René Sommerfeldt

René Sommerfeldt
Personal information
Born (1974-10-02) 2 October 1974
Zittau, East Germany
Sport
Country Germany
SportSkiing
ClubWSC Erzgebierge Oberwiesenthal
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (1996–2010)
Indiv. starts229
Indiv. podiums19
Indiv. wins4
Team starts39
Team podiums15
Team wins2
Overall titles1 – (2004)
Discipline titles1 – (1 DI)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
World Championships 0 2 1
Total 0 3 2
Olympic Games
2006 Turin  4 × 10 km relay
2002 Salt Lake City  4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
2001 Lahti 50 km freestyle
2003 Val di Fiemme  4 × 10 km relay
2001 Lahti  4 × 10 km relay

René Sommerfeldt (born 2 October 1974 in Zittau) is a German cross-country skier who competed from 1994 to 2010. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relays at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2002. Sommerfeldt's best individual Olympic finish was 12th in the 15 km event in 2006.

Sommerfeldt also has three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, earning two silvers (50 km: 2001, 4 × 10 km relay: 2003) and one bronze (4 × 10 km relay: 2001).

He also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival in 2004, becoming the second German to win this prestigious honor (the first was Gerhard Grimmer in 1970/71).

Sommerfeldt will become a coach in cross-country skiing for the German team.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

  • 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1998 23 38 N/a 29 DNS 26 N/a 8 N/a
2002 27 N/a — 10 16 — 19 Bronze N/a
2006 31 N/a 11 DNF N/a 36 — Silver —
2010 35 N/a 36 21 N/a 21 — 6 —

World Championships

  • 3 medals – (2 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1997 22 37 N/a 27 — — N/a 6 N/a
1999 24 44 N/a 40 41 — N/a — N/a
2001 26 N/a — 34 — Silver 8 Bronze N/a
2003 28 N/a — 18 23 — 19 Silver N/a
2005 30 N/a 34 28 N/a — — — —
2007 32 N/a 19 13 N/a 15 — — —
2009 34 N/a — 31 N/a 6 — — —

World Cup

Season titles

  • 2 titles – (1 overall, 1 distance)
Season
Discipline
2004 Overall
Distance

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final
1996 22 43 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a
1997 23 40 N/a 57 N/a 29 N/a N/a
1998 24 46 N/a 51 N/a 44 N/a N/a
1999 25 58 N/a NC N/a 62 N/a N/a
2000 26 13 N/a 28 15 14 N/a N/a
2001 27 6 N/a N/a N/a 14 N/a N/a
2002 28 36 N/a N/a N/a 46 N/a N/a
2003 29 N/a N/a N/a 10 N/a N/a
2004 30 N/a N/a 31 N/a N/a
2005 31 5 4 N/a N/a NC N/a N/a
2006 32 17 9 N/a N/a NC N/a N/a
2007 33 17 12 N/a N/a 68 15 N/a
2008 34 N/a N/a 81 12
2009 35 61 43 N/a N/a NC DNF 21
2010 36 12 12 N/a N/a 71 6 39

Individual podiums

  • 4 victories – (3 WC, 1 SWC)
  • 19 podiums – (17 WC, 2 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1999–00 16 February 2000 Ulrichen, Switzerland 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
2 2000–01 10 January 2001 Soldier Hollow, United States 30 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd
3 2002–03 10 January 2001 Clusone, Italy 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
4 4 January 2003 Kavgolovo, Russia 10 km Individual F World Cup 1st
5 2003–04 30 November 2003 Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd
6 6 December 2003 Toblach, Italy 30 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
7 20 December 2003 Ramsau, Austria 15 km + 15 Pursuit C/F World Cup 2nd
8 6 January 2004 Falun, Sweden 15 km + 15 Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd
9 13 February 2004 Oberstdorf, Germany 15 km + 15 Pursuit C/F World Cup 1st
10 28 February 2004 Oslo, Norway 50 km Individual F World Cup 1st
11 14 March 2004 Pragelato, Italy 30 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
12 2004–05 20 November 2004 Gällivare, Sweden 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
13 28 November 2004 Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
14 2005–06 21 January 2006 Oberstdorf, Germany 15 km + 15 Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd
15 2006–07 3 January 2007 Oberstdorf, Germany 15 km Individual C Stage World Cup 2nd
16 2007–08 6 January 2008 Val di Fiemme, Italy 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
17 28 December 2007
– 6 January 2008		 Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
18 25 January 2008 Canmore, Canada 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
19 2 March 2008 Lahti, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

  • 2 victories – (2 RL)
  • 15 podiums – (9 RL, 6 TS)
No. 'Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1  2000–01  13 December 2000 Clusone, Italy 10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Schlickenrieder
2  2001–02  3 March 2002 Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Angerer
3  2002–03  24 November 2002 Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd  Schlütter / Teichmann / Angerer 
4 26 January 2003 Oberhof, Germany 10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Angerer
5 14 February 2003 Asiago, Italy 10 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Angerer
6 23 March 2003 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Filbrich / Schlütter / Teichmann
7 2003–04 23 November 2003 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Filbrich / Teichmann / Angerer
8 14 December 2003 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Filbrich / Schlütter / Angerer
9 7 February 2004 La Clusaz, France 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Filbrich / Teichmann / Angerer
10 15 February 2004 Oberstdorf, Germany 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Angerer
11 2004–05 21 November 2004 Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Filbrich / Angerer / Teichmann
12 23 January 2005 Pragelato, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Schlütter
13  2005–06  15 January 2006 Lago di Tesero, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Teichmann / Filbrich / Angerer
14  2006–07  7 December 2006 La Clusaz, France 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Angerer / Seifert / Teichmann
15  2009–10  22 November 2009 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Filbrich / Teichmann / Angerer

References

  1. ^ "SOMMERFELDT Rene". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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