Frank-Peter Roetsch
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| Olympic medalist | |||
 Frank-Peter Roetsch |
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| Medal record | |||
| Men's Biathlon | |||
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| Gold | 1988 Calgary | 10 km | |
| Gold | 1988 Calgary | 20 km | |
| Silver | 1984 Sarajevo | 20 km | |
Frank-Peter Roetsch (born April 19, 1964 in Güstrow) is a German former biathlete. He was the first biathlete to use the skating technique when he won a clear victory in Oberhof 1985.
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[edit] Achievements
[edit] World Championships
- 2 time World Junior Champion
- 5 time World Champion
[edit] World Cup
- 3 times a winner of the World Cup overall
[edit] Olympic Games
- 1988 Calgary: Gold medal in both the 10 km sprint and in the 20 km individual
- 1984 Sarajevo: Silver medal in the 20 km individual
[edit] Holmenkollen
- Won the sprint event at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition in 1985 and 1988
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| Olympic champions in 10 km biathlon |
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| 1980: Frank Ullrich | 1984: Eirik Kvalfoss | 1988: Frank-Peter Roetsch | 1992: Mark Kirchner | 1994: Sergey Chepikov | 1998: Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 2002: Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 2006: Sven Fischer |
1960: Klas Lestander * 1964: Vladimir Melanin * 1968: Magnar Solberg * 1972: Magnar Solberg * 1976: Nikolay K. Kruglov * 1980: Anatoly Alyabyev * 1984: Peter Angerer * 1988: Frank-Peter Roetsch * 1992: Yevgeniy Redkin * 1994: Sergey Tarasov * 1998: Halvard Hanevold * 2002: Ole Einar Bjørndalen * 2006: Michael Greis
