Vanessa Mark
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| Full name | Vanessa Pokuaah Mark | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 March 1996 Dortmund, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Bobsleigh | ||||||||||||||
Event | Two-woman | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | René Spies | ||||||||||||||
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Vanessa Pokuaah Mark (born 2 March 1996) is a German bobsledder.
Mark made her Bobsleigh World Cup debut during the 2019–20 Bobsleigh World Cup. On 7 December 2019, she finished in third place in the two-woman event along with Kim Kalicki.[1] During the 2020–21 Bobsleigh World Cup, she competed in the two-woman event along with Mariama Jamanka. On 21 November 2020, she won her first gold medal in only her second Bobsleigh World Cup event.[2][3]
During the 2023–24 Bobsleigh World Cup, she competed in the two-woman event where she served as the push athlete along with pilot Lisa Buckwitz.[4] Mark represented Germany at the IBSF World Championships 2024 and won a gold medal in the two woman event, along with Buckwitz.[5]