Christoph Höhne

Christoph Höhne (born 12 February 1941 in Borsdorf, Saxony) is a racewalker who competed in the 50 km walk for East Germany in the 1960s and 1970s.

Höhne won gold in the 50 km walk at the European Championships in 1969 and 1974, and a silver in 1971.

During his career Höhne competed for the SV Dynamo sports club and was trained by Max Weber.

Among other accolades, he received a gold medal at the International Sports Photography Exhibition in Reus, Spain in 1978.

After the unification of Germany, he has done freelance photography for the daily newspapers Junge Welt and Sportecho.