Adam Ammour
.jpg) Ammour in 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 June 2001 Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relative | Issam 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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Adam Ammour (born 7 June 2001) is a German bobsledder.
Career
Ammour and his brother, Issam, 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, Issam.[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 again competed at the IBSF World Championships 2025 and won a bronze medal in the two-man event, along with Benedikt Hertel.[5]
He competed at the IBSF European Championships 2026 and won a gold medal in the four-man event, along with Issam 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.[6]
He represented Germany at the 2026 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal in the two-man event, along with Schaller, in a German podium sweep.[7] He then competed in the four-man event and finished in fourth place with a time of 3:38.68.[8]
World Championships results
| Event | Two-man | Four-man |
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 2023 St. Moritz
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DNF | N/a |
 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.[9] His older brother, Issam, is also a bobsledder.[10]
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.
- ^ "Friedrich wins ninth 2-man bobsleigh gold at IBSF World Championships in Lake Placid". IBSF.org. 9 March 2025. 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.
- ^ "Germany sweeps 2-man Olympic bobsled podium". ESPN.com. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 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.