Andreas Barucha
German bobsledder (born 1979)
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Andreas Barucha (born 2 April 1979 in Potsdam) is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1999. He won a gold in the mixed team event at the 2009 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York. His best finish at the FIBT World Championships was seventh in the four-man event at Calgary in 2005.
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| Born | 2 April 1979[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb; 14.6 st)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Sport |  Bobsleigh | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 4th | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Barucha's best World Cup finish was second three times in the four-man event (2005, 2006, 2009).
He finished fourth in the four-man event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
