Christian Reich

Christian Empire ( born September 23, 1967 in Aarau ) is one of the most successful Swiss bobsledder the late 1990s and early 2000s.

He began his career as a brakeman 1986. 1989 he brought with Nico Baracchi in the four-man bobsleigh World Cup silver. In this capacity he took part in the Olympic Games of Albertville (1992) and Lillehammer (1994). Both times the Celerina the pilot.

1995 Christian Reich began his pilot career. This went very fast. As early as 1997 he celebrated his first World Championship medal as a pilot in the four-man event. He won a silver medal behind Götschi Reto and Marcel Rohner before. The three-time Swiss victory but was denied later, the Swiss are said to have used irregular axes.

As a pilot Reich took part in the Games in Nagano (1998) and Salt Lake City (2002) part. 1998 when he was still fourth, he took 2002 Salt Lake Olympic medal in the two- longed. There he gave himself a thrilling duel with Christoph Langen, to this only in the last race could almost decide for themselves. Followed by Martin Annen already a considerable distance. Other successes of Christian empire were bronze medalist in 2 - and 4-Man, the overall World Cup victory in the 2-man bob and a European title, various European medals, two Swiss championships and various SM medals.

After the Olympic Games 2002 Empire announced his retirement from active competition. After that, he was a successful head coach of the Monegasque National teams (2002 to 2006). After that, he was until after the Olympic Games in Vancouver (2010 ) Material Responsible for the division of the Swiss Bob Bobsleigh, luge and skeleton - Sports Association ( SBSV ). In this role, he was also co-leader of the material development project " CITIUS " which the SBSV together with the Federal Institute of Technology ( ETH) Zurich and renowned partners from the industry ( SIA, SIKA, VZUG, Georg Kaufmann, Indrohag, Quadrant, RUAG, etc realized. ). In the fall of 2010, he was elected as the new Vice President of International Sports Bobsleigh Association FIBT.