Marion Thees

Marion Thees

Personal information
Birth name	Marion Trott
Born	5 July 1984 (1984-07-05) (age 39) Eisenach, East Germany
Medal record Women's skeleton Representing Germany World Championships 2009 Lake Placid Women 2009 Lake Placid Mixed team 2011 Königssee Women 2011 Königssee Mixed team 2012 Lake Placid Mixed team 2013 St. Moritz Mixed team

Marion Thees (born Marion Trott on 5 July 1984 in Eisenach) is a German retired skeleton racer who has competed since 2001. She won two golds at the 2009 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York, earning them in the women's skeleton and mixed team events.

In 2009, Thees was second in the European Championships in St. Moritz. She won the Skeleton World Cup in 2008–09.

Thees qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics where she finished eighth.

In September 2014 Thees announced via social media that she was retiring from competition and would be embarking on a career as a coach.

References

• Marion Thees at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
• Marion Thees-Trott at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

External links

• Marion Trott at Olympics.com (2010 Winter Olympics)
• Marion Trott at Olympics.com (2014 Winter Olympics)