Dieter Speer

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Dieter Speer
Personal information
Full nameDieter Speer
Born (1942-02-24) 24 February 1942 (age 82)
Legnica, Lower Silesia, Germany
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club SG Dynamo Zinnwald
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1968, 1972)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973)
Medals3 (1 gold)
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1972 Sapporo 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1971 Hämeenlinna 20 km individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1970 Östersund 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1973 Lake Placid 4 × 7.5 km relay

Dieter Speer (born 24 February 1942) is a former East German biathlete.

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He was the first German to hold the title when he became world champion in biathlon in 1971, beating the outstanding Alexander Tikhonov over 20 kilometres. Tikhonov could be said to be partly responsible for Speer's success, since the rifle was a gift from Tikhonov. [1]

Speer was able to return the favour a year later at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, lending Tikhonov his ski when the latter fell during the relay and broke a ski. In that event, the Russians won, and the East German team only got a bronze medal.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [2]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 bronze)

EventIndividualRelay
Flag of France.svg 1968 Grenoble 18th6th
Flag of Japan.svg 1972 Sapporo 13thBronze

World Championships

3 medals (1 gold, 2 bronze)

EventIndividualRelay
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg 1969 Zakopane 21st5th
Flag of Sweden.svg 1970 Östersund 4thBronze
Flag of Finland.svg 1971 Hämeenlinna Gold10th
Flag of the United States.svg 1973 Lake Placid 13thBronze
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

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References

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  2. "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.