Carsten Embach | |
Nationality: | German |
Birth Date: | 1968 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, |
Weight: | 93kg (205lb) |
Sport: | Bobsleigh |
Club: | BSR "Rennsteig" Oberhof |
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]
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.