Dirk Matschenz

Dirk Matschenz (* 30 May 1979 ) is a former German, temporarily also for the Netherlands and Norway -start, Skeleton driver and current coach.

Dirk Matschenz from BSR Rennsteig Oberhof began in 1997 with the sport and came to 2001 for the Bobsleigh and Luge Federation for Germany. 1999 First national and international successes came on. At the German Championships 1999, he won third prize, a year later he was runner-up and 2001 he won the German championship title. In the World Cup he made his debut in 1999 as Zwölftplatzierter in Igls. At the World Championships of the year in Altenberg he was tenth. At the race in Winterberg he came in February 2000 for the first time in sixth place in the top ten in the World Cup. In the start-up world championships in 2002, he won the silver medal.

After a dispute with the German Association Matschenz moved in 2002 to the Dutch Association. Already in his first race in Calgary he reached fifth place in a World Cup, a new personal Bestplatzierung. A year later he won a European Cup race in Igls. Another good result was a fourth place at the 2004 European Championships in Altenberg. Two years later he repeated in St. Moritz this placement. He qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, but could not start because he had not gotten to that time his Dutch passport, but the Dutch Association supported as a coach. In 2007, he won the title of Dutch Champion before Peter van Wees. Matschens trained himself he denied His most recent international race after missed qualifying for the Dutch squad in November 2007, in December of the same year for Norway. However, this race belonged to no higher-class racing series.

After his playing career was Matschenz coach and now manages the German C squad.