Andreas Barucha

Andreas Barucha
Personal information
Born (1979-04-02) 2 April 1979[1]
Potsdam, Brandenburg,
 East Germany
Residence Potsdam,[1] Brandenburg
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]
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 4th

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.

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 FIBT profile, accessed December 19, 2010
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