Christoph Sandmann

Christoph Sandmann (born 24 May 1967) is a German equestrian and multiple World Champion at the World Equestrian Games.

Christoph Sandmann at the World Equestrian Games 2014 in Caen

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]

Career highlights

World Championships

1992 – Riesenbeck, Driving, 3rd at individual competition

1992 – Riesenbeck, Driving, 1st at team competition

1994 – The Hague, Driving, 1st at team competition

1996 – Waregem, Driving, 2nd at team competition

1998 – Rome, Driving, 2nd at team competition

2002 – Jerez de la Frontera, Driving, 2nd at individual competition

2002 – Jerez de la Frontera, Driving, 3rd at team competition

2006 – Aachen, Driving, 3rd at individual competition

2006 – Aachen, Driving, 1st at team competition

2008 – Beesd (Nederlands), Driving, 2nd at team competition

2010 - Lexington, Driving, 3rd at team competition

2012 - Riesenbeck, Driving, 2nd at team competition

2014 - Caen, Combined Driving, 2nd at team competition

2016 Breda (Nederlands), Driving, 3rd at team competition^[3]

(1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 World Championships as part of the FEI World Equestrian Games)

FEI World Cup Driving

2001/02 – Driving, 3rd

2002/03 – Driving, 3rd

2003/04 – Driving, 3rd

2006/07 – Driving, 3rd

2007/08 – Driving, 1st

European Championships

2015 Aachen, Combined Driving, 2nd at team competition

2001 Breda (Nederlands), Combined Driving, 3rd at team competition

National Championships

1990 – Driving, 2nd

1991 – Driving, 2nd

1992 – Driving, 2nd

1993 – Driving, 3rd

1994 – Driving, 2nd

1996 – Driving, 3rd

1999 – Driving, 1st

2000 – Driving, 1st

2001 – Driving, 2nd

2002 – Driving, 2nd

2003 – Driving, 2nd

2006 – Driving, 3rd

2007 – Driving, 1st

2009 - Riesenbeck, Combined Driving, 1st

2010 - Lähden, Combined Driving, 1st

2012 - Lähden, Combined Driving, 1st

2013 - Donaueschingen, Combined Driving, 1st

2014 - Riesenbeck, Combined Driving, 2nd

2016 - Lähden, Combined Driving, 3rd^[4]

Awards

2002 – FEI Top Driver Award