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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Peter Sendel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ilmenau, East Germany | 6 March 1972||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | WSV Oberhof 05 e.V. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 9 December 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 26 December 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 (1998, 2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 9 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 6 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 12 (1993/94–2004/05) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All victories | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All podiums | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter Sendel (born 6 March 1972) is a former German biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Sendel was a part of the German team that won the gold medal. Later he earned a relay silver medal from the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. Sendel retired as a biathlete in 2004.
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [1]
2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay |
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![]() | 8th | — | — | Gold |
![]() | — | — | — | Silver |
6 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Team | Relay |
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![]() | — | — | — | — | Bronze | — |
![]() | — | — | — | — | 14th | — |
![]() | 25th | — | — | — | — | Silver |
![]() | — | — | — | — | Silver | Gold |
![]() | 18th | 50th | 15th | 22nd | — | 4th |
![]() | 6th | 8th | 12th | 4th | — | Bronze |
![]() | 47th | — | — | — | — | — |
![]() | 8th | — | — | 11th | — | Gold |
![]() | — | 22nd | 41st | 27th | — | — |
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