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Flori Lang

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Flori Lang
Personal information
Born (1983-01-30) 30 January 1983 (age 41)
Zurich, Switzerland
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming, Finswimming
ClubSC Uster Wallisellen
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Switzerland
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Dublin 4×50 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2011 Szczecin 50 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2008 Eindhoven 50 m backstroke

Flori Lang (born 30 January 1983) is a Swiss sprinter swimmer who won three medals at the European Championships of 2003, 2008 and 2011.[1] He also competed in two freestyle events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but did not reach the finals.[2] By 2011 he won 37 national titles.[3]

In April 2012, he starting training in finswimming[4] and just a few months later set a world record and won a European gold medal in 50 m with bifins.[3]

Lang has a sister, Sandra. He holds a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Banking & Finance from the University of Zurich.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Flori LANG. les-sports.info
  2. ^ Flori Lang Archived December 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ a b Davide Manca (2012-08-29) Flori Lang confirms: “No antidoping for me at Finswimming European Championships 2012″ Archived 2013-01-23 at archive.today. finswimmer.com
  4. ^ Davide Manca (2012-07-05) Interview to Flori Lang, Swiss Swimming Champion Archived 2013-01-23 at archive.today
  5. ^ Flori Lang Archived 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. fsn.ch
  6. ^ Steckbrief. florilang.ch
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