Richard Adjei
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Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Düsseldorf, West Germany | 30 January 1983||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 26 October 2020 Düsseldorf, Germany | (aged 37)||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 106 kg (234 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Bobsleigh | ||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
References
- ^ a b c d FIBT-Bobsleigh profile Archived 2015-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 19, 2010
- ^ Neusser, Frank (27 October 2020). "Er spielte für Rhein Fire: Olympia-Medaillengewinner Richard Adjei verstorben". Express.de (in German).
- ^ "Rhein Fire-Profi als Lebensretter in Florida - Adjei rettet Kleinkind aus Pool". Archived from the original on 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ^ Vom Football in den Eiskanal - Richard Adjei ist erster dunkelhäutige Bremser in der deutschen Bob-Geschichte
- ^ ""Er war ein Super-Typ, wie ein Familienmitglied"". Welt (in German). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Olympia 2010: Silber für Richard Adjei - Der Westen". Archived from the original on 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
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