Birk Anders

Birk Anders
Personal information
Full nameBirk Anders
Born (1967-11-03) 3 November 1967 (age 57)
Bad Schlema,
East Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubSG Dynamo Zinnwald
World Cup debut18 December 1986
Olympic Games
Teams1 (1988)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 (1987, 1989, 1990)
Medals3 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons4 (1986/87–1989/90)
Individual victories4
Individual podiums6
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  East Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Feistritz 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1990 Oslo Team event
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay

Birk Anders (born 3 November 1967) is a former East German biathlete. During his career he won two gold medals at the World Championships.[1][2][3]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[4]

Olympic Games

Event Individual Sprint Relay
Canada 1988 Calgary 4th

World Championships

3 medals (2 gold, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Team Relay
United States 1987 Lake Placid 27th
Austria 1989 Feistritz 21st 9th Gold
Soviet Union 1990 Minsk 32nd 13th Gold Bronze
*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

4 victories (2 In, 2 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1988–89
2 victories
(1 In, 1 Sp)
15 December 1988 France Albertville 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
21 January 1989 People's Republic of Bulgaria Borovets 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1989–90
2 victories
(1 In, 1 Sp)
16 December 1989 Austria Obertilliach 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1 February 1990 Austria Walchsee 20 km individual 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

  1. ^ Historie Biathlon-Weltmeisterschaften (Herren)
  2. ^ Autogrammliste Ski Nordisch und Biathlon
  3. ^ "FOR THE RECORD". The Washington Post.
  4. ^ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.