Issam Ammour
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| Born | 14 April 1993 Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relative | Adam Ammour (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Bobsleigh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Two-man, four-man | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | René Spies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Issam Ammour (born 14 April 1993) is a German bobsledder. He represented Germany at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Career
Ammour and his brother, Adam, competed as a team together for the first time during the 2023–24 Bobsleigh World Cup.[1]
In February 2024, Ammour represented Germany at the IBSF European Championships 2024 and won a gold medal in the two-man event, along with his brother, Adam.[2] He then competed at the IBSF World Championships 2024 and won a silver medal in the two-man event, and a bronze medal in the four-man event.[3][4]
He competed at the IBSF European Championships 2026 and won a gold medal in the four-man event, along with Adam Ammour, Joshua Tasche and Alexander Schaller. During their second race run, they set a St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun track record with a time of 1:04.47.[5]
He represented Germany at the 2026 Winter Olympics in the four-man event and finished in fourth place with a time of 3:38.68.[6]
World Championships results
| Event | Two-man | Four-man |
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 2024 Winterberg
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2nd | 3rd |
 2025 Lake Placid
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3rd | 5th |
Personal life
Ammour was born in Germany to an Algerian father and French mother.[7] His younger brother, Adam, is also a bobsledder.[8]
References
- ^ "Ammour brothers plan to compete as bobsleigh team next season". IBSF.org. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Ammour brothers win 2-man bob gold at BMW IBSF European Championships 2024". IBSF.org. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Friedrich wins World Championship gold number eight in 2-man bobsleigh in Winterberg". IBSF.org. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Friedrich wins sixth 4-man bobsleigh World Championship gold in a row". IBSF.org. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Ammour celebrates first World Cup victory + first European Championship title in 4-man Bob". IBSF.org. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ Grossman, Zoe (22 February 2026). "Germany goes 1-2, Switzerland claims first four-man bobsled medal in 20 years". NBColympics.com. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ Tölle, Verena (19 December 2025). "Die besondere Reise der Bob-Brüder Ammour und ihr Traum von einer Olympischen Medaille". Winter Olympics 2026 (in German). Retrieved 20 February 2026.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (15 April 2023). "Ammour brothers plan to compete for Germany in two-man bobsleigh". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
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