Matthias Jacob

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Matthias Jacob
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Personal information
Full nameMatthias Jacob
Born (1960-04-02) 2 April 1960 (age 63)
Tambach-Dietharz,
East Germany
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
World Cup debut18 January 1980
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1984, 1988)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987)
Medals7 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 (1979/80–1987/88)
Individual victories5
Individual podiums12
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Sarajevo 10 km sprint
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Lahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Minsk 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Lake Placid 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Oslo 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Lake Placid 10 km sprint

Matthias Jacob (born 2 April 1960) is a former East German biathlete.

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Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [1]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintRelay
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1984 Sarajevo Bronze4th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1988 Calgary 9th5th

World Championships

7 medals (3 gold, 4 silver)

EventIndividualSprintRelay
Flag of Finland.svg 1981 Lahti 7th5thGold
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1982 Minsk 4th17thGold
Flag of Italy.svg 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 8th32ndSilver
Flag of Germany.svg 1985 Ruhpolding 20th7thSilver
Flag of Norway.svg 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 4th7thSilver
Flag of the United States.svg 1987 Lake Placid 24thSilverGold
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

Individual victories

5 victories (1 In, 4 Sp)

SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
1981–82
2 victories
(2 Sp)
30 January 1982 Flag of Germany.svg Ruhpolding 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
6 March 1982 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1985–86
2 victories
(2 Sp)
1 February 1986 Flag of East Germany.svg Oberhof 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
15 March 1986 Flag of Sweden.svg Boden 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1986–87
1 victory
(1 In)
12 March 1987 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer 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. "Matthias Jacob". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 17 July 2015.