Fritz Fischer (biathlete)

Fritz Fischer
Personal information
Full name Friedrich Fischer
Nickname(s) Fritz
Born (1956-09-22) 22 September 1956
Kelheim, West Germany
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
World Cup debut 18 January 1980
Olympic Games
Teams 4 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992)
Medals 3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams 10 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993)
Medals 7 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 14 (1979/80–1992/93)
Individual victories 7
Individual podiums 18
Overall titles 1 (1987–88)

Friedrich "Fritz" Fischer (born 22 September 1956) is a former biathlete from Germany. He won a gold medal with Germany in the 4 × 7.5 km relay in the 1992 Winter Olympics. After ending his competitive career Fischer served as a coach for the German biathlon team for many years before retiring in 2014.[1]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]

Olympic Games

3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
United States 1980 Lake Placid — 27th —
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo 7th 8th Bronze
Canada 1988 Calgary 23rd 12th Silver
France 1992 Albertville — — Gold

World Championships

14 medals (9 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Team Relay
Finland 1981 Lahti 5th 19th N/A Silver
Soviet Union 1982 Minsk 15th 15th N/A 4th
Italy 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 10th 13th N/A 4th
West Germany 1985 Ruhpolding 16th 6th N/A Bronze
Norway 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 22nd 17th N/A DSQ
United States 1987 Lake Placid 9th 40th N/A Bronze
Austria 1989 Feistritz Bronze 17th Silver 6th
Soviet Union 1990 Minsk 25th 46th — —
Finland 1991 Lahti 13th 6th — Gold
Bulgaria 1993 Borovets — — Gold —
*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

7 victories (4 In, 3 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1980–81
1 victory
(1 In)
2 April 1981 Sweden Hedenäset20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1983–84
1 victory
(1 In)
12 January 1984 Switzerland Pontresina20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1986–87
2 victories
(2 Sp)
10 January 1987 People's Republic of Bulgaria Borovets10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
24 January 1987 West Germany Ruhpolding10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1987–88
1 victory
(1 In)
17 December 1987 Austria Hochfilzen20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1988–89
2 victories
(1 In, 1 Sp)
16 March 1989 Norway Steinkjer20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
18 March 1989 Norway Steinkjer10 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. ↑ "Coaching Changes in Germany and Austria". International Biathlon Union. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Fritz Fischer". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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