Frank-Peter Roetsch

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Frank-Peter Roetsch

Frank-Peter Roetsch in 1983

Personal information

Full name

Frank-Peter Roetsch

Born

19 April 1964 (age 60)
Güstrow, East Germany

Professional information

Sport

Biathlon

Club

SG Dynamo Zinnwald

World Cup debut

28 January 1983

Olympic Games

Teams

3 (1984, 1988, 1992)

Medals

3 (2 gold)

World Championships

Teams

6 (1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991)

Medals

10 (5 gold)

World Cup

Seasons

10 (1982/83–1991/92)

Individual victories

Individual podiums

Overall titles

3 (1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87)

Medal record

Men's biathlon

Representing East Germany
Olympic Games
	1988 Calgary	20 km individual
	1988 Calgary	10 km sprint
	1984 Sarajevo	20 km individual
World Championships
	1985 Ruhpolding	10 km sprint
	1987 Lake Placid	20 km individual
	1987 Lake Placid	10 km sprint
	1987 Lake Placid	4 × 7.5 km relay
	1989 Feistritz an der Drau	4 × 7.5 km relay
	1983 Antholz-Anterselva	20 km individual
	1983 Antholz-Anterselva	4 × 7.5 km relay
	1985 Ruhpolding	20 km individual
	1985 Ruhpolding	4 × 7.5 km relay
	1986 Oslo	4 × 7.5 km relay

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.

Achievements

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World Championships

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2 time Junior World Champion
5 time World Champion

World Cup

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3 times a winner of the World Cup overall

Holmenkollen

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Won the sprint event at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition in 1985 and 1988

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

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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

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10 medals (5 gold, 5 silver)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Team	Relay
1983 Antholz-Anterselva	Silver	4th	—	Silver
1985 Ruhpolding	Silver	Gold	—	Silver
1986 Oslo Holmenkollen	23rd	8th	—	Silver
1987 Lake Placid	Gold	Gold	—	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.

Individual victories

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15 victories (4 In, 11 Sp)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
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

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^ "Frank-Peter Roetsch". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 24 May 2015.

External links

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Frank-Peter Roetsch at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
Frank-Peter Roetsch at IBU BiathlonResults.com
SGD Zinnwald

Olympic champions in men's biathlon – 20 km individual

v t e Olympic champions in men's biathlon – 10 km sprint
1980: Frank Ullrich (GDR) 1984: Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR) 1988: Frank-Peter Roetsch (GDR) 1992: Mark Kirchner (GER) 1994: Sergei Tchepikov (RUS) 1998: Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) 2002: Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) 2006: Sven Fischer (GER) 2010: Vincent Jay (FRA) 2014: Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) 2018: Arnd Peiffer (GER) 2022: Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR)