Marco Jakobs
Encyclopedia
Marco Jakobs is a German
bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. At the 1998 Winter Olympics
in Nagano, he won a gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Christoph Langen
, Markus Zimmermann
and Olaf Hampel
.
Jakobs also won a gold medal in the two-man event at the 2001 FIBT World Championships
in St. Moritz
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. At the 1998 Winter Olympics
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
in Nagano, he won a gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Christoph Langen
Christoph Langen
Christoph Langen is a German bobsledder who competed for the West German and German national team from 1985 to 2005...
, Markus Zimmermann
Markus Zimmermann
Markus Zimmermann is a German former bobsledder who competed from 1984 to 2004. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won four medals with two golds , one silver , and one bronze...
and Olaf Hampel
Olaf Hampel
Olaf Hampel is a German bobsledder who competed during the 1990s...
.
Jakobs also won a gold medal in the two-man event at the 2001 FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships 2001
The FIBT World Championships 2001 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland and Calgary, Alberta, Canada...
in St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
.