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| Born | 7 September 1981 Arnstadt, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | TSV Siegsdorf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Individual podiums | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Daniel Graf (born 7 September 1981) is a former German biathlete. He competes in the Biathlon World Cup. [1]
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [2]
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2005 Hochfilzen | 19th | — | — | 17th | — | — |
 2008 Östersund | 33rd | 7th | 19th | 17th | — | — |
| Season | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | |
| 2004–05 | 219 | 22nd | 35 | 23rd | 80 | 25th | 70 | 23rd | 34 | 26th |
| 2005–06 | 52 | 55th | 0 | — | 31 | 45th | 21 | 50th | 0 | — |
| 2006–07 | 43 | 54th | 0 | — | 22 | 46th | 21 | 38th | 0 | — |
| 2007-08 | 444 | 13th | 37 | 20th | 184 | 8th | 115 | 17th | 102 | 11th |
| 2008-09 | 18 | 85th | 18 | 58th | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2009-10 | 11 | 102nd | 0 | — | 11 | 83rd | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2010-11 | injured: did not compete | |||||||||
| 2011-12 | 62 | 62nd | 0 | — | 27 | 66th | 35 | 50th | 0 | — |
| Season | Place | Competition | Placement |
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| 2004–05 |  Oberhof | Relay | 2nd |
 Cesana San Sicario | Relay | 3rd | |
| 2007–08 | Hochfilzen | Pursuit | 3rd |
| Hochfilzen | Relay | 3rd | |
 Khanty-Mansiysk | Mass Start | 2nd |
Updated on 17 January 2019
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