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Born | Wolfenbüttel, West Germany | 18 March 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | WSV Clausthal-Zellerfeld | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skis | Salomon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rifle | Anschütz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 8 January 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 16 March 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 (2010–2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 3 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 11 (2009–2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 17 (5 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 13 (2008/09–2020/21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All victories | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All podiums | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arnd Peiffer (born 18 March 1987) is a German former biathlete. His greatest achievements were sprint victories in the 2018 Winter Olympics and the Biathlon World Championships 2011. During his career, he also won three World Championship relay golds as well as several other Olympic and World Championship medals.
Peiffer announced his retirement in March 2021. [1]
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [2]
3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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2010 Vancouver | — | 37th | 37th | 17th | 5th | — |
2014 Sochi | — | 34th | 19th | 18th | Silver | — |
2018 Pyeongchang | 21st | Gold | 8th | 13th | Bronze | 4th |
17 medals (5 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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2009 Pyeongchang | — | — | — | — | Bronze | Bronze | — |
2010 Khanty-Mansiysk | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | |
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk | 15th | Gold | 4th | 8th | 7th | Silver | |
2012 Ruhpolding | 7th | 37th | 17th | 7th | Bronze | Bronze | |
2013 Nové Město | 28th | 16th | 21st | 23rd | Bronze | — | |
2015 Kontiolahti | 22nd | 30th | 14th | 22nd | Gold | — | |
2016 Oslo Holmenkollen | — | 7th | 13th | 5th | Silver | Silver | |
2017 Hochfilzen | 34th | 12th | 19th | 10th | 4th | Gold | |
2019 Östersund | Gold | 9th | 13th | 6th | Silver | Silver | — |
2020 Antholz | 50th | 7th | 5th | 21st | Bronze | 4th | — |
2021 Pokljuka | Silver | 36th | 20th | 12th | 7th | 7th | — |
Season | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | |||||
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Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | |
2008–09 | 209 | 38th | 24 | 54th | 142 | 23rd | 43 | 44th | 0 | — |
2009–10 | 646 | 9th | 40 | 33rd | 270 | 6th | 160 | 9th | 161 | 3rd |
2010–11 | 735 | 4th | 84 | 14th | 333 | 3rd | 175 | 8th | 142 | 7th |
2011–12 | 736 | 4th | 69 | 12th | 270 | 4th | 257 | 3rd | 140 | 8th |
2012–13 | 491 | 18th | 49 | 17th | 177 | 16th | 168 | 15th | 97 | 20th |
2013–14 | 547 | 7th | 14 | 40th | 286 | 2nd | 189 | 12th | 58 | 22nd |
2014–15 | 538 | 13th | 60 | 17th | 241 | 9th | 151 | 13th | 86 | 22nd |
2015–16 | 589 | 11th | 0 | — | 262 | 4th | 181 | 10th | 146 | 6th |
2016–17 | 746 | 4th | 48 | 22nd | 275 | 4th | 298 | 3rd | 141 | 8th |
2017–18 | 668 | 4th | 42 | 14th | 259 | 3rd | 227 | 5th | 165 | 7th |
2018–19 | 802 | 5th | 88 | 4th | 232 | 10th | 263 | 6th | 219 | 2nd |
2019–20 | 540 | 11th | 0 | — | 187 | 13th | 167 | 9th | 186 | 5th |
2020–21 | 642 | 12th | 84 | 5th | 238 | 11th | 137 | 20th | 159 | 5th |
11 victories (7 Sp, 2 Pu, 1 In, 1 MS)
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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2008–09 1 victory (1 Sp) | 26 March 2009 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
2009–10 1 victory (1 Sp) | 23 January 2010 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
2010–11 2 victories (2 Sp) | 4 February 2011 | Presque Isle | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
5 March 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Championships | |
2011–12 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) | 7 January 2012 | Oberhof | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
4 February 2012 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup | |
2014–15 1 victory (1 Sp) | 14 February 2015 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
2016–17 1 victory (1 Pu) | 11 March 2017 | Kontiolahti | 12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
2017–18 1 victory (1 Sp) | 11 February 2018 | Pyeongchang | 10 km sprint | Winter Olympic Games |
2018–19 1 victory (1 In) | 13 March 2019 | Östersund | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Championships |
2020–21 1 victory (1 MS) | 20 December 2020 | Hochfilzen | 15 km Mass Start | Biathlon World Cup |
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