Sandro Michel
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Rheinfelden, Switzerland
_2023.jpg) Michel in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 July 1996 Rheinfelden, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Bobsleigh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Two-man, four-man | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sandro Michel (born 1 July 1996) is a Swiss bobsledder who represented Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Michel represented Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics and finished in fourth place in the two-man event, along with Michael Vogt.[1]
In January 2023, he competed at the IBSF European Championships 2023 and won a silver medal in the two-man event, and a bronze medal in the four-man event.[2] A week later he competed at the IBSF World Championships 2023 and won a bronze medal in the two-man event along with Vogt, with a time of 4:22.34.[3][4]
On 4 February 2024, he represented Switzerland at the IBSF European Championships 2024 and won a silver medal in the two-man event, along with Vogt.[5] On 13 February 2024, he was involved in a crash during a training session, when he was thrown off the sled at the finish line, and the sled slid backwards and he was run over by the bobsleigh.[6][7] He lost consciousness during the crash and was airlifted to a hospital. He had surgery for hip and thigh injuries, and also sustained broken ribs, a broken shoulder blade, torn muscles in the ribcage, and a pulmonary hemorrhage.[8][9]
