Marion Thees

Marion Thees
Medal record
Women´s Skeleton
Competitor for  Germany
World Championships
Gold 2009 Lake Placid Women
Gold 2009 Lake Placid Mixed team
Gold 2011 Königssee Women
Gold 2011 Königssee Mixed team

Marion Thees (born 5 July 1984 in Eisenach as Marion Trott) is a German skeleton racer who has competed since 2001. She won two golds at the 2009 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York, earning them in the women's skeleton and mixed team events.

In 2009, Trott was second in the European Championships in St. Moritz. She won the Skeleton World Cup in 2008-09.

Trott qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics where she finished eighth.

References

v · World champions in women's skeleton
2000: Steffi Hanzlik (GER) * 2001: Maya Pedersen (SUI) * 2003: Michelle Kelly (CAN) * 2004: Diane Sartor (GER) * 2005: Maya Pedersen (SUI) * 2007: Noelle Pikus-Pace (USA) * 2008: Anja Huber (GER) * 2009: Marion Trott (GER) * 2011: Marion Thees (GER)
v · World champions in bobsleigh and skeleton mixed team
2007: Germany (Frank Kleber, Sandra Kiriasis, Berit Wiacker, Monique Riekewald, Karl Angerer, & Marc Kühne) * 2008: Germany (Sebastian Haupt, Sandra Kiriasis, Berit Wiacker, Anja Huber, Matthias Höpfner, & Alex Mann) * 2009: Germany (Frank Rommel, Sandra Kiriasis, Patricia Polifka, Marion Trott, Thomas Florschütz, & Andreas Barucha) * 2011: Germany (Michi Halilović, Sandra Kiriasis, Stephanie Schneider, Marion Thees, Francesco Friedrich, & Florian Becke)
v · World Cup champions in women's skeleton
1996-7: Steffi Hanzlik (GER) • 1997-8: Maya Bieri (SUI) • 1998-9: Steffi Hanzlik (GER) • 1999-2000: Alexandra Hamilton (GBR) • 2000-1: Alex Coomber (GBR) • 2001-2: Alex Coomber (GBR) • 2002-3: Michelle Kelly (CAN) • 2003-4: Lindsay Alcock (CAN) • 2004-5: Noelle Pikus-Pace (USA) • 2005-6: Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) • 2006-7: Katie Uhlaender (USA) • 2007-8: Katie Uhlaender (USA) • 2008-9: Marion Trott (GER) • 2009–10: Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) • 2010–11: Anja Huber (GER)


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