René Sommerfeldt

René Sommerfeldt
Country Germany
Born (1974-10-02) 2 October 1974
Zittau, East Germany
Ski clubWSC Erzgebierge Oberwiesenthal
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (19962010)
Indiv. starts229
Indiv. podiums19
Indiv. wins4
Team starts39
Team podiums15
Team wins2
Overall titles1 – (2004)
Discipline titles1 – (1 DI)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
World Championships 0 2 1
Total 0 3 2
Olympic Games
2006 Turin 4 × 10 km relay
2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
2001 Lahti50 km freestyle
2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay
2001 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay

René Sommerfeldt (born 2 October 1974 in Zittau) is a German cross-country skier who competed from 1994 to 2010. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relays at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2002. Sommerfeldt's best individual Olympic finish was 12th in the 15 km event in 2006.

Sommerfeldt also has three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, earning two silvers (50 km: 2001, 4 × 10 km relay: 2003) and one bronze (4 × 10 km relay: 2001).

He also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival in 2004, becoming the second German to win this prestigious honor (the first was Gerhard Grimmer in 1970/71).

Sommerfeldt will become a coach in cross-country skiing for the German team.