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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Christoph Langen is the 3,408th most popular athlete (down from 3,170th in 2024), the 6,342nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 6,255th in 2019) and the 373rd most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Christoph Langen ranks 3,411 out of 6,025. Before him are Francisco Javier Gómez Noya, Mikko Kolehmainen, Olaf Hampel, Franziska Preuß, Jordi Sans, Vala Flosadóttir, Wilson Boit Kipketer, Bohdan Bondarenko, and Siegfried Wentz. After him are Natalia Rodríguez, Yulia Nestsiarenka, and Mikael Löfgren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Christoph Langen ranks 920. Before him are Stephan Burger, Jan Bartram, Heidi Sundal, Li Yongbo, Markus Scherer, and Sean McNamara. After him are Alison Hargreaves, John Wallace, Ryszard Tarasiewicz, Bo Jackson, Jouko Salomäki, and Virginio Cáceres.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Christoph Langen ranks 6,346 out of 7,253. Before him are Monica Theodorescu (1963), Eva Pfaff (1961), Leon Draisaitl (1995), Dagmar Hase (1969), Markus Scherer (1962), Olaf Hampel (1965), and Franziska Preuß (1994). After him are Frank Emmelmann (1961), Heidi Reichinnek (1988), Ulf Hielscher (1967), Urszula Radwańska (1990), and Axel Kühn (1967).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Christoph Langen ranks 376. Before him are Ulrich Kirchhoff (1967), Harald Czudaj (1963), Markus Zimmermann (1964), Gerlinde Doberschütz (1964), Kerstin Förster (1965), Petra Behle (1969), Monica Theodorescu (1963), Olaf Hampel (1965), and Franziska Preuß (1994). After him are Frank Emmelmann (1961), Ulf Hielscher (1967), and Axel Kühn (1967).

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