Felix Straub
{{Short description|German bobsledder (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Felix Straub
| image =
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| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|5|14|df=yes}}
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| height = 1.83 m
| weight = 94 kg
| country = Germany
| sport = Bobsleigh
| event = Four-man
| coach = René Spies
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Men's bobsleigh}}
{{Medal|Country|{{GER}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2024 Winterberg|Four-man}}
{{MedalGold|2025 Lake Placid|Four-man}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2024 Sigulda|Four-man}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Altenberg|Four-man}}
{{MedalSilver|2025 Lillehammer|Four-man}}
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Felix Straub (born 14 May 1997) is a German bobsledder and sprinter.
Career
Straub began his athletics career as a sprinter before transitioning to bobsleigh. He competed at the 2021 World Athletics Relays and won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 metres relay.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/news/detail/francesco-friedrich-strengthens-team-with-sprint-relay-world-champion-felix-straub |title=Francesco Friedrich strengthens team with sprint relay World Champion Felix Straub |website=IBSF.org |date=17 June 2022 |access-date=14 March 2025}}
In January 2023, he competed at the IBSF European Championships 2023 and won a silver medal in the four-man event.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/news/detail/brad-hall-in-4-man-bob-with-historic-first-european-championship-gold-for-great-britain |title=Brad Hall in 4-man bob with historic first European Championship gold for Great Britain |website=IBSF.org |date=22 January 2023 |access-date=14 March 2025}} In December 2023, he again competed at the IBSF European Championships 2024 and won a gold medal in the four-man event.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/news/detail/friedrich-with-75th-world-cup-win-to-second-european-championship-gold-in-4-man-bob |title=Friedrich with 75th World Cup win to second European Championship gold in 4-man bob |website=IBSF.org |date=17 December 2023 |access-date=14 March 2025}}
In March 2024, he represented Germany at the IBSF World Championships 2024 and won a gold medal in the four-man event.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/news/detail/friedrich-wins-sixth-4-man-bobsleigh-world-championship-gold-in-a-row |title=Friedrich wins sixth 4-man bobsleigh World Championship gold in a row |website=IBSF.org |date=3 March 2024 |access-date=14 March 2025}}
In February 2025, he competed at the IBSF European Championships 2025 and won a silver medal in the four-man event, finishing 0.05 seconds behind the gold medal winners.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/news/detail/johannes-lochner-wins-fifth-title-to-become-record-european-champion-in-4-man-bobsleigh |title=Johannes Lochner wins fifth title to become record European Champion in 4-man bobsleigh |website=IBSF.org |date=9 February 2025 |access-date=14 March 2025}} The next month, he competed at the IBSF World Championships 2025 and won a gold medal in the four-man event.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/news/detail/friedrich-wins-seventh-consecutive-4-man-bobsleigh-gold-at-ibsf-world-championships |title=Friedrich wins seventh consecutive 4-man bobsleigh gold at IBSF World Championships |website=IBSF.org |date=15 March 2025 |access-date=15 March 2025}}
World Championships results
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| style="width:160px"| Event
!style="width:80px"| Two-man !style="width:80px"| Four-man |
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| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|GER}} 2024 Winterberg
| |style="background:gold"| 1st |
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}} 2025 Lake Placid
| |style="background:gold"| 1st |
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics|14567780}}
- {{IBSF|12445}}
{{Footer World Champions Bobsleigh Four-man}}
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Category:German male bobsledders
Category:German male sprinters
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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