Kevin Kuske
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Kevin•Kuske |
| Used name | Kevin•Kuske |
| Born | 4 January 1979 in Potsdam, Brandenburg (GER) |
| Measurements | 196 cm / 116 kg |
| Affiliations | BRC Riesa, Riesa (GER) / BSR "Rennsteig", Oberhof (GER) / SC Potsdam, Potsdam (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 4 |
| Silver | 2 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 6 |
Biography
Kevin Kuske, together with his pilot André Lange, became the most successful German bobsledders of all time with four Olympic golds (2002 four-man, 2006 two-man and four-man, 2010 two-man) and one silver (2010 four-man). In his fifth consecutive Winter Games at PyeongChang in 2018, Kuske won another silver medal with Nico Walther in the four-man bob.
At World Championships, Kuske won another 15 medals (7-4-4), and at Europeans he collected 22 more medals (6-9-7). In 2008 he won the overall World Cup with the two-man bob and in 2001, 2003-04 and 2008 with the four-man bob.
Kuske’s father Norbert was a javelin thrower, his mother Roswitha a hurdler, and his brother Lucas was also a bobsledder. Kevin started out as a sprinter before he got into bobsleigh. He was then considered the fastest brakeman in the world. Kuske was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. Three years in succession 2006-08 he was the Brandenburg Sportsman of the Year.
Kuske later participated in several TV entertainment formats with German TV channels RTL, Sat1 and Pro7. In 2022 he became chief coach at the Regional Olympic Centre of Potsdam.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Winter Olympics | Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) | GER |
Kevin Kuske | |||
| Four, Men (Olympic) | Germany 2 | 1 | Gold | |||
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) | GER |
Kevin Kuske | |||
| Two, Men (Olympic) | André Lange | 1 | Gold | |||
| Four, Men (Olympic) | Germany 1 | 1 | Gold | |||
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) | GER |
Kevin Kuske | |||
| Two, Men (Olympic) | André Lange | 1 | Gold | |||
| Four, Men (Olympic) | Germany 1 | 2 | Silver | |||
| 2014 Winter Olympics | Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) | GER |
Kevin Kuske | |||
| Two, Men (Olympic) | Thomas Florschütz | 9 | ||||
| Four, Men (Olympic) | Germany 3 | 5 | ||||
| 2018 Winter Olympics | Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) | GER |
Kevin Kuske | |||
| Four, Open (Olympic) | Germany 3 | =2 | Silver |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Bob & Skeleton Championships (6–9–7 2002 Cortina d’Ampezzo gold: Four-man, silver: Two-man; 2003 Winterberg silver: Two-man; 2004 St. Moritz gold: Four-man, bronze: Two-man; 2006 St. Moritz gold: Two-man, silver: Four-man; 2007 Cortina d’Ampezzo gold: Four-man, bronze: Two-man; 2008 Cesana silver: Two-man, bronze: Four-man; 2010 Igls gold: Four-man, silver: Two-man; 2011 Winterberg silver: Two-man and Four-man; 2012 Altenberg gold: Two-man, bronze: Four-man; 2013 Igls silver: Two-man, bronze: Four-man; 2014 Königssee bronze: Two-man; 2016 St. Moritz bronze: Two-man; 2017 Winterberg silver: Four-man)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Bob & Skeleton Championships (FIBT/IBSF) (7–4–4 2003 Lake Placid gold: Two-man and Four-man; 2004 Königssee gold: Four-man, bronze: Two-man; 2005 Calgary gold: Four-man, silver: Two-man; 2007 St. Moritz gold: Two-man, bronze: Four-man; 2008 Altenberg gold: Two-man and Four-man; 2009 Lake Placid silver: Four-man; 2011 Königssee silver: Two-man; 2012 Lake Placid silver: Four-man, bronze: Two-man; 2017 Königssee bronze: Four-man)