Name: Christoph Kopp
Born: 14th December 1947 in Berlin, Germany
Profession: Owner of a cables and electronic wires distribution company
Involved in athletics since 1961, first as a junior sprinter and later as an instructor and coach. Besides the coaching also various early voluntary engagements in athletics, e.g. from 1979-1997 head of athletics at the SCC Berlin Sports Club. During this time heavily involved in event organisation.
From 1997-2000 head of the LG NIKE Berlin Sports Club and from 1999-2004 President of the Berlin Athletics Federation.
Since 1999 stronger involvement in professional management consultancy.
Since 2017 accredited athletes’ representative at World Athletics and the German Athletic Federation.
I was responsible for elite athlete co-ordination at the following events due to my long-established international contacts:
- 1980-1997 business manager and sports director Berlin Marathon
- Marathon Regensburg
- Marathon Köln
- Marathon Dresden
- Marathon Südtirol (Italy)
- Marathon München
- Marathon Hamburg
- Marathon Spreewald
- Marathon Antalya (Turkey)
- Marathon Wachau (Austria)
- Mitteldeutscher Marathon Halle/Leipzig
- Gniezno (Poland)
- Chemnitzer Citylauf 10 km Road Race
- 10 km Road Race and track-meeting Grudziadz (Poland)
- 10 km road race Poznan (Poland)
- Half Marathon Kiew (Ukraine)
- Rostocker Citylauf 10 km Road Race
- BIG 25 Herne
- Airport Run Berlin 10 km Road Race
- Kö-Lauf Düsseldorf 10 km Road Race
- PSD Bank Halbmarathon Hamburg
Current list of references:
- Frankfurt Marathon
- Düsseldorf Marathon
- Hannover Marathon
- Paderborner Osterlauf 10 km Road Race and Half Marathon
- Würzburger Residenzlauf 10 km Road Race
- The Great 10 k Berlin 10 km Road Race
- S25 Berlin 25km Road Race
- Citylauf Oelde 10 km Road Race
