Jens Müller took part in four consecutive Olympic Games from 1988 to 1998 winning the gold medal in 1988 and the bronze medal in 1998. In 1996 and 2000 he was European Champion, and won the 2000 World Championship at St. Moritz. All together he won 14 medals at the World Championships (4 gold: 1 single, 3 mixed team; 7 silver: 3 singles, 4 mixed team; and 3 bronze in the singles), and seven medals at the European Championships (4 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze). After his active career he started coaching skeleton racers such as Steffi Hanzlik, Diana Sartor and non-Olympian Kerstin Jürgens.
