange) · 2003–04: Germany (André Lange) · 2004–05: Russia (Alexandr Zubkov) · 2005–06: Russia (Alexandr Zubkov) · 2006–07: Russia (Yevgeni Popov) · 2007–08: Germany (André Lange) · 2008–09: Russia (Alexandr Zubkov) · 2009–10: United States (Steve Holcomb ) · 2010–11: Germany (Manuel Machata)
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Berchtesgaden
- German bobsledders
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