Leonie Fiebig

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Leonie Fiebig
2019-01-05 2-woman Bobsleigh at the 2018-19 Bobsleigh World Cup Altenberg by Sandro Halank-206 Leonie Fiebig.jpg
Fiebig in 2019
Personal information
Born (1990-05-24) 24 May 1990 (age 34)
Minden, Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
Sport Bobsleigh
EventTwo-woman
Coached by René Spies
Medal record
Women's bobsleigh
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 St. Moritz Two-woman
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Lake Placid Two-woman
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Winterberg Two-woman
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Lillehammer Two-woman
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Winterberg Two-woman

Leonie Fiebig (born 24 May 1990) is a German bobsledder.

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Early life

Growing up Fiebig was a gymnast, and at 17 years old she switched to athletics, where she competed in the sprint events as well as the long jump and high jump. [1] [2]

Career

Fiebig competed at the IBSF European Championships 2021 where she won a bronze medal in the two-woman event along with Mariama Jamanka. [3]

Fiebig represented Germany at the IBSF World Championships in 2023 and won a gold medal in the two-woman event along with Kim Kalicki. [4] [5] She again competed at the IBSF World Championships in 2024 and won a bronze medal in the two-woman event along with Kalicki, finishing 0.28 seconds behind gold medal winners Lisa Buckwitz and Vanessa Mark. [6]

In February 2025, she competed at the IBSF European Championships 2025 and won a silver medal in the two-woman event along with Kalicki. [7] The next month, she competed at the IBSF World Championships 2025 and won a silver medal in the two-woman event along with Kalicki. [8]

World Championships results

EventTwo-womanMonobob
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2019 Whistler 7th
Flag of Germany.svg 2020 Altenberg 5th
Flag of Germany.svg 2021 Altenberg 4th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2023 St. Moritz 1st
Flag of Germany.svg 2024 Winterberg 3rd
Flag of the United States.svg 2025 Lake Placid 2nd

References

  1. Külbel, Sebastian (24 September 2019). "Nolte wins gold in 2-woman bobsleigh at European Championship debut in Winterberg". Mindener Tageblatt (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  2. "LG ASV DSHS Köln: Ulm macht die Weltmeister". laufen-in-koeln.de (in German). 9 July 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  3. "Nolte wins gold in 2-woman bobsleigh at European Championship debut in Winterberg". IBSF.org. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  4. "Kalicki/Fiebig win World Championship gold in 2-woman bobsleigh in St. Moritz". IBSF.org. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  5. "Germany's Kim Kalicki and Leonie Fiebig beat compatriots to two-woman bobsleigh gold at World Championship". TNT Sports. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  6. "Lisa Buckwitz/Vanessa Mark win World Championship gold in 2-woman bob". IBSF.org. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  7. "Laura Nolte wins fourth European Championship title in 2-woman bobsleigh". IBSF.org. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  8. "Olympic Champion Nolte wins 2-woman bobsleigh World Championships for the first time". IBSF.org. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.