Carsten Embach

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Medal record
Bobsleigh
Olympic Games
Gold 2002 Salt Lake City Four-man
Bronze 1994 Lillehammer Four-man
World Championships
Gold 1995 Winterberg Four-man
Gold 1997 St. Moritz Four-man
Gold 2000 Winterberg Four-man
Gold 2003 Lake Placid Four-man
Silver 2001 St. Moritz Four-man
Bronze 1996 Calgary Four-man

Carsten Embach (born October 12, 1968 in Stralsund) is a German bobsledder who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the four-man event with a gold in 2002 and a bronze in 1994.[1][2]

Embach also won six medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with four golds (1995, 1997, 2000, 2003), one silver (2001), and one bronze (1996).[3]

Before turning to bobsleigh Embach competed in the long jump. He finished fifth at the 1990 European Indoor Championships with a jump of 7.83 metres.[4] His personal best jump was 8.01 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Potsdam.[5] He represented the club ASK Vorwärts Potsdam.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964
  2. ^ DatabaseOlympics.com profile
  3. ^ Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
  4. ^ 1989 European Indoor Championships results, men's long jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  5. ^ World men's all-time best long jump (last updated 2001)
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Olympic champions in four-man bobsleigh
1924: Switzerland - Eduard Scherrer, Alfred Neveu, Alfred Schläppi, & Heinrich Schläppi  • 1928 (five-man): United States - Billy Fiske, Nion Tocker, Geoffrey Mason, Clifford Gray, & Richard Parke  • 1932: United States - Billy Fiske, Eddie Eagan, Clifford Gray, & Jay O'Brien  • 1936: Switzerland - Pierre Musy, Arnold Gartmann, Charles Bouvier, & Joseph Beerli  • 1948: United States - Francis Tyler, Patrick Martin, Edward Rimkus, & William D'Amico  • 1952: West Germany - Andreas Ostler, Friedrich Kuhn, Lorenz Nieberl, & Franz Kemser  • 1956: Switzerland - Franz Kapus, Gottfried Diener, Robert Alt, & Heinrich Angst  • 1960: Not held  • 1964: Canada - Vic Emery, Peter Kirby, Doug Anakin, & John Emery  • 1968: Italy - Eugenio Monti, Luciano de Paolis, Roberto Zandonella, & Mario Armano  • 1972: Switzerland - Jean Wicki, Edy Hubacher, Hans Leutenegger, & Werner Carmichel  • 1976: East Germany - Meinhard Nehmer, Jochen Babock, Bernhard Germeshausen, & Bernhard Lehmann  • 1980: East Germany - Meinhard Nehmer, Bogdan Musiol, Bernhard Germeshausen, & Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt  • 1984: East Germany - Wolfgang Hoppe, Roland Wetzig, Dietmar Schauerhammer, & Andreas Kirchner  • 1988: Switzerland - Ekkehard Fasser, Kurt Meier, Marcel Fässler, & Werner Stocker  • 1992: Austria - Ingo Appelt, Harald Winkler, Gerhard Haidacher, & Thomas Schroll  • 1994: Germany - Harald Czudaj, Karsten Brannasch, Olaf Hampel, & Alexander Szelig  • 1998: Germany - Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmermann, Marco Jakobs, & Olaf Hampel  • 2002: Germany - André Lange, Enrico Kühn, Kevin Kuske, & Carsten Embach  • 2006: Germany - André Lange, René Hoppe, Martin Putze, & Kevin Kuske
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World champions in four-man bobsleigh
1930: Italy - Franco Zaninetta, Giorgio Biasini, Antonio Dorini, & Gino Rossi * 1931: Germany - Werner Zahn, Robert Schmidt, Franz Bock, & Emil Hinterfeld * 1933: Not held * 1934: Germany - Hanns Kilian, Fritz Schwarz, Hermann von Valta, & Sebastian Huber * 1935: Germany - Hanns Kilian, Alexander Gruber, Hermann von Valta, & Sebastian Huber * 1937: Great Britain - Frederick McEvoy, David Looker, Charles Green, & Byran Black * 1938: Great Britain - Frederick McEvoy, David Looker, Charles Green, & Chris MacKintosh * 1939: Switzerland - Fritz Feierabend, Heinz Cattani, Alphonse Hörning, & Joseph Beerli * 1947: Switzerland - Fritz Feierabend, Heinz Cattani, Alphonse Hörning, & Joseph Beerli * 1949: United States - Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin, William Casey, & William D'Amico * 1950: United States - Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin, James Atkinson, & William D'Amico * 1951: West Germany - Andreas Ostler, Xavier Leitl, Michael Pössinger, & Lorenz Nieberl * 1953: United States - Lloyd Johnson, Piet Biesiadecki, Hubert Miller, & Joseph Smith * 1954: Switzerland - Fritz Feierabend, Harry Warburton, Gottfried Diener, & Heinrich Angst * 1955: Switzerland - Franz Kapus, Gottfried Diener, Robert Alt, & Heinrich Angst * 1957: Switzerland - Hans Zoller, Hans Theler, Rolf Küderli, & Heinz Leu * 1958: West Germany - Hans Rösch, Alfred Hammer, Theodore Bauer, & Walter Haller * 1959: United States - Arthur Tyler, Gary Sheffield, Parker Voorhis, & Thomas Butler * 1960: Italy - Eugenio Monti, Furio Nordio, Sergio Siorpaes, & Renzo Alverà * 1961: Italy - Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes, Furio Nordio, & Renzo Alverà * 1962: West Germany - Franz Schelle, Josef Sterff, Ludwig Siebert, & Otto Göbl * 1963: Italy - Sergio Zardini, Ferruccio Dalla Torre, Renato Mocellini, & Romano Bonagura * 1965: Canada - Vic Emery, Gerald Presley, Michael Young, & Peter Kirby * 1966: West Germany - Toni Pensperger (posthumous), Ludwig Siebert, Helmut Werzer, & Roland Ebert * 1967: Cancelled to weather conditions * 1969: West Germany - Wolfgang Zimmerer, Peter Utzschneider, Walter Steinbauer, & Stefan Gaisreiter * 1970: Italy - Nevio de Zordo, Roberto Zandonella, Mario Armano, & Luciano de Paolis * 1971: Switzerland - René Stadler, Max Forster, Erich Schärer, & Peter Schärer * 1973: Switzerland - René Stadler, Werner Carmichel, Erich Schärer, & Peter Schärer * 1974: West Germany - Wolfgang Zimmerer, Peter Utzschneider, Manfred Schumann, & Albert Wurzer * 1975: Switzerland - Erich Schärer, Peter Schärer, Werner Carmichel, & Joseph Benz * 1977: East Germany - Meinhard Nehmer, Bernhard Germeshausen, Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt, & Raimund Bethge * 1978: East Germany - Horst Schönau, Horst Bernhard, Harald Seifert, & Bogdan Musiol * 1979: West Germany - Stefan Gaisreiter, Dieter Gebard, Hans Wagner, & Heinz Busche * 1981: East Germany - Bernhard Germeshausen, Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt, Henry Gerlach, & Michael Trübner * 1982: Switzerland - Silvio Giobellina, Heinz Stettler, Urs Salzmann, & Rico Freiermuth * 1983: Switzerland - Ekkehard Fasser, Hans Märcy, Kurt Poletti, & Rolf Strittmatter * 1985: East Germany - Bernhard Lehmann, Matthias Trübner, Ingo Voge, & Steffen Grummt * 1986: Switzerland - Erich Schärer, Kurt Meier, Erwin Fassbind, & André Kisser * 1987: Switzerland - Hans Hiltebrand, Urs Fehlmann, Erwin Fassbind, & André Kisser * 1989: Switzerland - Gustav Weder, Curdin Morell, Bruno Gerber, & Lorenz Schindelholz * 1990: Switzerland - Gustav Weder, Bruno Gerber, Lorenz Schindelholz, & Curdin Morell * 1991: Germany - Wolfgang Hoppe, Bogdan Musiol, Axel Kühn, & Christoph Langen * 1993: Switzerland - Gustav Weder, Donat Acklin, Kurt Meier, & Domenico Semeraro * 1995: Germany - Wolfgang Hoppe, Rene Hannemann, Ulf Hielscher, & Carsten Embach * 1996: Germany - Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmermann, Sven Rühr, & Olaf Hampel * 1997: Germany - Wolfgang Hoppe, Sven Rühr, Rene Hannemann, & Carsten Embach * 1999: France - Bruno Mingeon, Emmanuel Hostache, Éric Le Chanony, & Max Robert * 2000: Germany - André Lange, René Hoppe, Lars Behrendt, & Carsten Embach * 2001: Germany - Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmermann, Sven Peter, & Alex Metzger * 2003: Germany - André Lange, René Hoppe, Kevin Kuske, & Carsten Embach * 2004: Germany - André Lange, Udo Lehmann, Kevin Kuske, & René Hoppe * 2005: Germany - André Lange, René Hoppe, Kevin Kuske, & Martin Putze * 2007: Switzerland - Ivo Rüegg, Thomas Lamparter, Beat Hefti, & Cedric Grand * 2008: Germany - André Lange, René Hoppe, Kevin Kuske, & Martin Putze
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