Franz Sagmeister

Franz Sagmeister ( born October 21, 1974 in Garmisch -Partenkirchen ) is a former German Bobsportler. For the pilot René Spies and rare for Matthias Hoepfner and Christoph Langen he was for about half a decade in the world class bobsledding as brakeman active.

Franz Sagmeister works at the Federal Police and was active for the BSC Winterberg. In the Bob World Cup in 2001 in St. Moritz, he was a pilot in the two- Spies in sixth at the European Championships in Koenigssee they won behind the sled by Christoph Langen and Christian Reich the bronze medal. For career highlight the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where Sagmeister Spies again was sixth were. In the season 2002/ 03, the duo won the season opener in Altenberg bobsled World Cup and has been with Spies, Kai Kaufmann and Jens Nohka also second behind the Bob by André Lange foursome competition. In Cortina d'Ampezzo Spies / Sagmeister won again in two and finished third in the four-man event. In Calgary, still followed by a third place in the overall standings of the two-man bob Spies with his Anschiebern behind Pierre Lueders Second, with the Großbob sixth in the standings behind Long Second combination. In the Bob 's World Cup 2003 in Lake Placid Spies / Sagmeister won behind the Bob Lange and Lueders the bronze medal.

In the 2003 / 04 season, the double Spies / Sagmeister achieved second place in Altenberg and Igls. At the season's peak, the 2004 World Championships in Koenigssee they missed as fifth-placed a medal around about a second. 2004/ 05 reach Sagmeister Spies two ranks third in two and a third place in the four-man event. In Calgary, they were again at the Bob World Cup 2005 Fifth in the two-man bob. The two rating in Altenberg was also the Championship, behind Long won the silver medal at the Spies / Sagmeister. For the 2002 Winter Olympics in Turin, he could not qualify at the side of Spies to the End of career Sagmeister had already provided for professional reasons at the federal police in 2006.

2001 and 2005, Sagmeister was on the side of Spies German champions in two-man bob, 2006, they were runners-up.