Richard Adjei

Richard Adjei (30 January 1983 – 26 October 2020) was a German bobsledder who competed since 2007.^[1][2] He was also an American football linebacker.^[3]

Richard Adjei

Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1983-01-30)30 January 1983[1] Düsseldorf, West Germany
Died	26 October 2020(2020-10-26) (aged 37) Düsseldorf, Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight	106 kg (234 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Bobsleigh
Turned pro	2007
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
Medal record Men's Bobsleigh Representing  Germany Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver Two-man World Championships 2011 Königssee Four-man

Bobsleigh career

His first World Cup event at Königssee, Germany earned him a win in the two-man event on 9 January 2010.^[4] Adeji won silver in the two-man event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver as a pusher in tandem with driver Thomas Florschütz. He also won the gold medal in the World Championship four-man event at Königssee in 2011, as second brakeman in the bob piloted by Manuel Machata.

Adjei died on 26 October 2020 from a heart attack at the age of 37.^[5]

American football career

Adjei was also an American football linebacker for Rhein Fire, Berlin Thunder in the NFL Europe and Düsseldorf Panther in the German Football League.^[6]