Christoph Langen

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Medal record
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Christoph Langen
Bobsleigh
Olympic Games
Gold 1998 Nagano Four-man
Gold 2002 Salt Lake City Two-man
Bronze 1992 Albertville Two-man
Bronze 1998 Nagano Two-man
World Championships
Gold 1991 Altenberg Four-man
Gold 1993 Igls Two-man
Gold 1995 Winterberg Two-man
Gold 1996 Calgary Two-man
Gold 1996 Calgary Four-man
Gold 2000 Altenberg Two-man
Gold 2001 St. Moritz Two-man
Gold 2001 St. Moritz Four-man
Silver 1999 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-man
Silver 2000 Altenberg Four-man
Silver 2004 Königssee Two-man
Silver 2004 Königssee Four-man

Christoph Langen (born March 27, 1962) is a German bobsledder who competed from 1990 to 2005. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won four medals with two golds (Two-man: 2002, Four-man: 1998) and two bronzes (Two-man: 1992, 1998).

Langen was slowed by injuries to his Achilles tendon, which required two surgeries. He attempted to compete for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, but his injuries proved too much. He is now a bobsleigh television commentator in Germany.

Langen also won twelve medals at the FIBT World Championships with eight golds (Two-man: 1993, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001; Four-man: 1991, 1996, 2001) and four silvers (Two-man: 1999, 2004; Four-man: 2000, 2004).

He also won the Bobsleigh World Cup combined event twice (1995-6, 1998-9), the two-man event three times (1995-6, 1998-9, 2003-4), and the four-man event once (1998-9).

[edit] Additional championships

  • European champion 2-man crew: 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2004
  • European champion 4-man crew: 1996, 1999

[edit] Personal life

Langen was also rumored to be dating Susi Erdmann, a fellow bobsledder and former luger for Germany.

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