Fritz Fischer (biathlete)

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]

Fritz Fischer
Personal information
Full nameFriedrich Fischer
Nickname(s)Fritz
Born (1956-09-22) 22 September 1956
Kelheim, West Germany
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut18 January 1980
Olympic Games
Teams4 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams10 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993)
Medals7 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons14 (1979/80–1992/93)
Individual victories7
Individual podiums18
Overall titles1 (1987–88)

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
1980 Lake Placid — 27th —
1984 Sarajevo 7th 8th Bronze
1988 Calgary 23rd 12th Silver
1992 Albertville — — Gold

World Championships

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

Event Individual Sprint Team Relay
1981 Lahti 5th 19th N/A Silver
1982 Minsk 15th 15th N/A 4th
1983 Antholz-Anterselva 10th 13th N/A 4th
1985 Ruhpolding 16th 6th N/A Bronze
1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 22nd 17th N/A DSQ
1987 Lake Placid 9th 40th N/A Bronze
1989 Feistritz Bronze 17th Silver 6th
1990 Minsk 25th 46th — —
1991 Lahti 13th 6th — Gold
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 Hedenäset20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1983–84
1 victory
(1 In)		12 January 1984 Pontresina20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1986–87
2 victories
(2 Sp)		10 January 1987 Borovets10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
24 January 1987 Ruhpolding10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1987–88
1 victory
(1 In)		17 December 1987 Hochfilzen20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1988–89
2 victories
(1 In, 1 Sp)		16 March 1989 Steinkjer20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
18 March 1989 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. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. "Fritz Fischer". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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