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Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wangen, Switzerland | 29 December 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Bobsleigh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Two-man, Four-man | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Spitzensportler der Armee, Polymechaniker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michael Vogt (born 29 December 1997) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[1][2][3] At the European Championships he won the silver medal in the two-man bobsleigh (with pusher Sandro Michel) and the bronze medal in the four-man bobsleigh at Altenberg 2023.[4][5] He was the junior world champion in 2021.[4] In 2023, Swiss newspaper Le Temps praised his "athletic qualities and technical finesse".[4]
All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).[5]
Event | Two-man | Four-man |
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2022 Beijing | 4th | 11th |
Event | Two-man | Four-man | Team |
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2019 Whistler | 13th | – | – |
2020 Altenberg | 8th | – | — |
2021 Altenberg | 5th | 13th | — |
2023 St. Moritz | 3rd | 5th | — |
Vogt trained as a polymechanic and is from Wangen, Schwyz, Switzerland.[6] As of January 2024, he was dating fellow Swiss bobsleigh pilot Melanie Hasler.[7]