Frank-Peter Roetsch

Frank-Peter Roetsch (born 19 April 1964) is a German former biathlete. He was the first biathlete to win a World Cup race using the skating technique when he won in Oberhof in 1985.

Frank-Peter Roetsch
Frank-Peter Roetsch in 1983
Personal information
Full nameFrank-Peter Roetsch
Born (1964-04-19) 19 April 1964
Güstrow, East Germany
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubSG Dynamo Zinnwald
World Cup debut28 January 1983
Olympic Games
Teams3 (1984, 1988, 1992)
Medals3 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 (1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991)
Medals10 (5 gold)
World Cup
Seasons10 (1982/83–1991/92)
Individual victories10
Individual podiums30
Overall titles3 (1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87)

Achievements

World Championships

  • 2 time Junior World Champion
  • 5 time World Champion

World Cup

Holmenkollen

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games

3 medals (2 gold, 1 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
1984 Sarajevo Silver 7th 4th
1988 Calgary Gold Gold 5th
1992 Albertville 53rd 9th

World Championships

10 medals (5 gold, 5 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Team Relay
1983 Antholz-Anterselva Silver 4th N/A Silver
1985 Ruhpolding Silver Gold N/A Silver
1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 23rd 8th N/A Silver
1987 Lake Placid Gold Gold N/A Gold
1989 Feistritz 8th 5th Gold
1991 Lahti 7th 4th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was added as an event in 1989.
Frank-Peter Roetsch more recently

Individual victories

15 victories (4 In, 11 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1982–83
1 victory
(1 Sp)
10 March 1983 Oslo Holmenkollen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1983–84
1 victory
(1 Sp)
3 March 1984 Oberhof10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1984–85
5 victories
(1 In, 4 Sp)
19 January 1985 Oberhof10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
24 January 1985 Antholz-Anterselva20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
16 February 1985 Ruhpolding10 km sprintBiathlon World Championships
3 March 1985 Lahti10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
9 March 1985 Oslo Holmenkollen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1986–87
3 victories
(2 In, 1 Sp)
15 January 1987 Antholz-Anterselva20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
12 February 1987 Lake Placid20 km individualBiathlon World Championships
14 February 1987 Lake Placid10 km sprintBiathlon World Championships
1987–88
4 victories
(1 In, 3 Sp)
21 January 1988 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
20 February 1988 Calgary20 km individualWinter Olympic Games
23 February 1988 Calgary10 km sprintWinter Olympic Games
12 March 1988 Oslo Holmenkollen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1988–89
1 victory
(1 Sp)
28 January 1989 Ruhpolding10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

  1. "Frank-Peter Roetsch". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.