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Christopher Weber (born 5 October 1991) is a German
bobsledder Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsle ...
. He competed in the two-man event at the
2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ...
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Career

Christopher Weber made his Olympic debut at the
2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ...
in
Pyeongchang Pyeongchang ( , ; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seo ...
, where he competed as a brakeman in both the two-man bobsleigh and four-man bobsleigh events, piloted by
Johannes Lochner Johannes Lochner (born 15 October 1990) is a German Bobsleigh, bobsledder who competed at the Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics, 2018 Winter Olympics and the Bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics, 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing where he won ...
. In the two-man event, the duo finished in fifth place, while in the four-man competition, Weber, along with fellow brakemen Christian Poser and
Christian Rasp Christian Rasp (born 29 September 1989) is a German bobsledder. He competed in the four-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 20 ...
, placed eighth. At the
2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), were an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing, China, and surrounding areas wit ...
in
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, he won the silver medal in the four-man bobsleigh event as part of the team led by pilot Johannes Lochner.


Awards

* 2022:
Silbernes Lorbeerblatt Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (, ), the highest sports award in Germany, was endowed on 23 June 1950 by the German President Theodor Heuss. It is awarded to athletes and teams of exemplary character that have won medals at Olympic and Paralympic Games ...


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Christopher Weber
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German Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Federation German Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Federation (, BSD) is the official federation for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton in Germany. It is the German representative both to the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation and the International Luge F ...
1991 births Living people German male bobsledders Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic bobsledders for Germany Sportspeople from Dortmund Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Olympic silver medalists for Germany Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-bobsleigh-bio-stub