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Sven Fischer

Sven Fischer

Biathlon

Germany

Germany

Birthdate:
April 16, 1971
Height:
6' 1"
Weight:
187 pounds
Age:
37

Biathlon

Date Round Result
02/25 Men's 15 km Mass Start Final Rankings   48:53.7(2) (17th)
02/21 Men's 4x7.5 km Relay Final Rankings Gold Medal 1h21:51.5(1+8) (1st)
02/18 Men's 12.5 km Pursuit Final Rankings Bronze Medal +15.6(4) (3rd)
02/14 Men's 10 km Sprint Final Rankings Gold Medal 26:11.6 (1st)
02/11 Men's 20 km Individual Final Rankings   57:14.3(3) (17th)

Notes

Birthplace
Schmalkalden, Germany
Residence
Schmalkalden, Germany
Club
WSV Oberhof
Previous Olympics
2002 at Salt Lake City - silver in sprint, 29th in individual, 12th in pursuit, silver in relay; 1998 at Nagano, Japan - 16th in individual, gold in relay, 29th in sprint; 1994 at Lillehammer, Norway - bronze in individual, gold in relay, 7th in sprint.
World Championships
2005 - Hochfilzen, Austria, 2nd in sprint, 3rd in pursuit, 4th in individual, 6th in relay, 2nd in mass start. 2004 - Oberhof, Germany, 16th in sprint, 8th in pursuit, 23rd in individual, 1st in relay, 11th in mass start. 2003 - Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, 12th in sprint, 22nd in individual, 11th in pursuit, 1st in relay, 2nd in mass start. 2001 - Pokljuka, Slovenia, 5th in sprint, 3rd in pursuit, 11th in individual, 3rd in mass start, 12th in relay. 2000 - Oslo Holmenkollen, 40th in sprint, 13th in pursuit, 19th in individual, 13th in mass start, 3rd in relay. 1999 - Kontiolahti, Finland, 3rd in pursuit, 4th in relay, 7th in sprint, 1st in individual, 1st in mass start. 1998 - Pokljuka, 4th in pursuit. 1997 - Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia, 5th in individual, 23rd in pursuit, 1st in relay, 24th in sprint. 1996 - Ruhpolding, Norway, 22nd in individual, 2nd in relay, 19th in sprint, 6th in team. 1995 - Antholz-Anterselva, 26th in sprint, 1st in relay. 1993 - Borovetz, 3rd in relay, 20th in sprint, 1st in team.
World Cup
43 1st-place finishes, 99 top 3 finishes. 2005-06 - Hochfilzen, tied for 18th in individual, 3rd in sprint. Brezno-Osrblie, 3rd in sprint. Oberhof, 10th in sprint. Ruhpolding, 12th in sprint. Antholz, Italy, 39th in sprint, 13th in pursuit, 8th in mass start.
Other career highlights
In 14th season on World Cup tour; overall World Cup champion twice and finished in top 10 every season except 1994-95.

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Gold Silver Medal TOTAL
Germany GERMANY 5 4 2 11
Norway NORWAY 0 3 3 6
Russia RUSSIA 2 1 2 5
France FRANCE 2 0 2 4
Sweden SWEDEN 1 1 0 2
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