Carsten Embach
German bobsledder (born 1968)
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | German |
Born | (1968-10-12) 12 October 1968 (age 55) Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany |
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 93 kg (205 lb; 14.6 st) |
Sport | |
Country | Germany |
Sport | Bobsleigh |
Club | BSR "Rennsteig" Oberhof |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | |
Carsten Embach (born 12 October 1968 in Stralsund) is a German bobsledder who competed from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the four-man event with a gold in 2002 and a bronze in 1994.[1][2]
Biography
Embach also won six medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with four golds (1995, 1997, 2000, 2003), one silver (2001), and one bronze (1996).[3]
Before turning to bobsleigh Embach competed in the long jump. He finished fifth at the 1990 European Indoor Championships with a jump of 7.83 metres.[4] His personal best jump was 8.01 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Potsdam.[5] He represented the club ASK Vorwärts Potsdam.
References
- ^ Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964
- ^ DatabaseOlympics.com profile Archived 2007-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930 Archived December 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1989 European Indoor Championships results, men's long jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- ^ World men's all-time best long jump (last updated 2001)
External links
- Carsten Embach at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Carsten Embach at Olympics.com
- Carsten Embach at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1924: Scherrer, Neveu, A. Schläppi, H. Schläppi (SUI)
- 1928: Fiske, Tucker, Mason, Gray, Parke (USA)
- 1932: Fiske, Eagan, Gray, O'Brien (USA)
- 1936: Musy, Gartmann, Bouvier, Beerli (SUI)
- 1948: Tyler, Martin, Rimkus, D'Amico (USA)
- 1952: Ostler, Kuhn, Nieberl, Kemser (GER)
- 1956: Kapus, Diener, Alt, Angst (SUI)
- 1964: V. Emery, Kirby, Anakin, J. Emery (CAN)
- 1968: Monti, de Paolis, Zandonella, Armano (ITA)
- 1972: Wicki, Hubacher, Leutenegger, Camichel (SUI)
- 1976: Nehmer, Babock, Germeshausen, Lehmann (GDR)
- 1980: Nehmer, Musioł, Germeshausen, Gerhardt (GDR)
- 1984: Hoppe, Wetzig, Schauerhammer, Kirchner (GDR)
- 1988: Fasser, Meier, Fässler, Stocker (SUI)
- 1992: Appelt, Winkler, Haidacher, Schroll (AUT)
- 1994: Czudaj, Brannasch, Hampel, Szelig (GER)
- 1998: Langen, Zimmerman, Jakobs, Hampel (GER)
- 2002: Lange, Kühn, Kuske, Embach (GER)
- 2006: Lange, Hoppe, Putze, Kuske (GER)
- 2010: Holcomb, Olsen, Mesler, Tomasevicz (USA)
- 2014: Melbārdis, Vilkaste, Dreiškens, Strenga (LAT)
- 2018: Friedrich, Bauer, Grothkopp, Margis (GER)
- 2022: Friedrich, Margis, Bauer, Schüller (GER)