Christoph Langen

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'''Christoph Langen''' (born 27 March 1962, in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German bobsledder who competed for the West Germany and Germany national team from 1985 to 2005 (as a pilot from 1991). In his four Winter Olympics, he won four medals; 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. His injuries prevented competing in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He was a bobsleigh television commentator in Germany until promoted to head coach of the Germany national team in June 2010.

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

Langen also won the Bobsleigh World Cup combined event twice (1995{{ndash}}96, 1998{{ndash}}99), the two-man event three times (1995{{ndash}}96, 1998{{ndash}}99, 2003{{ndash}}04), and the four-man event once (1998{{ndash}}99).

==Additional championships== *European champion 2-man crew: 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2004 *European champion 4-man crew: 1996, 1999

==References== {{Commons category}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20181003134007/http://sports123.com/bob/mo-2.html Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964] * [http://sports123.com/bob/mo-4.html Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932–56, and since 1964] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323143804/http://sports123.com/bob/mo-4.html |date=2019-03-23 }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091333/http://sports123.com/bob/mw-2.html Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071211002351/http://sports123.com/bob/mw-4.html Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930] * {{databaseOlympics|LANGECHR01|archive=20070220060509}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080409025403/http://sports123.com/bob/mwc-c.html List of combined men's bobsleigh World Cup champions: 1985-2007] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080409025356/http://sports123.com/bob/mwc-4.html List of four-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080409025349/http://sports123.com/bob/mwc-2.html List of two-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985]

==External links== * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com profile|christoph-langen}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Langen, Christoph}} Category:1962 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Cologne Category:German male bobsledders Category:Bobsledders at the 1988 Winter Olympics Category:Bobsledders at the 1992 Winter Olympics Category:Bobsledders at the 1998 Winter Olympics Category:Bobsledders at the 2002 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic gold medalists for Germany Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Category:Olympic bobsledders for Germany Category:Olympic bobsledders for West Germany Category:Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Category:Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Category:Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Category:German racing drivers Category:Porsche Supercup drivers Category:ADAC GT Masters drivers Category:Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Category:20th-century German sportsmen Category:Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers Category:Racing drivers from North Rhine-Westphalia