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Sandra Kiriasis

Sandra Kiriasis

Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1975-01-04) 4 January 1975 (age 49)[1] Dresden, East Germany
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st)[1]
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Bobsleigh
Event	2-woman
Club	RSG Hochsauerland
Retired	2014
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
Medal record Women's bobsleigh Representing  Germany Olympic Games 2006 Turin Two-woman 2002 Salt Lake City Two-woman World Championships 2005 Calgary Two-woman 2007 St. Moritz Two-woman 2007 St. Moritz Mixed team 2008 Altenberg Two-woman 2008 Altenberg Mixed team 2009 Lake Placid Mixed team 2011 Königssee Mixed team 2003 Winterberg Two-woman 2004 Königssee Two-woman 2012 Lake Placid Two-woman 2012 Lake Placid Mixed team 2013 St. Moritz Mixed team 2013 St. Moritz Two-woman World Cup Championships 2003–04 Two-woman 2004–05 Two-woman 2005–06 Two-woman 2006–07 Two-woman 2007–08 Two-woman 2008–09 Two-woman 2009–10 Two-woman 2010–11 Two-woman 2000–01 Two-woman 2001–02 Two-woman 2002–03 Two-woman 2013-13 Two-woman 2011–12 Two-woman European Championships 2006 St. Moritz Two-woman 2007 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-woman 2008 Cesana Two-woman 2009 St. Moritz Two-woman 2011 Winterberg Two-woman 2013 Innsbruck-Igls Two-woman 2005 Altenberg Two-woman 2012 Altenberg Two-woman 2014 Königgsee Two-woman 2010 Innsbruck-Igls Two-woman

Sandra Kiriasis (née Prokoff; born 4 January 1975 in Dresden) is a German former bobsledder who has competed from 2000 to 2014.

At the 2002 Winter OlympicsinSalt Lake City she won silver in the two-woman event together with teammate Ulrike Holzner. She also competed in the bobsleigh events at the 2006 Winter OlympicsinTurin, where Kiriasis (married in late 2004) won gold in the two-woman event with teammate Anja Schneiderheinze. She finished fourth in the two-woman event at the 2010 Winter OlympicsinVancouver.

Kiriasis also won eight medals at the FIBT World Championships with five golds (Two-woman: 2005, 2007, 2008; Mixed team: 2007, 2008, 2009) and two silvers (Two-woman: 2003, 2004). She won the overall two-woman Bobsleigh World Cup in 2003-4, 2004–5, 2005–6, 2006-7, 2007-8, 2008-9, 2009–10, 2010–11 and won a record 43 World Cup races in total.

Kiriasis retired from the sport after the 2014 Winter Olympics.^[2] In July 2014 Kiriasis joined basketball team Nürnberger BC as a fitness coach.^[3] In 2017 she was appointed as driving coach for the Jamaican women's bobsleigh team ahead of the 2018 Winter OlympicsinPyeongchang, South Korea, helping them to qualify for the Olympics for the first time.^[4][5] However, she parted company with the Jamaica Bobsleigh Federation days ahead of the start of bobsleigh training at the Games after she was told she would be demoted from her position as driver coach to the role of track and performance analyst.^[6][7]

Career highlights[edit]

2002 – Salt Lake City, 2nd with Ulrike Holzner

2006 – Turin, 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze

2003 – Winterberg, 2nd with Ulrike Holzner

2004 – Königssee, 2nd with Anja Schneiderheinze

2005 – Calgary, 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze

2007 – St. Moritz, 1st with Romy Logsch

2008 – Altenberg, 1st with Romy Logsch

2005 – Altenberg, 2nd with Anja Schneiderheinze

2006 – St. Moritz, 1st with Berit Wiacker

2007 – Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1st with Romy Logsch

2008 – Cesana, 1st with Berit Wiacker

2009 – St. Moritz, 1st with Berit Wiacker

2000/2001 – Winterberg, 2nd with Daniela Clobes

2000/2001 – Winterberg, 3rd with Daniela Clobes

2000/2001 – Igls, 2nd with Kerstin Szymkowiak

2000/2001 – Igls, 2nd with Kerstin Szymkowiak

2000/2001 – Park City, 1st with Ulrike Holzner

2001/2002 – Winterberg, 1st with Ulrike Holzner

2001/2002 – Winterberg, 1st with Ulrike Holzner

2001/2002 – Königssee, 1st with Nicole Herschmann

2001/2002 – Igls, 1st with Ulrike Holzner

2001/2002 – Igls, 1st with Nicole Herschmann

2001/2002 – Calgary, 3rd with Ulrike Holzner

2001/2002 – Calgary, 3rd with Ulrike Holzner

2002/2003 – Calgary, 2nd with Ulrike Holzner

2002/2003 – Calgary, 1st with Ulrike Holzner

2002/2003 – Park City, 1st with Nicole Herschmann

2002/2003 – Park City, 1st with Ulrike Holzner

2002/2003 – Lake Placid, 1st with Ulrike Holzner

2002/2003 – Lake Placid, 1st with Nicole Herschmann

2002/2003 – Igls, 2nd with Nicole Herschmann

2002/2003 – Igls, 2nd with Ulrike Holzner

2003/2004 – Calgary, 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze

2003/2004 – Calgary, 1st with Janine Tischer

2003/2004 – Lake Placid, 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze

2003/2004 – Lake Placid, 2nd with Janine Tischer

2003/2004 – Lillehammer, 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze

2003/2004 – Lillehammer, 1st with Berit Wiacker

2004/2005 – Winterberg, 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze

2004/2005 – Altenberg, 2nd with Anja Schneiderheinze

2004/2005 – Igls, 1st with Berit Wiacker

2004/2005 – Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1st with Berit Wiacker

2004/2005 – Cesana, 1st with Berit Wiacker

2004/2005 – Lake Placid, 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze

2005/2006 – Calgary, 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze

2005/2006 – Lake Placid, 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze

2005/2006 – Igls, 1st with Berit Wiacker

2005/2006 – Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze

2005/2006 – Königssee, 3rd with Anja Schneiderheinze

2005/2006 – St. Moritz, 2nd with Berit Wiacker

2006/2007 – Calgary, 3rd with Romy Logsch

2006/2007 – Lake Placid, 3rd with Anja Schneiderheinze

2006/2007 – Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1st with Romy Logsch

2006/2007 – Igls, 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze

2006/2007 – Cesana, 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze

2006/2007 – Winterberg, 1st with Romy Logsch

2006/2007 – Königssee, 1st with Berit Wiacker

2007/2008 – Calgary, 3rd with Berit Wiacker

2007/2008 – Park City, 1st with Romy Logsch

2007/2008 – Lake Placid, 1st with Romy Logsch

2007/2008 – Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1st with Romy Logsch

2007/2008 – Cesana, 3rd with Berit Wiacker

2007/2008 – St. Moritz, 1st with Romy Logsch

2007/2008 – Königssee, 2nd with Berit Wiacker

2007/2008 – Winterberg, 1st with Berit Wiacker

2008/2009 – Winterberg, 2nd with Romy Logsch

2008/2009 – Altenberg, 1st with Berit Wiacker

2008/2009 – Igls, 3rd with Romy Logsch

2008/2009 – Königssee, 2nd with Romy Logsch

2008/2009 – St. Moritz, 1st with Berit Wiacker

2008/2009 – St. Moritz, 1st with Berit Wiacker

2008/2009 – Park City, 3rd with Patricia Polifka

References[edit]

• Bobsleigh two-woman Olympic medalists since 2002 Archived 30 September 2003 at the Wayback Machine
• Bobsleigh two-woman world championship medalists since 2000
• Mixed bobsleigh-skeleton world championship medalists since 2007
• List of two-woman bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1995
• NBCOlympics.com profile

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