Frank-Peter Roetsch

Frank-Peter Roetsch (born 19 April 1964) is a German former biathlete. He was the first biathlete to win a World Cup race using the skating technique when he won in Oberhof in 1985.

Achievements

World Championships

• 2 time Junior World Champion
• 5 time World Champion

World Cup

• 3 times a winner of the World Cup overall

Holmenkollen

• Won the sprint event at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition in 1985 and 1988

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

3 medals (2 gold, 1 silver)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
Template:Flagicon 1984 Sarajevo	Silver	7th	4th
Template:Flagicon 1988 Calgary	Gold	Gold	5th
Template:Flagicon 1992 Albertville	53rd	9th	—

World Championships

10 medals (5 gold, 5 silver)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Team	Relay
Template:Flagicon 1983 Antholz-Anterselva	Silver	4th	—	Silver
Template:Flagicon 1985 Ruhpolding	Silver	Gold	—	Silver
Template:Flagicon 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen	23rd	8th	—	Silver
Template:Flagicon 1987 Lake Placid	Gold	Gold	—	Gold
Template:Flagicon 1989 Feistritz	8th	5th	—	Gold
Template:Flagicon 1991 Lahti	7th	—	4th	—

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**Team was added as an event in 1989.

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Frank-Peter Roetsch more recently

Individual victories

15 victories (4 In, 11 Sp)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
1982–83 1 victory (1 Sp)	10 March 1983	Template:Flagicon Oslo Holmenkollen	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
1983–84 1 victory (1 Sp)	3 March 1984	Template:Flagicon Oberhof	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
1984–85 5 victories (1 In, 4 Sp)	19 January 1985	Template:Flagicon Oberhof	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	24 January 1985	Template:Flagicon Antholz-Anterselva	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
	16 February 1985	Template:Flagicon Ruhpolding	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Championships
	3 March 1985	Template:Flagicon Lahti	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	9 March 1985	Template:Flagicon Oslo Holmenkollen	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
1986–87 3 victories (2 In, 1 Sp)	15 January 1987	Template:Flagicon Antholz-Anterselva	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
	12 February 1987	Template:Flagicon Lake Placid	20 km individual	Biathlon World Championships
	14 February 1987	Template:Flagicon Lake Placid	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Championships
1987–88 4 victories (1 In, 3 Sp)	21 January 1988	Template:Flagicon Antholz-Anterselva	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	20 February 1988	Template:Flagicon Calgary	20 km individual	Winter Olympic Games
	23 February 1988	Template:Flagicon Calgary	10 km sprint	Winter Olympic Games
	12 March 1988	Template:Flagicon Oslo Holmenkollen	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
1988–89 1 victory (1 Sp)	28 January 1989	Template:Flagicon Ruhpolding	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

External links

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• SGD Zinnwald