Christoph Sandmann (born 24 May 1967) is a German equestrian and multiple World Champion at the World Equestrian Games.
Sandmann competes in the driving disciplines and became World Champion for the first time in 1992, when he won the gold medal in the team event in Riesenbeck of the Four-in-Hand World Championships.
He is married to Karin Sandmann. [1] The couple has a daughter Anna Sandmann, born 14 September 1995, who also competes in combined driving with a pair of horses. [2]
3rd at individual competition
1st at team competition 1st at team competition
2nd at team competition 2nd at team competition 2nd at individual competition 3rd at team competition 3rd at individual competition 1st at team competition 2nd at team competition 3rd at team competition 2nd at team competition 2nd at team competition 3rd at team competition [3] (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 World Championships as part of the FEI World Equestrian Games)
3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd at team competition 3rd at team competition 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd [4] The FEI World Equestrian Games are the major international championships for equestrianism, and are administered by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). The games have been held every four years, halfway between sets of consecutive Summer Olympic Games, since 1990. Prior to that year, all ten of the FEI's individual disciplines held separate championships, usually in separate countries. The modern WEG runs over two weeks and, like the Olympics, the location rotates to different parts of the world. Riders and horses competing at WEG go through a rigorous selection process, and each participating country sends teams that have distinguished themselves through competition as the nation's best in each respective discipline. At the 2010 Games, 57 countries were represented by 800 people and their horses.
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