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Sandis Prūsis is a Latvian bobsleigh coach and former bobsledder. Starting his career in the 1980s, he competed professionally from 1990 to 2003. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish in the two-man event at Nagano in 1998, he got fifth place. Prūsis's best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was second two times, all in the four-man event.
Hans Hiltebrand is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. He won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds and three silvers (Two-man: 1982, 1987; Four-man: 1981.
Peter Kienast was an Austrian bobsledder who competed during the 1980s. He was born in Ellbögen, Tyrol. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1986 FIBT World Championships in Königssee. Competing in two Winter Olympics, Kienast earned his best finish of sixth in the four-man event at Calgary in 1988. In the 1987-88 Bobsleigh World Cup, he tied for overall champion in the four-man event with fellow Austrian Ingo Appelt.
Dmitry Fyodorovich Stepushkin was a Russian bobsledder who competed from 2000. He won three medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with two silvers and a bronze (2003).
Ivo Rüegg is a Swiss bobsledder who competed between 1996 and 2010. He won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds, two silvers Two-man: 2007, Mixed team: 2009), and a bronze.
Simone Bertazzo is a retired Italian bobsledder and current bobsled coach who has competed since 2001. He won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 2007 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.
Samuele Romanini is an Italian bobsledder who has competed since 2001. He won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 2007 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.
Mark Tout is an English bobsledder who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. Born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, he attended Cambridgeshire High School for Boys from 1972 to 1977. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the four-man event at Lillehammer in 1994.
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Kim Dong-hyun is a South Korean bobsledder who has competed since 2008. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 19th in the four-man event.
Won Yun-jong is a South Korean bobsledder.
Seo Young-woo is a South Korean bobsledder who competes as the brakeman for the two-man bobsled piloted by Won Yun-jong as well as a push crewman for the four-man bobsled also piloted by Won Yun-jong.
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Alexander Kopacz is a Canadian bobsledder and the reigning Olympic co-champion in the two-man bobsleigh event. He competed in the two-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Kopacz and pilot Justin Kripps tied with the German team of Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis for the gold medal.
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