Dirk Matschenz
Encyclopedia
Dirk Matschenz is a Dutch
male skeleton
racer, who took part in the 2005/2006 Skeleton World Cup
trying to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics
. He previously competed for Germany, winning the German Championship in 2001.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
male skeleton
Skeleton (sport)
Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...
racer, who took part in the 2005/2006 Skeleton World Cup
2005/2006 Skeleton World Cup
The 2005/2006 Skulls and Bones World Cup took place from September 2005 to February 2006 parallel with the bobsleigh Europe Cup and America's Cup competitions.-October:October 31 to November 6 Lake Placid, New York, USA *America's Cup Competition...
trying to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
. He previously competed for Germany, winning the German Championship in 2001.
World Cup 2005/2006 Results
- DNF on 10 November 2005, CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
CANCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... - 20th on 17 November 2005, Lake Placid, New YorkLake Placid, New YorkLake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
, U.S.United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...