Christoph Langen

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).

Christoph Langen

Medal record Men's Bobsleigh Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1998 Nagano Four-man 2002 Salt Lake City Two-man 1992 Albertville Two-man 1998 Nagano Two-man World Championships 1991 Altenberg Four-man 1993 Igls Two-man 1995 Winterberg Two-man 1996 Calgary Two-man 1996 Calgary Four-man 2000 Altenberg Two-man 2001 St. Moritz Two-man 2001 St. Moritz Four-man 1999 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-man 2000 Altenberg Four-man 2004 Königssee Two-man 2004 Königssee Four-man World Cup Championships 1995-96 Combined 1995-96 Two-man 1998-99 Combined 1998-99 Four-man 1998-99 Two-man 2003-04 Two-man 1993-94 Two-man 1995-96 Four-man European Championships 1994 Two-man 1995 Two-man 1996 Four-man 1996 Two-man 1999 Four-man 2001 Two-man 2004 Two-man

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).

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).