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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1992-07-30) 30 July 1992 Wernigerode, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skeleton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | BSR Oberhof | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christopher Grotheer (born 30 July 1992) is a German skeleton racer who has competed since 2007. His debut at the European Cup was in November 2010. Grotheer's best Skeleton World Cup finish was 3rd in season 2012–13.1 He won the Gold medal in Men's Skeleton Singles contest at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Germany's first ever in the event.2
Career results
All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).3
Olympic Games
| Event | Men | Skeleton mixed team |
|---|---|---|
 2018 Pyeongchang
|
8th | N/a |
 2022 Beijing
|
1st | N/a |
 2026 Milano Cortina
|
3rd | 3rd |
World Championships
| Event | Men | Skeleton mixed team |
Mixed team |
|---|---|---|---|
 2013 St. Moritz
|
16th | N/a | — |
 2015 Winterberg
|
5th | 2nd | |
| 2017 Königssee
|
6th | 2nd | |
 2019 Whistler
|
4th | 1st | |
| 2020 Altenberg
|
1st | 5th | N/a |
| 2021 Altenberg
|
1st | 1st | |
| 2023 St. Moritz
|
10th | 1st | |
| 2024 Winterberg
|
1st | 1st | |
 2025 Lake Placid
|
7th | 4th |
World Cup results
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Points | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 |  14 |
12 |
 13 |
 3 |
 – |
5 |
9 |
 7 |
 7 |
1232 | 8th | ||
| 2013–14 | – |
– |
– |
15 |
 12 |
23 |
– |
– |
N/a | 282 | 27th | ||
| 2014–15 | 15 |
4 |
12 |
11 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
– |
N/a | 1088 | 8th | ||
| 2015–16 | 7 |
5 |
5 |
DNS |
– |
– |
– |
– |
N/a | 536 | 18th | ||
| 2016–17 | 9 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
 8 |
N/a | 1425 | 5th | ||
| 2017–18 | 10 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
N/a | 1408 | 6th | ||
| 2018–19 |  – |
– |
4 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
DNS |
N/a | 824 | 12th | ||
| 2020–21 | 11 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
– |
N/a | 1192 | 4th | ||
| 2021–22 | 3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
3 |
N/a | 1547 | 3rd | ||
| 2022–23 | 5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
N/a | 1656 | 1st | ||
| 2023–24 |  1 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
 1 |
9 |
2 |
17 |
N/a | 1494 | 2nd | ||
| 2024–25 | 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
DNS |
3 |
2 |
9 |
N/a | 1462 | 3rd | ||
| 2025–26 |  15 |
21 |
16 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
|
N/a | 838 | 9th | |||
References
References
- "Grotheer Dritter beim Skeleton-Weltcup". Stern (in German). Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- "Christopher Grotheer wins Germany's first skeleton gold | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- "Christopher Grotheer - IBSF World Cup results". International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
External links
External links
- Christopher Grotheer at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation
- Christopher Grotheer at Milano Cortina 2026
- Christopher Grotheer at Olympics.com
- Christopher Grotheer at Olympedia
- Christopher Grotheer at InterSportStats
- Christopher Grotheer at Team Deutschland (in German)
- Christopher Grotheer on Instagram