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Sandra Kiriasis

Sandra Kiriasis
Sandra Kiriasis bei der Olympia-Einkleidung Erding 2014 (Martin Rulsch) 02.jpg
Personal information
Nationality German
Born (1975-01-04) 4 January 1975 (age 42)
Dresden, Saxony,
 East Germany
Residence Winterberg
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st)
Website Official website (German)
Sport
Country  Germany
Sport Bobsleigh
Event(s) 2-woman
Club RSG Hochsauerland
Retired 2014
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 1st, gold medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)

Sandra Kiriasis (born 4 January 1975 in Dresden as Sandra Prokoff) is a German retired 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. She finished fourth in the two-woman event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Kiriasis also won eight medals at the FIBT World Championships with five golds (Two-woman: 2005, 2007, 2008; Mixed team: 2007, 2008, 2009) 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, 2007-8, 2008-9, 2009–10, 2010–11 and has so far won a record 43 World Cup races in total.


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