Kevin Kuske

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Medal record
Bobsleigh
Olympic Games
Gold 2002 Salt Lake City Four-man
Gold 2006 Turin Two-man
Gold 2006 Turin Four-man
World Championships
Gold 2003 Lake Placid Two-man
Gold 2003 Lake Placid Four-man
Gold 2004 Königssee Four-man
Gold 2005 Calgary Four-man
Gold 2007 St. Moritz Two-man
Gold 2008 Altenberg Two-man
Gold 2008 Altenberg Four-man
Silver 2005 Calgary Two-man
Bronze 2004 Königssee Two-man
Bronze 2007 St. Moritz Four-man

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

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

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