Carsten Embach

Carsten Embach

Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1968-10-12) 12 October 1968 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
Medal record Men's bobsleigh Representing Germany Olympic Games 2002 Salt Lake City Four-man 1994 Lillehammer Four-man World Championships 1995 Winterberg Four-man 1997 St. Moritz Four-man 2000 Winterberg Four-man 2003 Lake Placid Four-man 2001 St. Moritz Four-man 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.

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).

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. His personal best jump was 8.01 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Potsdam. He represented the club ASK Vorwärts Potsdam.

External links

• Carsten Embach at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation
• Carsten Embach at Olympics.com
• Carsten Embach at Olympedia