Birk Anders

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Birk Anders
Personal information
Full nameBirk Anders
Born (1967-11-03) 3 November 1967 (age 56)
Bad Schlema,
East Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club SG 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 Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Feistritz 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Oslo Team event
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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]

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Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

EventIndividualSprintRelay
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1988 Calgary 4th

World Championships

3 medals (2 gold, 1 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintTeamRelay
Flag of the United States.svg 1987 Lake Placid 27th
Flag of Austria.svg 1989 Feistritz 21st9thGold
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1990 Minsk 32nd13thGoldBronze
*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)

SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
1988–89
2 victories
(1 In, 1 Sp)
15 December 1988 Flag of France.svg Albertville 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
21 January 1989 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Borovets 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1989–90
2 victories
(1 In, 1 Sp)
16 December 1989 Flag of Austria.svg Obertilliach 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1 February 1990 Flag of Austria.svg 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.

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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.