Christoph Langen
Medal record
Men's Bobsleigh
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1998 NaganoFour-man
Gold medal – first place2002 Salt Lake CityTwo-man
Bronze medal – third place1992 AlbertvilleTwo-man
Bronze medal – third place1998 NaganoTwo-man
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 AltenbergFour-man
Gold medal – first place1993 IglsTwo-man
Gold medal – first place1995 WinterbergTwo-man
Gold medal – first place1996 CalgaryTwo-man
Gold medal – first place1996 CalgaryFour-man
Gold medal – first place2000 AltenbergTwo-man
Gold medal – first place2001 St. MoritzTwo-man
Gold medal – first place2001 St. MoritzFour-man
Silver medal – second place1999 Cortina d'AmpezzoTwo-man
Silver medal – second place2000 AltenbergFour-man
Silver medal – second place2004 KönigsseeTwo-man
Silver medal – second place2004 KönigsseeFour-man
World Cup Championships
Gold medal – first place1995-96 Combined
Gold medal – first place1995-96 Two-man
Gold medal – first place1998-99 Combined
Gold medal – first place1998-99 Four-man
Gold medal – first place1998-99 Two-man
Gold medal – first place2003-04 Two-man
Silver medal – second place1993-94 Two-man
Silver medal – second place1995-96 Four-man
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1994Two-man
Gold medal – first place1995Two-man
Gold medal – first place1996Four-man
Gold medal – first place1996Two-man
Gold medal – first place1999Four-man
Gold medal – first place2001Two-man
Gold medal – first place2004Two-man

Christoph Langen (born 27 March 1962, in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German bobsledder who competed for the West German and German national team from 1985 to 2005 (as a pilot from 1991). Competing in four 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 was a bobsleigh television commentator in Germany until promoted to head coach of the German 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).

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

Additional championships

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

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