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

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. 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. The couple has a daughter Anna Sandmann, born 14 September 1995, who also competes in combined driving with a pair of horses.

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 Aachen ( ; ; Aachen dialect: ''Oche'' ; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle; or ''Aquisgranum''; nl, Aken ; Polish: Akwizgran) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 28th- ...

, Driving, 3rd at individual competition :2006 –

, Driving, 1st at team competition :2008 –

Beesd Beesd is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 16 km west of Tiel. It is situated near the river Linge and has a railway station on the railway from Dordrecht to Gelderma ...

(Nederlands), Driving, 2nd at team competition :2010 - Lexington, Driving, 3rd at team competition :2012 - Riesenbeck, Driving, 2nd at team competition :2014 -

Caen Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Breda Breda () is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from ''brede Aa'' ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has ...

(Nederlands), Driving, 3rd at team competition (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

, Combined Driving, 2nd at team competition :2001

Breda Breda () is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from ''brede Aa'' ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has ...

(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, 3rdChristoph Sandmann
FN Germany ;Awards :2002 – FEI Top Driver Award

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* * 1967 births Living people German male equestrians Carriage drivers Place of birth missing (living people) {{Germany-equestrian-bio-stub