Uschi Disl

Ursula "Uschi" Disl (born 15 November 1970 in Bad Tölz, West Germany) is a German former biathlete.

Uschi Disl
Full nameUrsula Disl
Born (1970-11-15) 15 November 1970
Bad Tölz, West Germany
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
World Cup career
Seasons1990/91 – 2005/06
Individual wins30
Indiv. podiums74
Updated on 18 February 2014.

During her competitive career Disl was a 19-year veteran of biathlon and was a five time olympian, with two Olympic gold medals from the 4 × 7.5 km relays in 1998 and 2002. She also has four silver medals (two in 7.5 km sprint (1998 and 2002), one in 4 × 7.5 km relay (1994), and one in 3 × 7.5 km relay (1992)), and three bronze medals (two in 15 km individual, 1994 and 1998, and one in 12.5 km mass start, 2006). She also has two World Championship individual titles, both won in Hochfilzen, Austria, in March 2005, in the 7.5 km sprint and the 10 km pursuit.

Dubbed "Turbo-Disl" by the German media, she lay second in the Biathlon World Cup table at the beginning of the Olympics behind fellow country-woman Kati Wilhelm, and finished fifth in the overall standings for the 2004/05 season. She has finished second overall three times in the Biathlon World Cup (1995/96, 1996/97 and 1997/98) and has won forty World Cup races (28 single and 12 relay/team victories). This includes three wins at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition with one in 1995 (sprint) and two in 1996 (sprint, pursuit).

2006 was Disl's last Olympics and her final season.

On 18 December 2005, Disl was named "German sportswoman of the year", becoming the first biathlete awarded, and beating speed skater Anni Friesinger and discus thrower Franka Dietzsch.

Since 2012 she resides with her Swedish boyfriend Tomas Söderberg in Sweden,[1] they have two children. Like many German Nordic skiers, Disl was working in the military as a border patrol guard during her sporting carrer.

Biathlon results

Olympic Games

9 medals (2 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
1992 Albertville 24th 11th N/A N/A Silver
1994 Lillehammer Bronze 13th N/A N/A Silver
1998 Nagano Bronze Silver N/A N/A Gold
2002 Salt Lake City 12th Silver 9th N/A Gold
2006 Turin 12th 34th 10th Bronze —
*Pursuit was first added in 2002, mass start in 2006.

World Championships

19 medals (8 gold, 8 silver, 3 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay Mixed relay
1991 Lahti 8th 5th N/A N/A 4th Bronze N/A
1992 Novosibirsk — — N/A N/A Gold — N/A
1993 Borovets 8th 34th N/A N/A 8th 4th N/A
1994 Canmore — — N/A N/A 4th — N/A
1995 Antholz Silver Silver N/A N/A Silver Gold N/A
1996 Ruhpolding 27th 35th N/A N/A Gold Gold N/A
1997 Brezno-Osrblie 13th 13th 4th N/A — Gold N/A
1998 Pokljuka — — 15th N/A — — N/A
1999 Kontiolahti 9th 34th 11th 7th N/A Gold N/A
2000 Oslo 8th 7th Silver 8th N/A Silver N/A
2001 Pokljuka 11th Silver 11th 24th N/A Silver N/A
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk — 34th 13th 21st N/A Bronze N/A
2004 Oberhof — — — 9th N/A — N/A
2005 Hochfilzen 34th Gold Gold 10th N/A Silver Bronze
*Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.

World Cup
Season Overall
1990–914th
1991–925th
1992–9316th
1993–944th
1994–953rd
1995–962nd
1996–972nd
1997–982nd
1998–993rd
1999–008th
2000–016th
2001–023rd
2002–037th
2003–044th
2004–055th
2005–065th

Individual victories

30 victories (9 In, 12 Sp, 7 Pu, 2 MS)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1990–91
1 victory
(1 Sp)		15 December 1990 Albertville7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1991–92
1 victory
(1 In)		16 January 1992 Ruhpolding15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1993–94
1 victory
(1 In)		17 March 1994 Canmore15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1994–95
1 victory
(1 In)		19 January 1995 Oberhof15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1995–96
4 victories
(2 In, 2 Sp)		7 December 1995 Östersund15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
16 December 1995 Oslo Holmenkollen7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
11 January 1996 Antholz-Anterselva15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
13 January 1996 Antholz-Anterselva7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1996–97
3 victories
(2 Sp, 1 Pu)		12 December 1996 Oslo Holmenkollen7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
14 December 1996 Oslo Holmenkollen10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
18 January 1997 Antholz-Anterselva7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1997–98
3 victories
(1 In, 2 Sp)		18 December 1997 Kontiolahti7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
12 March 1998 Hochfilzen15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
14 March 1998 Hochfilzen7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1998–99
4 victories
(2 In, 1 Pu, 1 MS)		13 December 1998 Hochfilzen15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
16 December 1998 Brezno-Osrblie15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
20 December 1998 Brezno-Osrblie10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
13 January 1999 Ruhpolding12.5 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
1999–00
1 victory
(1 In)		16 December 1999 Brezno-Osrblie15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
2000–01
1 victory
(1 Sp)		2 March 2001 Salt Lake City7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
2002–03
1 victory
(1 MS)		8 January 2003 Oberhof12.5 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
2003–04
3 victories
(1 Sp, 2 Pu)		9 January 2004 Pokljuka10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
3 March 2004 Fort Kent7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
5 March 2004 Fort Kent10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2004–05
5 victories
(2 Sp, 3 Pu)		2 December 2004 Beitostølen7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
4 December 2004 Beitostølen10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
9 January 2005 Oberhof10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
5 March 2005 Hochfilzen7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Championships
6 March 2005 Hochfilzen10 km pursuitBiathlon World Championships
2005–06
1 victory
(1 Sp)		26 November 2005 Östersund7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Season standings
 Season   Age 
Overall Distance Sprint
20043459—34

Team podiums
  • 1 podium – (1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
1 2003–04 26 October 2003 Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndKünzel

See also

References
  • "IBU Profile of Uschi Disl". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
Awards
Preceded by
Birgit Fischer		 German Sportswoman of the Year
2005		 Succeeded by
Kati Wilhelm
  1. https://www.expressen.se/sport/skidskytte/os-ikonen-drog-lever-nu-anonymt-liv-i-sverige/
  2. "DISL Ursula". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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