Nationality German Event(s) 4-man, 2-man Weight 100 kg Residence Suhl, Thuringia Name Andre Lange Partner Ariane Friedrich (2012–) | Country Germany Role Bobsledder Coached by Wolfgang Hoppe Sport Bobsleigh (pilot) Height 1.88 m Retired 2010 | |
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Born 28 June 1973 (age 50) ( 1973-06-28 ) Ilmenau, Thuringia,
East Germany Similar People Kevin Kuske, Thomas Florschutz, Martin Putze, Christoph Langen, Pierre Lueders | ||
Lange and Germany still the best
André Lange ( [ˈlaŋə]; born 28 June 1973) is a retired German bobsledder and the most successful bob pilot of all time who competed at senior level from 1998 to 2010. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he has won four gold medals. He was born in Ilmenau, Thuringia.
At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Lange won the four-man event with teammates Carsten Embach, Enrico Kühn and Kevin Kuske. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Lange also won gold in the four-man event with teammates Kevin Kuske, René Hoppe and Martin Putze, in addition to winning the two-man event with Kuske. He competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics, winning gold in the two-man and silver in the four-man events.
Lange also won fourteen medals at the FIBT World Championships with eight golds (Two-man: 2003, 2007, 2008; Four-man: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008), four silvers (Two-man: 2000, 2005; Four-man: 2001, 2009), and two bronzes (Two-man: 2004, Four-man: 2007).
At the Bobsleigh World Cup level, he has won three combined men's championships (2000-1, 2002-3, 2003-4), one two-man championship (2007-08), and four four-man championships (2000-1, 2002-3, 2003-4, 2007-8).
