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Carsten Embach
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1968-10-12) 12 October 1968 (age 55)
Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
  East Germany
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb; 14.6 st)
Sport
Country  Germany
Sport Bobsleigh
ClubBSR "Rennsteig" Oberhof
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Medal record
Men's bobsleigh
Representing   Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Lillehammer Four-man
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Winterberg Four-man
Gold medal – first place 1997 St. Moritz Four-man
Gold medal – first place 2000 Winterberg Four-man
Gold medal – first place 2003 Lake Placid Four-man
Silver medal – second place 2001 St. Moritz Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Calgary Four-man

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.

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