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christoph langen

christoph langen -lrb- born 27 march 1962 in cologne , north rhine-westphalia -rrb- is a german bobsledder who competed for the west german and german national team from 1985 to 2005 -lrb- as a pilot from 1991 -rrb- .
competing in three winter olympics , he won four medals with two golds -lrb- two-man : 2002 , four-man : 1998 -rrb- and two bronzes -lrb- two-man : 1992 , 1998 -rrb- .
langen was slowed by injuries to his achilles tendon , which required two surgeries .
he attempted to compete for the 2006 winter olympics in turin , but his injuries proved too much .
he was a bobsleigh television commentator in germany until promoted to head coach of the german national team in june 2010 .
langen also won twelve medals at the fibt world championships with eight golds -lrb- two-man : 1993 , 1995 , 1996 , 2000 , 2001 ; four-man : 1991 -lrb- as a brakeman -rrb- , 1996 , 2001 -rrb- and four silvers -lrb- two-man : 1999 , 2004 ; four-man : 2000 , 2004 -rrb- .
he also won the bobsleigh world cup combined event twice -lrb- 1995-6 , 1998-9 -rrb- , the two-man event three times -lrb- 1995-6 , 1998-9 , 2003-4 -rrb- , and the four-man event once -lrb- 1998-9 -rrb- .
