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.
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| Full name | Frank-Peter Roetsch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 April 1964 Güstrow, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SG Dynamo Zinnwald | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 28 January 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 (1984, 1988, 1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 6 (1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 10 (5 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 10 (1982/83–1991/92) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 3 (1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
World Championships
- 2 time Junior World Champion
- 5 time World Champion
World Cup
- 3 times a winner of the World Cup overall
Holmenkollen
- Won the sprint event at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition in 1985 and 1988
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]
Olympic Games
3 medals (2 gold, 1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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Silver | 7th | 4th |
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Gold | Gold | 5th |
 1992 Albertville |
53rd | 9th | — |
World Championships
10 medals (5 gold, 5 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Team | Relay |
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 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 |
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| 1982–83 1 victory (1 Sp) | 10 March 1983 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1983–84 1 victory (1 Sp) | 3 March 1984 |  Oberhof | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1984–85 5 victories (1 In, 4 Sp) | 19 January 1985 | Oberhof | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 24 January 1985 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 16 February 1985 | Ruhpolding | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Championships | |
| 3 March 1985 | Lahti | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 9 March 1985 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 1986–87 3 victories (2 In, 1 Sp) | 15 January 1987 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
| 12 February 1987 | Lake Placid | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Championships | |
| 14 February 1987 | Lake Placid | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Championships | |
| 1987–88 4 victories (1 In, 3 Sp) | 21 January 1988 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 20 February 1988 | Calgary | 20 km individual | Winter Olympic Games | |
| 23 February 1988 | Calgary | 10 km sprint | Winter Olympic Games | |
| 12 March 1988 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 1988–89 1 victory (1 Sp) | 28 January 1989 | Ruhpolding | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
References
- "Frank-Peter Roetsch". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
External links
- Frank-Peter Roetsch at BiathlonWorld.com and BiathlonResults.com from IBU
- SGD Zinnwald
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