René Sommerfeldt

René Sommerfeldt
René Sommerfeldt
Country	Germany
Born	(1974-10-02) 2 October 1974 (age 46) Zittau, East Germany
Ski club	WSC Erzgebierge Oberwiesenthal
World Cup career
Seasons	1996–2010
Individual wins	4
Team wins	2
Indiv. podiums	19
Team podiums	15
Indiv. starts	229
Team starts	39
Overall titles	1 – (2004)
Discipline titles	1 – (1 DI)
hide Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Germany Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 1 World Championships 0 2 1 Total 0 3 2 Olympic Games 2006 Turin 4 × 10 km relay 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 10 km relay World Championships 2001 Lahti 50 km freestyle 2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay 2001 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay

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.

World Cup results[]

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[1]

World Cup standings[]

Season titles[]

• 2 titles – (1 overall, 1 distance)

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[]

• Rene Sommerfeldt at the International Ski Federation
• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-02-24) (in Norwegian)
• Official website (in German)
• René Sommerfeldt at the International Olympic Committee
• René Sommerfeldt at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)