André Lange (German pronunciation:[ˈlaŋə]; born 28 June 1973) is a retired Germanbobsledder and one of the most successful bob pilots of all time. Competing at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, he has won four gold and one silver medals. Lange originally started his sledding career as a luger, taking up bobsleigh in 1993.[3]
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).
In April 2014 it was announced that Lange would become the head of the Thuringian Winter Sports Centre in Oberhof, which includes the DKB Ski Arena, the Oberhof sledding track, the Kanzlersgrund ski jumps and the town's indoor ski area, following the retirement of the previous head Wolfgang Filbrich that July.[4] In May 2017 he announced that he was leaving this role.[3] In August 2017 the Korea Luge Federation announced that Lange would join the South Korean luge team as a coach in October on a five-month contract to assist head coach Steffen Sartor to help prepare them for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyongchang, South Korea.[5][3]
Referencesedit
^ abcdFIBT-Bobsleigh profile 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 3 December 2010
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^ abc"André Lange wird Rodeltrainer in Südkorea" [André Lange becomes luge coach in South Korea]. Sportschau (in German). 9 August 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
^"André Lange wird Chef des Wintersportzentrum Oberhof" [André Lange becomes head of Winter Sports Centre Oberhof]. Volksstimme (Saxony-Anhalt) (in German). 16 April 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
^"Ex-German Olympic bobsleigh champ named S. Korea luge coach". Yonhap. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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Andre Lange German pronunciation ˈlaŋe born 28 June 1973 is a retired German bobsledder and one of the most successful bob pilots of all time Competing at the 2002 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics he has won four gold and one silver medals Lange originally started his sledding career as a luger taking up bobsleigh in 1993 3 Andre LangeLange at the 2002 OlympicsPersonal informationNationalityGermanBorn 1973 06 28 28 June 1973 age 50 1 Ilmenau Bezirk Suhl East Germany now Ilmenau Thuringia Germany 2 Height1 88 m 6 ft 2 in 1 Weight100 kg 220 lb 15 st 10 lb 1 SportCountry GermanySportBobsleigh pilot Event s 4 man 2 manClubBSR Rennsteig Oberhof 1993 2010 Coached byWolfgang HoppeRetired2010Achievements and titlesPersonal bestMedal record Representing GermanyMen s BobsleighOlympic Games2002 Salt Lake City Four man2006 Turin Two man2006 Turin Four man2010 Vancouver Two man2010 Vancouver Four manWorld Championships2000 Altenberg Four man2003 Lake Placid Two man2003 Lake Placid Four man2004 Konigssee Four man2005 Calgary Four man2007 St Moritz Two man2008 Altenberg Two man2008 Altenberg Four man2000 Altenberg Two man2001 St Moritz Four man2005 Calgary Two man2009 Lake Placid Four man2004 Konigssee Two man2007 St Moritz Four manWorld Cup Championships2000 01 Combined2000 01 Four man2002 03 Combined2002 03 Four man2003 04 Combined2003 04 Four man2007 08 Combined2007 08 Two man2007 08 Four man2001 02 Four man2008 09 Two man1998 99 Four man2000 01 Two man2001 02 Combined2002 03 Two man2003 04 Two man2006 07 Combined2006 07 Two man2008 09 Combined2008 09 Four man2009 10 Four manEuropean Championships2000 Cortina d Ampezzo Two man2002 Cortina d Ampezzo Four man2004 St Moritz Four man2005 Altenberg Two man2006 St Moritz Two man2007 Cortina Four man2009 St Moritz Two man2010 Igls Four man2002 Cortina d Ampezzo Two man2003 Winterberg Four man2003 Winterberg Two man2005 Altenberg Four man2006 St Moritz Four man2008 Cesana Two man2010 Igls Two man2001 Konigssee Four man2004 St Moritz Two man2007 Cortina Two man2008 Cesana Four manGerman Championships2000 Cortina d Ampezzo Four man2009 Winterberg Four manWorld Junior Championships1998 Cortina d Ampezzo Two man1998 Cortina d Ampezzo Four man1999 Altenberg Four manMen s WokWorld Wok Racing Championships2009 Winterberg Four man2010 Oberhof Four man2007 Innsbruck Four manAt the 2002 Winter Olympics Lange won the four man event with teammates Carsten Embach Enrico Kuhn and Kevin Kuske At the 2006 Winter Olympics Lange also won gold in the four man event with teammates Kevin Kuske Rene 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 In April 2014 it was announced that Lange would become the head of the Thuringian Winter Sports Centre in Oberhof which includes the DKB Ski Arena the Oberhof sledding track the Kanzlersgrund ski jumps and the town s indoor ski area following the retirement of the previous head Wolfgang Filbrich that July 4 In May 2017 he announced that he was leaving this role 3 In August 2017 the Korea Luge Federation announced that Lange would join the South Korean luge team as a coach in October on a five month contract to assist head coach Steffen Sartor to help prepare them for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyongchang South Korea 5 3 References edit a b c d FIBT Bobsleigh profile Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine accessed 3 December 2010 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Andre Lange Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 a b c Andre Lange wird Rodeltrainer in Sudkorea Andre Lange becomes luge coach in South Korea Sportschau in German 9 August 2017 Retrieved 13 February 2018 Andre Lange wird Chef des Wintersportzentrum Oberhof Andre Lange becomes head of Winter Sports Centre Oberhof Volksstimme Saxony Anhalt in German 16 April 2014 Retrieved 12 February 2018 Ex German Olympic bobsleigh champ named S Korea luge coach Yonhap 13 August 2017 Retrieved 12 February 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andre Lange Bobsleigh four man Olympic medalists for 1924 1932 56 and since 1964 Archived 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine Bobsleigh two man world championship medalists since 1931 Bobsleigh four man world championship medalists since 1930 List of combined men s bobsleigh World Cup champions 1985 2007 List of four man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985 List of two man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985Olympic GamesPreceded byKati Wilhelm Flagbearer for nbsp GermanyVancouver 2010 Succeeded byMaria Hofl Riesch Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andre Lange amp oldid 1210182387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
