Christoph Sandmann

Christoph Sandmann at the 2014 World Equestrian Games

nation

Germany

birthday

May 24, 1967

Career

discipline

Driving four in hand , combined evaluation

Awards

2002 - FEI Top Driver Award

Medal table

World championships	3 ×	6 ×	5 ×
European championships	0 ×	1 ×	1 ×

World championships
bronze	1992 Riesenbeck	singles
gold	1992 Riesenbeck	team
gold	1994 The Hague	team
silver	1996 Waregem	team
silver	1998 Rome	team
silver	2002 Jerez de la Frontera	singles
bronze	2002 Jerez de la Frontera	team
bronze	2006 Aachen	singles
gold	2006 Aachen	team
silver	2008 Beesd	team
bronze	2010 Lexington	team
silver	2012 Riesenbeck	team
silver	2014 Caen	team
bronze	2016 Breda	team

last change: May 21, 2017

Christoph Sandmann (born May 24, 1967 ) is a German driver and multiple world champion in four- in-hand driving in the combined classification.

Sandmann is very successful both nationally and internationally. In 1994 he became world champion in four-in-hand driving with the team in Riesenbeck for the first time. In 1994 he was again world champion in four-in-hand driving with the team in The Hague and in 2006 at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen. In 2012 and 2014 he was runner-up with the team.

His team includes Adolf "Arno" Fischer, Jutta Fischer, Jana Batterink and Anna Sandmann .

Life

Christoph Sandmann lives in Lähden and is married to Karin Sandmann. The couple has three children. Her daughter Anna Sandmann (born September 14 1995) is a successful two-horse -Fahrerin. Sandmann is an entrepreneur and owns a large forwarding company in the Emsland.

successes

German championships: 1990 - Four-in-hand combined classification, 2nd place; 1991 - Four-in-hand combined classification, 2nd place; 1992 - Four in hand combined classification, 2nd place; 1993 - Four-in-hand combined classification, 3rd place; 1994 - Four-in-hand combined classification, 2nd place; 1996 - Four-in-hand combined classification, 3rd place; 1999 - Four-in-hand combined classification, 1st place; 2000 - Four in hand combined classification, 1st place; 2001 - Four-in-hand combined classification, 2nd place; 2002 - Four in hand combined classification, 2nd place; 2003 - Four-in-hand combined classification, 2nd place; 2006 - Four in hand combined classification, 3rd place; 2007 - Four in hand combined classification, 1st place; 2009 - Riesenbeck , four-in-hand combined rating, 1st place; 2010 - Lähden, four-in-hand combination, 1st place; 2012 - Lähden, four-in-hand combined classification, 1st place; 2013 - Donaueschingen , four-in-hand combined classification, 1st place; 2014 - Riesenbeck , four-in-hand combined classification, 2nd place; 2016 - Lähden, four-in-hand combined evaluation, 3rd place

FEI World Cup four-in-hand driving: 2001/02 - 3rd place (ranking list, no final); 2002/03 - 3rd place (ranking, no final); 2003/04 - 3rd place (ranking list, no final); 2006/07 - 3rd place at the World Cup final in Gothenburg; 2007/08 - 1st place at the World Cup finals in Leipzig; 2014/15 - 2nd place at the World Cup final in Bordeaux

European championships: 2001 - Breda , four-in-hand combined classification, 3rd place, team; 2015 - Aachen , four-in-hand combined classification, 2nd place with the team and 5th place in the individual; 2017 - Gothenburg , four-in-hand combined classification, 2nd place with the team and 3rd place in the individual; 2019 - Donaueschingen , four-in-hand combination, 7th place in the individual
World championships: 1992 - Riesenbeck , four-in-hand combined classification, 3rd place in the individual; 1992 - Riesenbeck , four-in-hand combined ranking, 1st place, team; 1994 - The Hague , four-in-hand combined classification, 1st place, team; 1996 - Waregem , four-in-hand combination, 2nd place, team; 1998 - Rome , four-in-hand combined classification, 2nd place, team; 2002 - Jerez de la Frontera , four-in-hand combined classification, 2nd place in the individual; 2002 - Jerez de la Frontera , four-in-hand combined classification, 3rd place, team; 2006 - Aachen , four-in-hand combined classification, 3rd place in the individual; 2006 - Aachen , four-in-hand combination, 1st place, team; 2008 - Beesd , four-in-hand combined classification, 2nd place, team; 2010 - Lexington , four-in-hand combined classification, 3rd place, team; 2012 - Riesenbeck , four-in-hand combined classification, 2nd place, team; 2014 - Caen , four-in-hand combined classification, 2nd place, team; 2016 - Breda , four-in-hand combined classification, 3rd place, team

In 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 the four in hand World Championships were part of the FEI World Equestrian Games .

Award

In 2002 Christoph Sandmann received the Top Driver Award from the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI). He was also awarded the silver bay leaf.

Web links

Website of Sandmann Equestrian

Individual evidence

↑ Christoph Sandmann , FEI.org
↑ Athlete Performance - SANDMAN, Christoph , FEI Database
↑ Anna Sandmann , FN
↑ Christoph Sandmann hands over the reins , Roman Sobierajski, Aachener Zeitung, June 27, 2013
↑ Christoph Sandmann , German Equestrian Association
↑ ST. Georg: www.st-georg-de / news / silbernes-lorbeerblatt-fuer-13-pferdesportler-2 / press release from June 2nd, 2008: ... Silver laurel leaf for 13 equestrians. .... were awarded ... Christoph Sandmann ...

personal data
SURNAME	Sandmann, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German driver and multiple world champion in four-in-hand driving in the combined rating
DATE OF BIRTH	May 24, 1967

[1] Christoph Sandmann , FEI.org

[2] Athlete Performance - SANDMAN, Christoph , FEI Database

[3] Anna Sandmann , FN

[4] Christoph Sandmann hands over the reins , Roman Sobierajski, Aachener Zeitung, June 27, 2013

[5] Christoph Sandmann , German Equestrian Association

[6] ST. Georg: www.st-georg-de / news / silbernes-lorbeerblatt-fuer-13-pferdesportler-2 / press release from June 2nd, 2008: ... Silver laurel leaf for 13 equestrians. .... were awarded ... Christoph Sandmann ...