Axel Teichmann

Summary

Axel Teichmann (born 14 July 1979) is a German cross-country skiing coach and former skier.

Axel Teichmann
Teichmann during the Tour de Ski in Oberhof, Germany in January 2010
Country Germany
Born (1979-07-14) 14 July 1979 (age 44)
Saalburg-Ebersdorf, East Germany
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Ski clubWSV Bad Lobenstein
World Cup career
Seasons16 – (19992014)
Starts227
Podiums30
Wins13
Overall titles1 – (2005)
Discipline titles1 – (DI)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 2 0
World Championships 2 5 1
Total 2 7 1
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver 50 km classical
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Team sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Val di Fiemme 15 km classical
Gold medal – first place 2007 Sapporo 30 km double pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2005 Oberstdorf Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2005 Oberstdorf 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2009 Liberec Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2009 Liberec 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Saalfelden 10 km classical
Gold medal – first place 1999 Saalfelden 4 × 10 km relay

Background edit

Teichmann started cross-country skiing at the age of ten. He completed his secondary education at Bad Lobenstein and, from 1993, at Oberhof. Since graduation in 1998, he has been aided in his sporting career by the German armed forces as a military athlete. In addition to professional sport, Teichmann studies electrical engineering at FernUniversität Hagen.

Career edit

Teichmann competed at the 2002, the 2010, and the 2014 Winter Olympics.[1] He was sick for a large part of the 2005–06 season and failed to compete in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Due to the Germans selection criteria of either an Olympic medal or a top 10 finish in the World Cup, Teichmann, who won the overall World Cup in 2004–05, was left out of the German A-team for the 2006–07 season. Teichmann was still able to compete, only he received less financing and did not train with the other elite members.[2]

In June 2006 Teichmann had leg surgery for an injury he had, but he was given a modified wheelchair while he recovered. The wheelchair was made with rollerskis, so that he could still train.[3]

He won silver with Tim Tscharnke in the Team Sprint at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

After the 50 km freestyle race at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, he announced his immediate retirement from the sport.

Cross-country skiing results edit

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games edit

  • 2 medals – (2 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2002 22 14 38 19 DNS
2010 30 44 Silver 6 Silver
2014 34 8 22 39 9

World Championships edit

  • 8 medals – (2 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
1999 19 34 DNF 4
2001 21 14 14
2003 23 Gold 5 Silver
2005 25 7 30 Silver Silver
2007 27 4 Gold 4 4
2009 29 38 30 Silver Silver
2011 31 13 Bronze
2013 33 9 23 7 9

World Cup edit

Season titles edit

  • 2 titles – (1 overall, 1 distance)
Season
Discipline
2005 Overall
Distance

Season standings edit

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
1999 19 77 NC 67
2000 20 57 NC 61 29
2001 21 24 23
2002 22 44 67
2003 23 4 24
2004 24 5 4 22
2005 25     36
2006 26 24 15 NC
2007 27 18 10 37 DNF
2008 28 8 8 29 13
2009 29 6 6 49   59
2010 30 7 10 36 7 DNF
2011 31 49 30 NC DNF DNF
2012 32 51 31 85 42 39
2013 33 61 45 94 48 DNF
2014 34 84 50 NC DNF DNF

Individual podiums edit

  • 13 victories – (8 WC, 5 SWC)
  • 30 podiums – (20 WC, 10 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2002–03 30 November 2002   Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
2 21 December 2002   Ramsau, Austria 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 1st
3 4 January 2003   Kavgolovo, Russia 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
4 2003–04 22 November 2003   Beitostølen, Norway 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
5 30 November 2003   Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 1st
6 21 December 2003   Ramsau, Austria 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
7 2004–05 21 November 2004   Gällivare, Sweden 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
8 27 November 2004   Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
9 28 November 2004 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
10 11 December 2004   Lago di Tesero, Italy 15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 1st
11 18 December 2004   Ramsau, Austria 30 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd
12 2005–06 10 December 2005   Vernon, Canada 15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 2nd
13 8 March 2006   Falun, Sweden 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd
14 2006–07 27 January 2007   Otepää, Estonia 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
15 2007–08 27 November 2007   Beitostølen, Norway 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st
16 2 December 2007   Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
17 8 December 2007   Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
18 28 December 2007   Nové Město, Czech Republic 4.5 km Individual C Stage World Cup 2nd
19 28 January 2008   Canmore, Canada 15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd
20 2008–09 13 December 2008   Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
21 27 December 2008   Oberhof, Germany 3.75 km Individual F Stage World Cup 1st
22 28 December 2008 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 2nd
23 31 December 2008   Nové Město, Czech Republic 15 km Individual C Stage World Cup 1st
24 3 January 2009   Val di Fiemme, Italy 20 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 1st
25 27 December 2008
– 4 January 2009
    Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
26 20 March 2009   Falun, Sweden 3.3 km Individual F Stage World Cup 1st
27 2009–10 1 January 2010   Oberhof, Germany 3.7 km Individual F Stage World Cup 3rd
28 3 January 2010 1.6 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd
29 9 January 2010   Val di Fiemme, Italy 20 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd
30 2011–12 30 December 2011   Oberhof, Germany 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 1st

Team podiums edit

  • 8 victories – (6 RL, 2 TS)
  • 19 podiums – (13 RL, 6 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1  2002–03  24 November 2002   Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Schlütter / Angerer / Sommerfeldt
2 23 March 2003   Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Filbrich / Schlütter / Sommerfeldt
3  2003–04  26 October 2003   Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Angerer
4 23 November 2003   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Filbrich / Sommerfeldt / Angerer
5 11 January 2004   Otepää, Estonia 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Schlütter / Filbrich / Angerer
6 7 February 2004   La Clusaz, France 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Filbrich / Sommerfeldt / Angerer
7 15 February 2004   Oberstdorf, Germany 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Filbrich
8 22 February 2004   Umeå, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Göring / Schlütter / Filbrich
9  2004–05  24 October 2004   Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Angerer
10 21 November 2004   Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Filbrich / Angerer / Sommerfeldt
11 23 January 2005   Pragelato, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 1st Filbrich
12 2005–06 20 November 2005   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Schlütter / Filbrich / Angerer
13 15 January 2006   Lago di Tesero, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Sommerfeldt / Filbrich / Angerer
14 18 March 2006   Sapporo, Japan 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Angerer
15 2006–07 19 November 2006   Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Angerer / Filbrich / Göring
16 17 December 2006   La Clusaz, France 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Angerer / Seifert / Sommerfeldt
17  2008–09  23 November 2008   Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Filbrich / Angerer / Reichelt
18  2009–10  22 November 2009   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Filbrich / Sommerfeldt / Angerer
19  2012–13  3 February 2013   Sochi, Russia 6 × 1.8 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Angerer

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Axel Teichmann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Teichmann Kicked Off The German A-Team". fasterskier.com. 2 June 2006. Archived from the original on 4 September 2006. Retrieved 26 July 2006.
  3. ^ "Teichmann In Special Made Wheelchair". fasterskier.com. 23 July 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2006.
  4. ^ "TEICHMANN Axel". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

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