Andreas "Al" Lang (born April 26, 1979 in Schwenningen

Schwenningen

Schwenningen is the name of several locations in Germany:*Schwenningen, Bavaria*Schwenningen, Sigmaringen*Villingen-Schwenningen...

) is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 curler from Alterschrofen. He is the former third for Andy Kapp

Andy Kapp

Andreas "Andy" Kapp is a German curler from Unterthingau. After a number of unsuccessful tournaments at the Junior, Olympic and World Championship levels, Kapp surprised many by winning the 1992 European championship. The next year however, he finished only 7th, but at the 1994 World Championships...

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Lang began his international career skipping the German junior team at the 1999 World Junior Curling Championships

World Junior Curling Championships

The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...

, where he finished 6th. He skipped the main German national team at the 2003 Ford World Curling Championships, finishing in 9th place.

In 2007, Lang moved to the Andy Kapp rink, playing second for him. He earned a silver medal at the 2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship

2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship

-Draw 2:March 31, 18:00-Draw 3:April 1, 08:30-Draw 4:April 1, 13:00-Draw 5:April 1, 19:30-Draw 6:April 2, 08:30-Draw 7:April 2, 13:00-Draw 8:April 2, 18:00-Draw 9:April 3, 08:30...

 in his first international event with the team. Later that year, he finished 5th at the 2007 European Curling Championships

2007 European Curling Championships

The 2007 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Füssen, Germany December 1-8, 2007. Scotland, skipped by David Murdoch, won the gold medal by beating Norway's Thomas Ulsrud 5-3 in the final. Norway had not lost a single game entering the final....

. Later that season, Lang was promoted to the third position on the team, and placed 8th at the 2008 World Men's Curling Championship

2008 World Men's Curling Championship

-Draw 2:April 5, 19:00-Draw 3:April 6, 09:00-Draw 4:April 6, 14:00-Draw 5:April 6, 19:00-Draw 6:April 7, 09:00-Draw 7:April 7, 14:00-Draw 8:April 7, 19:00-Draw 9:April 8, 09:00...

, but then won a bronze medal at the 2008 European Curling Championships

2008 European Curling Championships

The 2008 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held held at Swedbank Arena in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden December 6-13, 2008. In a rematch of the men's A-Group final from the 2007 European Curling Championships, David Murdoch led Scotland to a second straight gold medal over Norway's Thomas...

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He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

for Germany, finishing in sixth position.

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