Christian Henn (born 11 March 1964) is a German former road racing cyclist, who won the bronze medal for West Germany in the men's individual road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1] He also won the German National Road Race Championships in 1996.[2] He was a professional rider from 1989 to 1999. After he retired after testing positive for testosterone, he admitted to doping.[3]

Christian Henn
Personal information
Full nameChristian Henn
Born (1964-02-01) 1 February 1964 (age 60)
Heidelberg, West Germany
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb; 11 st 3 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Lotto–Kern Haus PSD Bank
DisciplineRoad
Role
Professional teams
1989–1991Carrera Jeans–Vagabond
1992–1999Team Telekom
Managerial teams
2000IPM–Profirad–Schwerin
2001–2008Gerolsteiner
2009–2010Team Milram
2012Itera–Katusha
2012Team Katusha
2014MLP Team Bergstraße
2017–Team Lotto–Kern Haus
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Individual Road Race

He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Team Lotto–Kern Haus PSD Bank.[4]

Major results

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1988
3rd   Road race, Olympic Games
1989
8th Grand Prix Cerami
10th Grand Prix de la Libération
1992
2nd Paris–Tours
10th GP de Fourmies
1993
2nd Rund um Köln
4th Druivenkoers Overijse
9th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
1994
1st   Overall Herald Sun Tour
1st Stage 7
5th Grand Prix de Wallonie
1995
1st Stage 13 Vuelta a España
3rd GP Ouest-France
3rd Circuito de Getxo
5th Druivenkoers Overijse
5th Clásica de Sabiñánigo
1996
1st   Road race, National Road Championships
1st Stage 2 Tour of Sweden
9th Overall Danmark Rundt
9th Overall Regio-Tour
1997
1st   Overall Bayern Rundfahrt
1st Stage 3a
1st   Overall Hessen Rundfahrt
1st Stage 3a Danmark Rundt
1st Flèche Ardennaise
2nd Overall Peace Race
1st Stage 6
2nd Tour de Berne
4th Giro del Piemonte
1998
1st Baden-Baden
4th Veenendaal–Veenendaal
1999
9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christian Henn Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. ^ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Germany". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. ^ "German Cycling Tarnished: Systematic Doping in Telekom Team". Der Spiegel. 23 May 2007.
  4. ^ "Team Lotto – Kern Haus". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
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