Fritz Fischer (biathlete)

Fritz Fischer

Personal information

Full name

Friedrich Fischer

Nickname

Fritz

Born

22 September 1956 (age 68)
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

Individual podiums

Overall titles

1 (1987–88)

Medal record

Men's biathlon

Representing Germany
Olympic Games
	1992 Albertville	4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
	1991 Lahti	4 × 7.5 km relay
	1993 Borovets	Team event
Representing West Germany
Olympic Games
	1988 Calgary	4 × 7.5 km relay
	1984 Sarajevo	4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
	1981 Lahti	4 × 7.5 km relay
	1989 Feistritz an der Drau	Team event
	1985 Ruhpolding	4 × 7.5 km relay
	1987 Lake Placid	4 × 7.5 km relay
	1989 Feistritz an der Drau	20 km individual

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
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	—	Silver
1982 Minsk	15th	15th	—	4th
1983 Antholz-Anterselva	10th	13th	—	4th
1985 Ruhpolding	16th	6th	—	Bronze
1986 Oslo Holmenkollen	22nd	17th	—	DSQ
1987 Lake Placid	9th	40th	—	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	Hedenäset	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
1983–84 1 victory (1 In)	12 January 1984	Pontresina	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
1986–87 2 victories (2 Sp)	10 January 1987	Borovets	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
1986–87 2 victories (2 Sp)	24 January 1987	Ruhpolding	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
1987–88 1 victory (1 In)	17 December 1987	Hochfilzen	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
1988–89 2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)	16 March 1989	Steinkjer	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
1988–89 2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)	18 March 1989	Steinkjer	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

^ "Coaching Changes in Germany and Austria". International Biathlon Union. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ "Fritz Fischer". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

External links

Fritz Fischer at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
Fritz Fischer at IBU BiathlonResults.com

Olympic champions in men's biathlon – 4 × 7.5 km relay

1968: Alexander Tikhonov, Nikolay Puzanov, Viktor Mamatov, Vladimir Gundartsev (URS)
1972: Alexander Tikhonov, Rinnat Safin, Ivan Biakov, Viktor Mamatov (URS)
1976: Aleksandr Elizarov, Ivan Biakov, Alexander Tikhonov, Nikolay Kruglov (URS)
1980: Vladimir Alikin, Alexander Tikhonov, Vladimir Barnashov, Anatoly Alyabyev (URS)
1984: Dmitry Vasilyev, Juri Kashkarov, Algimantas Šalna, Sergei Bulygin (URS)
1988: Dmitry Vasilyev, Sergei Tchepikov, Alexandr Popov, Valeriy Medvedtsev (URS)
1992: Ricco Groß, Jens Steinigen, Mark Kirchner, Fritz Fischer (GER)
1994: Ricco Groß, Frank Luck, Mark Kirchner, Sven Fischer (GER)
1998: Ricco Groß, Peter Sendel, Sven Fischer, Frank Luck (GER)
2002: Halvard Hanevold, Frode Andresen, Egil Gjelland, Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR)
2006: Ricco Groß, Michael Rösch, Sven Fischer, Michael Greis (GER)
2010: Halvard Hanevold, Tarjei Bø, Emil Hegle Svendsen, Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR)
2014: vacant
2018: Peppe Femling, Jesper Nelin, Sebastian Samuelsson, Fredrik Lindström (SWE)
2022: Sturla Holm Lægreid, Tarjei Bø, Johannes Thingnes Bø, Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen (NOR)

v t e World champions in men's biathlon – Team event
4 × 20 km (time)	1958: (Adolf Wiklund, Olle Gunneriusson, Sture Ohlin, Sven Nilsson)
3 × 20 km (time)	1959: (Vladimir Melanin, Dmitri Sokolov, Valentin Pzhenitsyn) 1961: (Kalevi Huuskonen, Paavo Repo, Antti Tyrväinen) 1962: (Vladimir Melanin, Valentin Pzhenitsyn, Nikolay Puzanov) 1963: (Vladimir Melanin, Nikolay Mezharyakov, Valentin Pzhenitsyn) 1965: (Olav Jordet, Ola Wærhaug, Ivar Nordkild)
4 × 20 km	1989: (Juri Kashkarov, Sergei Bulygin, Alexandr Popov, Sergei Tchepikov) 1990: (Raik Dittrich, Mark Kirchner, Birk Anders, Frank Luck) 1991: (Hubert Leitgeb, Gottlieb Taschler, Simon Demetz, Wilfried Pallhuber) 1992: (Evgeny Redkin, Alexander Tropnikov, Anatoly Zhdanovich, Alexandr Popov) 1993: (Fritz Fischer, Frank Luck, Steffen Hoos, Sven Fischer)
4 × 10 km	1994: (Pieralberto Carrara, Hubert Leitgeb, Andreas Zingerle, Wilfried Pallhuber) 1995: (Frode Andresen, Dag Bjørndalen, Halvard Hanevold, Jon Åge Tyldum) 1996: (Oleg Ryzhenkov, Petr Ivashko, Alexandr Popov, Vadim Sashurin) 1997: (Oleg Ryzhenkov, Petr Ivashko, Alexandr Popov, Vadim Sashurin) 1998: (Egil Gjelland, Halvard Hanevold, Sylfest Glimsdal, Ole Einar Bjørndalen)