Sandra Kiriasis

Sandra Kiriasis (born January 4, 1975 in Dresden as "Sandra Prokoff") is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2000.

At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City she won silver in the two-woman event together with teammate Ulrike Holzner. She also competed in the bobsleigh events at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where Kiriasis (married in late 2004) won gold in the two-woman event with teammate Anja Schneiderheinze.

Kiriasis also won seven medals at the FIBT World Championships with five golds (Two-woman: 2005, 2007, 2008; Mixed team: 2007, 2008) and two silvers (Two-woman: 2003, 2004). She won the overall two-woman Bobsleigh World Cup in 2003-4, 2004-5, 2005-6, 2006-7, and 2007-8, and has so far won a record 35 World Cup races in total.

Career highlights

;Olympic Winter Games:2002 - Salt Lake City, sica 2nd with Ulrike Holzner:2006 - Turin, goca 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze;World Championships::2003 - Winterberg, sica 2nd with Ulrike Holzner:2004 - Königssee, sica 2nd with Anja Schneiderheinze:2005 - Calgary, goca 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze:2007 - St. Moritz, goca 1st with Romy Logsch (2-bob):2007 - St. Moritz, goca 1st with Kleber / Wiacker / Riekewald (team):2008 - Altenberg, goca 1st with Romy Logsch ;European Championships::2005 - Altenberg, sica 2nd with Anja Schneiderheinze:2006 - St. Moritz, goca 1st with Berit Wiacker:2007 - Cortina d'Ampezzo, goca 1st with Romy Logsch :2008 - Cesana, goca 1st with Berit Wiacker;World Cup::2004 - Winterberg, goca 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze:2004 - Altenberg, sica 2nd with Anja Schneiderheinze:2004 - Igls, goca 1st with Berit Wiacker:2004 - Cortina d'Ampezzo, goca 1st with Berit Wiacker:2005 - Cesana, goca 1st with Berit Wiacker:2005 - Lake Placid, goca 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze:2005 - Calgary, goca 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze:2005 - Lake Placid, goca 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze:2005 - Igls, goca 1st with Berit Wiacker:2005 - Cortina d'Ampezzo, goca 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze:2006 - Königssee, brca 3rd with Anja Schneiderheinze:2006 - St. Moritz, sica 2nd with Berit Wiacker:2006 - Calgary, brca 3rd with Romy Logsch:2006 - Lake Placid, brca 3rd with Anja Schneiderheinze:2007 - Cortina d'Ampezzo, goca 1st with Romy Logsch:2007 - Igls, goca 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze:2007 - Cesana, goca 1st with Anja Schneiderheinze:2007 - Winterberg, goca 1st with Romy Logsch:2007 - Königssee, goca 1st with Berit Wiacker:2007 - Calgary, brca 3rd with Berit Wiacker:2007 - Park City, goca 1st with Romy Logsch:2007 - Lake Placid, goca 1st with Romy Logsch:2008 - Cortina d'Ampezzo, goca 1st with Romy Logsch:2008 - Cesana, brca 3rd with Berit Wiacker

References

* [http://sports123.com/bob/wo-2.html Bobsleigh two-woman Olympic medalists since 2002]
* [http://sports123.com/bob/ww-2.html Bobsleigh two-woman world championship medalists since 2000]
* [http://www.sportresult.com/sports/bs/db/biography.asp?p_id=100211&nat=&sport=&sex=&season=&stat=&venue=&events= FIBT profile]
* [http://sports123.com/bob/xw-bst.html Mixed bobsleigh-skeleton world championship medalists since 2007]
* [http://sports123.com/bob/wwc-2.html List of two-woman bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1995]
* [http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/5058664/detail.html NBCOlympics.com profile]
* [http://www.sandra-kiriasis.de Official website] de icon