Richard Adjei
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]
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 1983[1] Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 October 2020 (aged 37) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb; 16.7 st)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport |  Bobsleigh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 of 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
- FIBT-Bobsleigh profile, 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
- 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