After two years filled with controversy retires Manuel Machata

After two consecutive seasons out of the pink team's World Cup, the German bobsledder Manuel Machata decided finally hanging up his helmet at the proverbial nail.

Friday 16 October 2015 12 minutes reading time

The thirty-one from Bavaria announced his decision a few days ago on its website, "I want to thank first of all my family, my girlfriend, my bobclub and all the sponsors who have supported me over the many years of career, but now & egrave; time pi & ugrave; appropriate to say enough with the world of sport. The bob has given me so much both from the sporting point of view that as personal growth. I learned important concepts of business management, technology and also to finance because it IS in this sport you have to be a leader in being able to motivate your team brakeman, but at the same time & egrave; essential to know how to be commercial and credible to obtain the approval of the sponsors. This experience will & agrave; undoubtedly very important for my future even if the next target & egrave; to complete his studies in the field dell''Automotive. " & Nbsp; & Nbsp; & Nbsp; & Nbsp; & Nbsp; & Nbsp; Manuel Machata was born on 18 April 1984 in Berchtesgaden and grew up with His Family in Ramsau in the Berchtesgaden area. Until His Abitur at the CJD Christophorus Schools Sportgymnasium Berchtesgaden Machata was an active cross-country skiers. "I ran with Germans Jugendmweisterschaften and Alpencup on loved ones in the sprint. My Opponents were at that time Josef Wenzel and Franz G & ouml; ring. We are the same age." His former cross-country coach at Sportgymnasium J & uuml; rgen Seifert and his first Bobtrainer Hans Wimmer owes Manuel Machata of changing for bobsledding in 2003. "I was just too hard to cross-country skiing and the two coaches have Realized That I love the speed and am right in bobsledding. I always wanted to be a jet pilot , went only with my eyes and not bobsledding with the centrifugal forces and the speed is there Already closer to '' off '', so the four-man bobsleigh world champion 2011th After graduation Manuel Machata came to sports promotion group of the Bundeswehr in Bischofswiesen / Strub. As early as 2006 started Machata in Bob-European Cup. In 2006 he anche Became German Junior Champion in two and four and junior world champion in four-man bob. 2007 Machata drove in two-man and four-man bob in the German vice-champion behind Bob Thomas Florsch & uuml; tz. At the Junior World Cup 2009 at home in Koenigssee he Reached in two and four anche each second. In 2009, the launching of the WSV K & ouml; KÃ¶nigssee Machata anche the European Cup overall standings DECIDED for themselves. A brilliant start to the World Cup - World Cup victories 7 For the 2010/11 season, the Bayer secured to the steering ropes to solid World Cup starting place. On the challenging Olympic track in Whistler Manuel Machata took with His brakeman Andreas Bredau the season opener at the same World Cup premiere surprisingly to World Cup victory in the two-. At the next World Cup in Calgary Station anche he Celebrated His First victory in the four-man event in the occupation Mikhail Makarov, Andreas Bredau and Christian Poser, the historic triple success of the BSD teams. As the season progresses blackberries Followed by four wins in Igls and Winterberg and in the penultimate stop on the natural ice of St. Moritz in two. At the competition in Winterberg anche the European Championship 2011 was extended, the victory with His Anschiebern Richard Adjei, Andreas Bredau and Florian Becke Therefore meant the first continental title in the four-man event for Machata. In his best season 2010/11 Manuel Machata came with his team in two-man in second place in the World Cup overall standings and secured in the four-man event in his first season the overall World Cup victory. World Champion and Vice World Champion 2011 On February 20, 2011 Manuel Machata won With His brakeman Andreas Bredau in small slide the silver medal at the World Championships in the domestic Koenigssee. He was at the same time the carriage of Thomas Florsch & uuml; tz. Became world champion Russian Alexander Zubkov. A week later the crowning time for the SC Potsdam-starting team Machata His Bobkarriere with the world champion title in the big sled. With Richard Adjei, Andreas Bredau and Christan Poser Machata won convincingly against His former teammate from WSV K & ouml; KÃ¶nigssee Karl Angerer.In Manuel Machata winter it took at the World Championships in Lake Placid in the American bronze medal in the quadruple. In order for the World Championship medal set of three-time German champion was completed. Missed Olympic participation after 2010 for the second time in 2014 After the now-starting for the newly founded Bob Club saw off Stuttgart Solitude Sport Machata soldier in winter 2013/14 failed to qualify for the Olympic Games in Sochi, he came with the hire of His runners on the later Olympic champion Alexander Zubkov in the headlines. First Machata was occupied by BSD on the skids trading in a competition ban and fined. This penalty was later abolished. BSD wishes all the best for the future BSD-General Thomas Schwab says today: "These runners-story was very unhappy for Manuel and BSD. Meanwhile, the relationship between us is but again well. The matter has nothing to do with His resignation from the career. The BSD and especially the personally wish the likeable Manu all the best and every success in his personal and professional future. The BSD is Manuel Machata officially say goodbye from the sport at Bobsleigh World Cup in Koenigssee, "said the Secretary General and Sport Director of BSD. Another working with him and the association is not excluded. All 's Well that ends well Manuel Machata says, looking back on His Career: "The appeal of bobsleigh for me was always the speed and high pressure. In athletic competition I gave everything and tried to retrieve my best performance. Most like me but has the teamwork in the team. The joint training camp and the many like-minded people you meet internationally During the season. In Bobsleigh Prevails an incredibly comfortable and fun working environment. It is astonishing how well one day be understood with the former competitor. They wanted to just always the same . There are really become good friends and we have to say in retrospect That it was always kind of a like-minded people. " Since 2011 Manuel Machata Already Operates His studies of "automotive industry" and white: "If I now in full-time right wedge myself behind it, then I can be ready in a half years with the study." But of course it depends very anche on Bobsleigh and one could imagine, so do the 31-year-old Bobsportler at the end of His playing career, "to give my knowledge and experience as Bobtrainer on." "As a bob pilot, I have learned an incredible amount. The manager of a team you have to be. A leader-type here has great advantages. One must be portatili motivated his team to maximum performance, delegated tasks, take decisions and Additions must be talented to the athletic requirements especially in the field of finance, technology and organization. I have learned an incredible amount through bobsledding! "