César González (

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, 2 October 1982) is a Dutch

bobsledder Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...

born in the

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. Gonzáles started with international bobsleigh competitions in the 2002-03 season. In January 2006 he qualified himself in the team of

Arend Glas Arend Dirk Glas (29 October 1968) is a Dutch bobsledder who has competed between 1992 and 2006. Career Glas began his career in bobsledding in 1992 in Igls, Innsbruck in Austria. Competing in two Winter Olympic Games, he achieved his best finis ...

that several weeks earlier qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics in

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. At the qualification play-off (named bob-off) held in Oberhof,

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he ended up in fourth position behind his opponents, resulting in qualification, but as a reserve bobsledder in case any of the other members faced an injury. Eventually he did not come in action during the

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, but he saw his team mates ending up at the 16th position.

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1982 births Living people Dutch male bobsledders Bobsledders at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic bobsledders of the Netherlands Dutch people of Dominican Republic descent Sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent Sportspeople from Santo Domingo {{Netherlands-bobsleigh-bio-stub