Christian Tröger
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Christian-Alexander•Tröger |
| Used name | Christian•Tröger |
| Born | 6 October 1969 in München (Munich), Bayern (GER) |
| Measurements | 199 cm / 94 kg |
| Affiliations | SC Wasserfreunde München, München (GER) / Erster Münchner SC, München (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 3 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
Christian Tröger was a German freestyle swimmer who won three freestyle relay bronze medals at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. In 2000, the squads finished fourth (4x100) and sixth (4x200). Tröger also competed in the 100 metres individual freestyle events in all three Olympics but qualified for the final only in 1992. At World Championships he won a relay gold medal in 1991 and 1997 at the Short Course Championships.
Tröger won even more medals at European Championships with five silvers and one bronze, and two short course gold medals, all with relays, except for the 50 metres individual gold he won in 1996.
Tröger was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award, in 1993. He later graduated as a business administrator and became a freelance marketing consultant. As such, he was involved in the evaluation systems and process control of the German Olympic bids 2012, 2018 and 2024.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER |
Christian Tröger | |||
| 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 7 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 3 | Bronze | |||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 4 | ||||
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER |
Christian Tröger | |||
| 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 10 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 3 | Bronze | |||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 3 | Bronze | |||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER |
Christian Tröger | |||
| 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 14 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 4 | ||||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 6 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (0–0–2 1997 Catania SWI bronze: 100 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (0–6–2 1993 Sheffield SWM silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay, bronze: 4×100 m freestyle relay; 1995 Wien SWM silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay; 1997 Sevilla SWM silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×100 m medley relay; 1999 İstanbul SWM silver: 4×100 m medley relay, bronze: 4×100 m freestyle relay; 2000 Helsinki SWM silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Swimming Championships (25 m) (1–1–0 1992 Espoo silver: 4×50 m freestyle relay; 1996 Rostock gold: 4×50 m freestyle relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (1–1–1 1991 Perth SWI gold: 4×50 m freestyle relay (demonstration event) and 4×200 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only), silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only); 1994 Roma SWI bronze: 4×200 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships (25 m) (1–1–1 1993 Palma de Mallorca silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay; 1997 Göteborg gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay; 2000 Athina bronze: 4×100 m freestyle relay)