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The Berlin native class of '90, Olympic gold medal in Pyeonchang 2018 in the two-man bobsleigh, has announced, through a post on his Facebook and Twitter profiles, the end of his competitive career.
Friday 15 April 2022 2 minutes reading time
Important retreat in the world of bobsleigh: the German Mariama Jamanka has decided to end her career, which began in 2011. For the former hammer, her adventure in the world of bobsleigh has been full of successes and satisfactions , with the pinnacle reached on the Korean gut of Pyeonchang in 2018, when he won Olympic gold in the two-man bobsleigh.
In 2019 the general classification of the two-man bobsleigh CdM also arrived; in the course of his career he has achieved no less than six successes in the top world circuit. He also collected two gold medals at the world championships, one in 2017 in Schoenau am Koenigssee (team competition) and one in 2019 in Whistler (two-man bobsleigh). The last sharp one got it in February, at the Beijing Games, winning the silver in the two-man bobsleigh.
"After more than a decade, the time has come to say enough is enough. I thank all the people who have been part of my journey: it has all been so beautiful and intense. I have lived unforgettable moments and less beautiful moments, but if at all at the beginning they had told me it would go like this, I would have smiled. " - this is the thought of Jamanka, through which she greeted all her fans.
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