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'''Kevin Kuske''' (born January 4, 1979 in [[Potsdam]]) is a [[Germany|German]] [[bobsled]]der who has competed since 1999. Competing in three [[Winter Olympics]], he has four gold medals and one silver medal. He was born at [[Potsdam]].
'''Kevin Kuske''' (born January 4, 1979 in [[Potsdam]]) is a [[Germany|German]] [[bobsled]]der who has competed since 1999. Competing in three [[Winter Olympics]], he has four gold medals and one silver medal.


Prior to his [[bobsleigh]] career, Kuske previously was a [[Sprint (race)|sprinter]] [[Athletics (track and field)|athlete]], and won a bronze medal in [[4 x 100 metres relay|4 x 100 m]] at the [[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics]].
Prior to his [[bobsleigh]] career, Kuske previously was a [[Sprint (race)|sprinter]] [[Athletics (track and field)|athlete]], and won a bronze medal in [[4 x 100 metres relay|4 x 100 m]] at the [[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics]].

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Kevin Kuske
Medal record
Bobsleigh
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City Four-man
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Two-man
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Four-man
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Two-man
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Four-man
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Lake Placid Two-man
Gold medal – first place 2003 Lake Placid Four-man
Gold medal – first place 2004 Königssee Four-man
Gold medal – first place 2005 Calgary Four-man
Gold medal – first place 2007 St. Moritz Two-man
Gold medal – first place 2008 Altenberg Two-man
Gold medal – first place 2008 Altenberg Four-man
Silver medal – second place 2005 Calgary Two-man
Silver medal – second place 2009 Lake Placid Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Königssee Two-man
Bronze medal – third place 2007 St. Moritz Four-man

Kevin Kuske (born January 4, 1979 in Potsdam) is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1999. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he has four gold medals and one silver medal.

Prior to his bobsleigh career, Kuske previously was a sprinter athlete, and won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 m at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics.

At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Kuske, along with teammates André Lange, Carsten Embach, Enrico Kühn, won the gold medal in the four-man event. Four years later in Turin, Kuske paired with Lange to win the gold medal in the two-man event, while those two, along with teammates Rene Hoppe and Martin Putze, won gold in the four-man event. Kuske won gold in the two-man and silver in the four-man event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Kuske also has eleven medals at the FIBT World Championships, including seven golds (Two-man: 2003, 2007, 2008; Four-man: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008), two silvers (Two-man: 2005, Four-man: 2009), and two bronzes (Two-man: 2004, Four-man: 2007).

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