Christian Gille
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Christian•Gille |
| Used name | Christian•Gille |
| Born | 6 January 1976 in Wolfen, Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Sachsen-Anhalt (GER) |
| Measurements | 184 cm / 92 kg |
| Affiliations | SC DHfK, Leipzig (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
Christian Gille was a German sprint canoeist who placed fifth in the C2-500 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, partnering Thomas Zereske. Four years later at Athens he partnered Tomasz Wylenzek and won the gold medal in the C2-1,000 metres. Over 500 metres, the pair finished fifth. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics they won the bronze medal over 500 meters and the silver medal over 1,000 metres.
Gille also won seven medals at European Championships (4/1/2), and 14 medals at the Worlds (5/3/6). He was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. Gille became a professional firefighter after his active career.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | GER |
Christian Gille | |||
| Canadian Doubles, 500 metres, Men (Olympic) | Thomas Zereske | 5 | ||||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | GER |
Christian Gille | |||
| Canadian Doubles, 500 metres, Men (Olympic) | Tomasz Wylenzek | 5 | ||||
| Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | Tomasz Wylenzek | 1 | Gold | |||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | GER |
Christian Gille | |||
| Canadian Doubles, 500 metres, Men (Olympic) | Tomasz Wylenzek | 3 | Bronze | |||
| Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | Tomasz Wylenzek | 2 | Silver |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Canoe Sprint European Championships (4–1–2 2002 Szeged bronze: C2 500 m; 2005 Poznań gold: C2 200 m, C2 500 m, and C2 1000 m; 2006 Račice silver: C2 1000 m; 2007 Pontevedra gold: C2 1000 m, bronze: C2 200 m)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Canoe Sprint World Championships (5–3–6 1995 Duisburg bronze: C4 1000 m; 1997 Dartmouth gold: C2 200 m, bronze: C2 500 m; 1998 Szeged gold: C2 200 m, bronze: C2 500 m; 1999 Milano bronze: C2 200 m; 2001 Poznań bronze: C1 200 m; 2005 Zagreb gold: C2 500 m and C2 1000 m, silver: C2 200 m; 2006 Szeged silver: C2 200 m; 2007 Duisburg gold: C2 1000 m, silver: C2 200 m, bronze: C2 500 m)