Andreas Lang

Andreas " Al " Lang ( born April 26, 1979 in Schwenningen ) is a German curler, playing on the position of the skip in the " team Allgäu " at the curling club feet.

Career

Long came 1995 on a school project for curling sport and began his successful career in the Curling Club Schwenningen. As a junior he was Skip the 1998 and 2000 German Vice Champion 1999 German Champion in years. The men's team of CC Schwenningen he led in 2001 to the German Vice and 2003 with the German champions.

On the basis of a foreign - semester in Canada during his studies and the associated absence in 2005, he moved to his return in 2006 to the team Andy Kapp at the Curling Club feet. In addition to other national successes - German champion in 2007 and 2008, the team vice-champion at the 2007 World Championships in Edmonton, Canada was.

Lang played his first Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010. The team finished sixth.

At the World Cup in 2011, "Team Kapp " appeared for the last time together on. Following the departure of Andy Skip Kapp and Holger Hoehne was long- Skip in the new " team Allgäu ". Other team members are currently Daniel Neuner ( Lead), Mark Messenzehl ( Second ), Daniel Herberg ( Third ) and Andreas Kempf (Alternate ).

By participating in the 2012 European Curling denied Lang and his new team 's first international tournament. With the completely disappointing neuenten space of ten participants, the German team for the first time dismounted from the A group and must compete at the upcoming European Championships in the B group.

Private

Long lives with his wife Karin in Alterschrofen, village of Schwangau in the Eastern Allgäu. He is involved in the promotion of young talent as a coach at the annual Curling summer camp in Fussen, with over 250 participants, including 120 junior / inside from all over the world.

Professional

Long studied at the University of Karlsruhe engineering and finished his diploma engineer successfully with 1.3 in 2006 from. During his studies he has two years dealing with that curling machine project and a " curling stone - dispensing machine " developed. Professionally, he has been active in research.

Achievements

Successes National

  • German Champion 2003, 2007, 2008
  • German Vice Champion 2001

Successes International

  • 2nd place World Cup 2007
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