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Richard Adjei

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Richard Adjei
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born(1983-01-30)30 January 1983[1]
Düsseldorf,West Germany
Died26 October 2020(2020-10-26)(aged 37)
Düsseldorf,Germany
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight106 kg (234 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryGermany
SportBobsleigh
Turned pro2007
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Medal record
Men'sBobsleigh
RepresentingGermany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Two-man
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Königssee Four-man

Richard Adjei(30 January 1983 – 26 October 2020) was a Germanbobsledderwho competed since 2007.[1][2]He was also anAmerican football linebacker.[3]

Bobsleigh career

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His firstWorld Cupevent atKönigssee,Germanyearned him a win in the two-man event on 9 January 2010.[4]Adeji won silver in the two-man event at the2010 Winter OlympicsinVancouveras a pusher in tandem with driverThomas 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 byManuel Machata.

Adjei died on 26 October 2020 from aheart attackat the age of 37.[5]

American football career

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Adjei was also an American football linebacker forRhein Fire,Berlin Thunderin theNFL EuropeandDüsseldorf Pantherin theGerman Football League.[6]

References

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  1. ^abcdFIBT-Bobsleigh profileArchived2015-02-24 at theWayback Machine,accessed December 19, 2010
  2. ^Neusser, Frank (27 October 2020)."Er spielte für Rhein Fire: Olympia-Medaillengewinner Richard Adjei verstorben".Express.de(in German).
  3. ^"Rhein Fire-Profi als Lebensretter in Florida - Adjei rettet Kleinkind aus Pool".Archived fromthe originalon 2010-08-18.Retrieved2010-02-23.
  4. ^Vom Football in den Eiskanal - Richard Adjei ist erster dunkelhäutige Bremser in der deutschen Bob-Geschichte
  5. ^""Er war ein Super-Typ, wie ein Familienmitglied"".Welt(in German).Retrieved29 October2020.
  6. ^"Olympia 2010: Silber für Richard Adjei - Der Westen".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-05-27.Retrieved2017-09-10.
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