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{{Short description|German equestrian}}
[[File:JEM2014-attelage-Christoph-Sandmann.JPG|300px|thumb|Christoph Sandmann at the [[2014 FEI World Equestrian Games|World Equestrian Games 2014]] in Caen]]

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

Sandmann competes in the driving disciplines and became [[List of World Champions in Driving (horse)#Four-in-Hand World Championships|World Champion]] for the first time in 1992, when he won the gold medal in the team event in [[Hörstel|Riesenbeck]] of the Four-in-Hand World Championships.

He is married to Karin Sandmann.<ref>[http://www.aachener-zeitung.de/sport/chio/christoph-sandmann-gibt-die-zuegel-aus-der-hand-1.605242 Christoph Sandmann gibt die Zügel aus der Hand], Roman Sobierajski, Aachener Zeitung, 27 June 2013</ref> The couple has a daughter Anna Sandmann, born 14 September 1995, who also competes in [[combined driving]] with a pair of horses.<ref>[https://www.pferd-aktuell.de/dokr/sportlerportraets/sandmann-anna Anna Sandmann], FN Germany</ref>

==Career highlights==
{{Palmares start}}
;World Championships
:1992 – [[Hörstel|Riesenbeck]], Driving, {{bronze3}} 3rd at individual competition
:1992 – [[Hörstel|Riesenbeck]], Driving, {{gold1}} 1st at team competition
:1994 – [[The Hague]], Driving, {{gold1}} 1st at team competition
:1996 – [[Waregem]], Driving, {{silver2}} 2nd at team competition
:1998 – [[Rome]], Driving, {{silver2}} 2nd at team competition
:2002 – [[Jerez de la Frontera]], Driving, {{silver2}} 2nd at individual competition
:2002 – [[Jerez de la Frontera]], Driving, {{bronze3}} 3rd at team competition
:2006 – [[Aachen]], Driving, {{bronze3}} 3rd at individual competition
:2006 – [[Aachen]], Driving, {{gold1}} 1st at team competition
:2008 – [[Beesd]] (Nederlands), Driving, {{silver2}} 2nd at team competition
:2010 - [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], Driving, {{bronze3}} 3rd at team competition
:2012 - [[Hörstel|Riesenbeck]], Driving, {{silver2}} 2nd at team competition
:2014 - [[Caen]], Combined Driving, {{silver2}} 2nd at team competition
:2016 	[[Breda]] (Nederlands), Driving, {{bronze3}} 3rd at team competition<ref>[https://www.pferd-aktuell.de/dokr/sportlerportraets/sandmann-christoph Christoph Sandmann], FN Germany</ref>
<small>(1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 World Championships as part of the FEI World Equestrian Games)</small>

;FEI World Cup Driving
:2001/02 – Driving, {{bronze3}} 3rd
:2002/03 – Driving, {{bronze3}} 3rd
:2003/04 – Driving, {{bronze3}} 3rd
:2006/07 – Driving, {{bronze3}} 3rd
:2007/08 – Driving, {{gold1}} 1st

;European Championships
:2015 	[[Aachen]], Combined Driving, {{silver2}} 2nd at team competition
:2001 	[[Breda]] (Nederlands), Combined Driving, {{bronze3}} 3rd at team competition

;National Championships
:1990 – Driving, {{silver2}} 2nd
:1991 – Driving, {{silver2}} 2nd
:1992 – Driving, {{silver2}} 2nd
:1993 – Driving, {{bronze3}} 3rd
:1994 – Driving, {{silver2}} 2nd
:1996 – Driving, {{bronze3}} 3rd
:1999 – Driving, {{gold1}} 1st
:2000 – Driving, {{gold1}} 1st
:2001 – Driving, {{silver2}} 2nd
:2002 – Driving, {{silver2}} 2nd
:2003 – Driving, {{silver2}} 2nd
:2006 – Driving, {{bronze3}} 3rd
:2007 – Driving, {{gold1}} 1st
:2009 - [[Hörstel|Riesenbeck]], Combined Driving, {{gold1}} 1st
:2010 - Lähden, Combined Driving, {{gold1}} 1st
:2012 -	Lähden, Combined Driving, {{gold1}} 1st
:2013 - Donaueschingen, Combined Driving, {{gold1}} 1st
:2014 - [[Hörstel|Riesenbeck]], Combined Driving, {{silver2}} 2nd
:2016 - Lähden, Combined Driving, {{bronze3}} 3rd<ref>[https://www.pferd-aktuell.de/dokr/sportlerportraets/sandmann-christoph Christoph Sandmann], FN Germany</ref>

;Awards
:2002 – FEI Top Driver Award
{{Palmares end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090122103736/http://sandmann-pferdesport.de/portrait_christoph.shtm |date= January 22, 2009 |title= Official website}}
* {{FEI}}

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[[Category:1967 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:German male equestrians]]
[[Category:Carriage drivers]]
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[[Category:20th-century German sportsmen]]


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