Christian Reich

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Christian Reich
Medal record
Men's Bobsleigh
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City Two-man
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Altenberg Two-man
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Altenberg Four-man
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 St. Moritz Four-man
World Cup Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1999-00 Two-man
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1999-00 Combined
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2001-02 Combined
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2001-02 Two-man
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2001-02 Four-man

Christian Reich (born 23 September 1967 in Aarau) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won a silver medal in the two-man event with teammate Steve Anderhub at Salt Lake City in 2002.

Reich also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with one silver (Four-man: 1989) and three bronzes (Two-man: 2000, Four-man: 2000, 2001).

He won the two-man Bobsleigh World Cup championship in 1999-2000

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