René Spies (born 5 July 1973 in Winterberg, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German bobsledder who competed from 1991 to 2006. He won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 2003 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York.
Competing in two Winter Olympics, Spies earned his best finish of fifth in the four-man event at Turin in 2006.
His best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup was second three times (Combined: 2002-3, Two-man: 2000-1, 2002-3).
Spies retired from bobsleigh to become a television commentator in Germany, but attempted to return to the German national team for the 2007-08 season without success. He announced his retirement from competition on November 1, 2007 which was announced on the FIBT website.
References
2002 bobsleigh two-man results 2006 bobsleigh four-man results Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931 FIBT profile (birthdate shown is incorrect) Official website List of combined men's bobsleigh World Cup champions: 1985-2007 List of two-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985