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André Lange
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André Lange (born 28 June 1973 in Ilmenau) is a German bobsleder who has competed since 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he has won three gold medals. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Lange won the gold medal in the Four-man event with teammates Carsten Embach, Enrico Kühn and Kevin Kuske. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Lange also won gold medals in the Two-man event event with Kuske, while those two, along with teammates Rene Hoppe and Martin Putze, won gold in the four-man event. Lange also won eleven medals at the FIBT World Championships with six golds (Two-man: 2003, 2007; Four-man: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005), three silvers (Two-man: 2000, 2005; Four-man: 2001), and two bronzes (Two-man: 2004, Four-man: 2007).
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Olympic champions in four-man bobsleigh |
| 1924: Switzerland - Eduard Scherrer, Alfred Neveu, Alfred Schläppi, & Heinrich Schläppi * 1928 (five-man): United States - Billy Fiske, Nion Tocker, Geoffrey Mason, Clifford Gray, & Richard Parke * 1932: United States - Billy Fiske, Eddie Eagan, Clifford Gray, & Jay O'Brien * 1936: Switzerland - Pierre Musy, Arnold Gartmann, Charles Bouvier, & Joseph Beerli * 1948: United States - Francis Tyler, Patrick Martin, Edward Rimkus, & William D'Amico * 1952: West Germany - Andreas Ostler, Friedrich Kuhn, Lorenz Nieberl, & Franz Kemser * 1956: Switzerland - Franz Kapus, Gottfried Diener, Robert Alt, & Heinrich Angst * 1960: Not held * 1964: Canada - Vic Emery, Peter Kirby, Doug Anakin, & John Emery * 1968: Italy - Eugenio Monti, Luciano de Paolis, Roberto Zandonella, & Mario Armano * 1972: Switzerland - Jean Wicki, Edy Hubacher, Hans Leutenegger, & Werner Carmichel * 1976: East Germany - Meinhard Nehmer, Jochen Babock, Bernhard Germeshausen, & Bernhard Lehmann * 1980: East Germany - Meinhard Nehmer, Bogdan Musiol, Bernhard Germeshausen, & Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt * 1984: East Germany - Wolfgang Hoppe, Roland Wetzig, Dietmar Schauerhammer, & Andreas Kirchner * 1988: Switzerland - Ekkehard Fasser, Kurt Meier, Marcel Fässler, & Werner Stocker * 1992: Austria - Ingo Appelt, Harald Winkler, Gerhard Haidacher, & Thomas Schroll * 1994: Germany - Harald Czudaj, Karsten Brannasch, Olaf Hampel, & Alexander Szelig * 1998: Germany - Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmermann, Marco Jakobs, & Olaf Hampel * 2002: Germany - André Lange, Enrico Kühn, Kevin Kuske, & Carsten Embach * 2006: Germany - André Lange, René Hoppe, Martin Putze, & Kevin Kuske |
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World champions in four-man bobsleigh |
| 1930: Italy - Franco Zaninetta, Giorgio Biasini, Antonio Dorini, & Gino Rossi * 1931: Germany - Werner Zahn, Robert Schmidt, Franz Bock, & Emil Hinterfeld * 1933: Not held * 1934: Germany - Hanns Kilian, Fritz Schwarz, Hermann von Valta, & Sebastian Huber * 1935: Germany - Hanns Kilian, Alexander Gruber, Hermann von Valta, & Sebastian Huber * 1937: Great Britain - Frederick McEvoy, David Looker, Charles Green, & Byran Black * 1938: Great Britain - Frederick McEvoy, David Looker, Charles Green, & Chris MacKintosh * 1939: Switzerland - Fritz Feierabend, Heinz Cattani, Alphonse Hörning, & Joseph Beerli * 1947: Switzerland - Fritz Feierabend, Heinz Cattani, Alphonse Hörning, & Joseph Beerli * 1949: United States - Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin, William Casey, & William D'Amico * 1950: United States - Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin, James Atkinson, & William D'Amico * 1951: West Germany - Andreas Ostler, Xavier Leitl, Michael Pössinger, & Lorenz Nieberl * 1953: United States - Lloyd Johnson, Piet Biesiadecki, Hubert Miller, & Joseph Smith * 1954: Switzerland - Fritz Feierabend, Harry Warburton, Gottfried Diener, & Heinrich Angst * 1955: Switzerland - Franz Kapus, Gottfried Diener, Robert Alt, & Heinrich Angst * 1957: Switzerland - Hans Zoller, Hans Theler, Rolf Küderli, & Heinz Leu * 1958: West Germany - Hans Rösch, Alfred Hammer, Theodore Bauer, & Walter Haller * 1959: United States - Arthur Tyler, Gary Sheffield, Parker Voorhis, & Thomas Butler * 1960: Italy - Eugenio Monti, Furio Nordio, Sergio Siorpaes, & Renzo Alverà * 1961: Italy - Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes, Furio Nordio, & Renzo Alverà * 1962: West Germany - Franz Schelle, Josef Sterff, Ludwig Siebert, & Otto Göbl * 1963: Italy - Sergio Zardini, Ferruccio Dalla Torre, Renato Mocellini, & Romano Bonagura * 1965: Canada - Vic Emery, Gerald Presley, Michael Young, & Peter Kirby * 1966: West Germany - Toni Pensperger (posthumous), Ludwig Siebert, Helmut Werzer, & Roland Ebert * 1967: Cancelled to weather conditions * 1969: West Germany - Wolfgang Zimmerer, Peter Utzschneider, Walter Steinbauer, & Stefan Gaisreiter * 1970: Italy - Nevio de Zordo, Roberto Zandonella, Mario Armano, & Luciano de Paolis * 1971: Switzerland - René Stadler, Max Forster, Erich Schärer, & Peter Schärer * 1973: Switzerland - René Stadler, Werner Carmichel, Erich Schärer, & Peter Schärer * 1974: West Germany - Wolfgang Zimmerer, Peter Utzschneider, Manfred Schumann, & Albert Wurzer * 1975: Switzerland - Erich Schärer, Peter Schärer, Werner Carmichel, & Joseph Benz * 1977: East Germany - Meinhard Nehmer, Bernhard Germeshausen, Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt, & Raimund Bethge * 1978: East Germany - Horst Schönau, Horst Bernhard, Harald Seifert, & Bogdan Musiol * 1979: West Germany - Stefan Gaisreiter, Dieter Gebard, Hans Wagner, & Heinz Busche * 1981: East Germany - Bernhard Germeshausen, Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt, Henry Gerlach, & Michael Trübner * 1982: Switzerland - Silvio Giobellina, Heinz Stettler, Urs Salzmann, & Rico Freiermuth * 1983: Switzerland - Ekkehard Fasser, Hans Märcy, Kurt Poletti, & Rolf Strittmatter * 1985: East Germany - Bernhard Lehmann, Matthias Trübner, Ingo Voge, & Steffen Grummt * 1986: Switzerland - Erich Schärer, Kurt Meier, Erwin Fassbind, & André Kisser * 1987: Switzerland - Hans Hiltebrand, Urs Fehlmann, Erwin Fassbind, & André Kisser * 1989: Switzerland - Gustav Weder, Curdin Morell, Bruno Gerber, & Lorenz Schindelholz * 1990: Switzerland - Gustav Weder, Bruno Gerber, Lorenz Schindelholz, & Curdin Morell * 1991: Germany - Wolfgang Hoppe, Bogdan Musiol, Axel Kühn, & Christoph Langen * 1993: Switzerland - Gustav Weder, Donat Acklin, Kurt Meier, & Domenico Semeraro * 1995: Germany - Wolfgang Hoppe, Rene Hannemann, Ulf Hielscher, & Carsten Embach * 1996: Germany - Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmermann, Sven Rühr, & Olaf Hampel * 1997: Germany - Wolfgang Hoppe, Sven Rühr, Rene Hannemann, & Carsten Embach * 1999: France - Bruno Mingeon, Emmanuel Hostache, Éric Le Chanony, & Max Robert * 2000: Germany - André Lange, René Hoppe, Lars Behrendt, & Carsten Embach * 2001: Germany - Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmermann, Sven Peter, & Alex Metzger * 2003: Germany - André Lange, René Hoppe, Kevin Kuske, & Carsten Embach * 2004: Germany - André Lange, Udo Lehmann, Kevin Kuske, & René Hoppe * 2005: Germany - André Lange, René Hoppe, Kevin Kuske, & Martin Putze * 2007: Switzerland - Ivo Rüegg, Thomas Lamparter, Beat Hefti, & Cedric Grand |
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