André Lange

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Medal record
Bobsleigh
Olympic Games
Gold 2002 Salt Lake City Four-man
Gold 2006 Turin Two-man
Gold 2006 Turin Four-man
World Championships
Gold 2000 Altenberg Four-man
Gold 2003 Lake Placid Two-man
Gold 2003 Lake Placid Four-man
Gold 2004 Königssee Four-man
Gold 2005 Calgary Four-man
Gold 2007 St. Moritz Two-man
Gold 2008 Altenberg Two-man
Gold 2008 Altenberg Four-man
Silver 2000 Altenberg Two-man
Silver 2001 St. Moritz Four-man
Silver 2005 Calgary Two-man
Bronze 2004 Königssee Two-man
Bronze 2007 St. Moritz Four-man

André Lange (born 28 June 1973 in Ilmenau) is a German bobsleder who has competed since 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he has won three gold medals.

At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Lange won the gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Carsten Embach, Enrico Kühn and Kevin Kuske. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Lange also won gold medals in the two-man event event with Kuske, while those two, along with teammates Rene Hoppe and Martin Putze, won gold in the four-man event.

Lange also won thirteen medals at the FIBT World Championships with eight golds (Two-man: 2003, 2007, 2008; Four-man: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008), three silvers (Two-man: 2000, 2005; Four-man: 2001), and two bronzes (Two-man: 2004, Four-man: 2007).

At the Bobsleigh World Cup level, he has won three combined men's championships (2000-1, 2002-3, 2003-4), one two-man championship (2007-08), and four four-man championships (2000-1, 2002-3, 2003-4, 2007-8).

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