Karl Angerer
Karl Angerer ( born July 18, 1979 in Berchtesgaden ) is a former German bob pilot.
Karl Angerer of the WSV Koenigssee operation since 1999 bobsledding. His international career began in 2003 with a fourth place in the two- and one second place in the four-man event at the Junior World Championships in Koenigssee. The following year he was third in the same competition in Cortina d' Ampezzo in both classes.
2004 debuted Angerer in the European Cup. With the quad sport soldier won in Igls and was with the two others. The following season he won the two again in Igls and finished second in two in Koenigssee. He qualified for the World Cup and made his debut there at the race in Igls, but was only 12 and sent back to the European Cup. In the season followed in the European Cup, a second place ( quad) in Winterberg and a third place in St. Moritz ( quad). At the German Junior Championships in 2005 he was German champion in two classes. During a fall in Cortina itself Angerer injured in the season hard on the neck vertebrae.
In the season 2005/ 06 Angerer launched initially only in the European Cup and won the race in Igls ( quad) and Koenigssee (two and four ). After two third places at the German Championships he moved up to the World Cup. After a seventh place in Koenigssee ( quad) followed in Altenberg, a fifth (two ) and a fourth place finish in Altenberg. The following season, Angerer managed with his team the breakthrough in the World Cup and in the top. In Koenigssee he was with the two-man bob with brakeman Marc Kühne behind the Canadians and reigning world champion Pierre Lueders and brakeman Lascelles Brown whose Second, even after he finished the first passage lying to square one. The following day he was also third with the four-man event. Angerer Thus qualified for a qualifying race against Matthias Hoepfner to the second German starting place alongside André Lange at the 2007 World Championships in St. Moritz. In the second race of the season 2008/ 09 in Altenberg Angerer was surprisingly win the World Cup race in the big carriage, he benefited from the demolition of the second passage after a fall. His second win in four, he won 11 January 2009 on his home track in Koenigssee.
The team Angerer belong in the season 2009/10 Gregor Bermbach, Alexander, Alexander Roediger and the substitute Andreas Bredau. Alexander Roediger changed due to the injury of René Hoppe to the team of André Lange, so for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Andreas Bredau aufrückte to Angerer's four-man team. Karl Angerer started with brakeman Gregor Bermbach in the two-man bob. On February 20, 2010, they were after the first run in 11th place and moved after the 2nd run to 10th place before. On 21 February 2010, Angerer and Bembach improved after the 3rd race in 9th place, which she defended in Run 4. In the four-man Bredau, man and Bermbach were the brakeman, as Angerer drove the sled in seventh place. The following season Angerer arose after the resignation of André Lange with Manuel Machata new competition from their own stock. Nevertheless, he sat down by the second World Cup stop in Calgary and won his first World Cup race in the two-man bob. He stood with his Anschiebern in the other competitions multiple times on the podium. On 8 January 2010, he scored his first league titles - along with Alexander Mann in two when he referred in Winterberg Florschütz Thomas and Oliver harrass the courts.
The team of Hans Wimmer and Sven stirring ( athletics ) was trained. Angerer is married to the former biathlete Kathrin Pfisterer. For family reasons, Angerer finished his career in September 2012. Since 2013 he is the coach of the juniors of BSD.