Marc Kühne (born 6 September 1976 in

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) is a German

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der who has competed since 1998. He won two medals at the

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with a gold in the mixed team (

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) and a silver in the two-man (

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). Kühne also finished fifth in the two-man event at the

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References

2006 bobsleigh two-man results

1976 births Living people German male bobsledders Bobsledders at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic bobsledders for Germany {{Germany-bobsleigh-bio-stub