Carsten Schlangen (born 31 December 1980) is a German

middle distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 15 ...

who specialises in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...

. Born in

Meppen Meppen (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Möppen'') is a town in and the seat of the Emsland district of Lower Saxony, Germany, at the confluence of the Ems, Hase, and Nordradde rivers and the Dortmund–Ems Canal (DEK). The name stems from the word ''M ...

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

, his first major competition was the 2006 European Athletics Championships where he finished tenth in the heats of the 1500 m. He competed at the

Internationales Stadionfest The Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF) is an annual track and field athletics meeting at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. It was first held in July 1921 at the Deutsches Stadion, which was replaced from 1937 by the Stadium of the 1936 Ol ...

in 2006 – his first

IAAF Golden League The IAAF Golden League was an annual series of outdoor track and field meetings organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Athletes who won specific events at all of the series meetings were awarded a jackpot prize, ...

meeting. He reached the global stage in 2008 and just missed out on the 1500 m at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He made it to the semi-finals of the 1500 m at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games but again closely missed out on making the final. At the

2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Turin, Italy, from Friday, 6 March to Sunday, 8 March 2009. The championships took place at the Oval Lingotto indoor arena

, he finished fourth in his heat but did not progress to the final. Schlangen took the 1500 m at the

2009 German Athletics Championships The 2009 in athletics (track and field), 2009 German Athletics Championships were held at the Donaustadion in Ulm on 4–5 July 2009. Results Men Women References * Results source: External links Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband< ...

and represented his country at the

2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg ...

. He retained his national title at the

2010 German Athletics Championships The 2010 in athletics (track and field), 2010 German Athletics Championships were held at the Eintracht-Stadion in Braunschweig on 17–18 July 2010. Results Men Women References * Results source: External links Official website ...

and attended the

2010 European Athletics Championships The 2010 European Athletics Championships were the 20th edition of the European Athletics Championships, organised under the supervision of the European Athletic Association. They were held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, C ...

. Despite being an outsider for the podium, he took the silver medal in the 1500 m behind

Arturo Casado Arturo Casado Alda (born 26 January 1983 in Madrid) is a Spanish middle distance runner. Achievements Personal bests *800 metres - 1:44.74 - Rieti (ITA) 29.08.2010 *1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fift ...

, who won in his native

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

.For Casado, the long wait is over
. European Athletics (30 July 2010). Retrieved on 31 July 2010.

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Carsten Schlangen at the German Athletics Association (DLV)
* * * 1980 births Living people People from Meppen German male middle-distance runners German national athletics champions Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Germany European Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Lower Saxony {{Germany-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub