Francesco Friedrich

Francesco Friedrich (born 2 May 1990) is a German bobsledder who has been active since 2006. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, he and his brakeman Thorsten Margis tied with Canada's Justin Kripps and Alexander Kopacz for the gold medal in the two-man competition.^[3] Friedrich also won gold outright in the four-man event alongside Margis, Candy Bauer and Martin Grothkopp, making Friedrich the fifth German pilot to win two-man and four-man golds at the same Games, after Andreas Ostler in 1952, Meinhard Nehmer in 1976, Wolfgang Hoppe in 1984 and André Lange in 2006.^[4] At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, Friedrich and Margis again won the gold medal with both sleighs. Friedrich previously competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the doubles and fours and finished in eighth and tenth place, respectively.^[2]

Francesco Friedrich

Friedrich in 2022
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1990-05-02) 2 May 1990 (age 35)[1] Pirna, East Germany[2]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Bobsleigh
Event(s)	Two-man, Four-man
Club	SC Oberbärenburg
Turned pro	2006[1]
Medal record Men's bobsleigh Representing  Germany Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang Two-man 2018 Pyeongchang Four-man 2022 Beijing Two-man 2022 Beijing Four-man World Championships 2011 Königssee Mixed team 2013 St. Moritz Two-man 2015 Winterberg Two-man 2015 Winterberg Mixed team 2016 Igls Two-man 2017 Königssee Two-man 2017 Königssee Four-man 2019 Whistler Two-man 2019 Whistler Four-man 2020 Altenberg Two-man 2020 Altenberg Four-man 2021 Altenberg Two-man 2021 Altenberg Four-man 2023 St. Moritz Four-man 2024 Winterberg Two-man 2024 Winterberg Four-man 2025 Lake Placid Two-man 2025 Lake Placid Four-man 2013 St. Moritz Mixed team 2016 Igls Four-man 2023 St. Moritz Two-man European Championships 2015 La Plagne Two-man 2017 Winterberg Two-man 2018 Igls Two-man 2019 Königssee Two-man 2021 Winterberg Two-man 2021 Winterberg Four-man 2022 St. Moritz Two-man 2024 Igls Four-man 2025 Lillehammer Two-man 2015 La Plagne Four-man 2018 Igls Four-man 2020 Winterberg Four-man 2022 St. Moritz Four-man 2023 Altenberg Four-man 2025 Lillehammer Four-man 2013 Igls Two-man 2014 Königssee Four-man 2019 Königssee Four-man 2023 Altenberg Two-man

He is the most successful athlete of the IBSF World Championships winning his first gold medal in the 2011 Königssee mixed team event. Between 2017 and 2021, he won all IBSF World Championships, two-man and four-man, increasing his number of titles to 13.

Career results

Olympic Games

Event	Two-man	Four-man
Representing  Germany
2014 Sochi	6th[a]	8th[a]
2018 Pyeongchang	1st[b]	1st
2022 Beijing	1st	1st

1. Improved 2 ranks after disqualification of Russian bobs
2. Shared gold with Justin Kripps.

World Championships

Event	Two-man	Four-man	Team
Representing  Germany
2011 Königssee	11th	–	1st
2012 Lake Placid	4th	9th	–
2013 St. Moritz	1st	13th	2nd
2015 Winterberg	1st	4th	1st
2016 Innsbruck	1st	2nd	–
2017 Königssee	1st	1st[a]	–
2019 Whistler	1st	1st	–
2020 Altenberg	1st	1st
2021 Altenberg	1st	1st
2023 St. Moritz	2nd	1st
2024 Winterberg	1st	1st
2025 Lake Placid	1st	1st

1. Shared gold with Johannes Lochner.

Bobsleigh World Cup

Two-man

Season		Place	Points		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
2011–12		27th	304		–	–	–	–	–	DSQ	11	7	—	—	—	—
2012–13		6th	1369		3	3	3	–	–	1	3	3	10	—	—	—
2013–14		3rd	1400		6	3	7	9	5	3	4	12	—	—	—	—
2014–15		4th	1429		1	2	5	7	4	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16		6th	1275		1	1	1	8	DNF	16	10	3	—	—	—	—
2016–17		1st	1545		1	—	1	1	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—
2017–18		2nd	1504		9	9	13	2	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	—
2018–19		1st	1800		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
2019–20		1st	1530		2	1	1	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21		1st	2685		1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2021–22		1st	1703		1	1	1	1	12	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
2022–23		2nd	1656		1	1	2	6	3	3	2	2	—	—	—	—
2023–24		1st	1675		2	3	2	2	2	3	2	1	—
2024–25		1st	1745		1	1	3	1	1	2	1	2	—

Four-man

Season		Place	Points		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
2011–12		27th	272		–	–	–	–	–	10	–	12	—
2012–13		19th	624		5	13	10	–	–	–	–	–	6
2013–14		7th	1400		13	15	14	2	2	11	9	5	—
2014–15		5th	1310		14	2	6	4	2	3	2	—	—
2015–16		2nd	1570		1	1	4	6	7	4	4	3	—
2016–17		7th	1224		12	—	3	5	3	5	4	11	—
2017–18		2nd	1468		9	4	12	3	3	2	2	6	—
2018–19		1st	1727		2	1	1	3	1	1	4	1	—
2019–20		1st	1686		4	3	1	2	1	1	1	5	—
2020–21		1st	900		1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
2021–22		1st	1785		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	—
2022–23		1st	1737		1	1	2	1	4	2	1	1	—
2023–24		1st	1745		2	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	—
2024–25		1st	1515		1	2	1	1	2		2	2	—