Jens Steinigen
Jens Steinigen (born 2 September 1966) is a German (former East German) former biathlete.
He started his career in 1984, and became junior world champion. Due to the sporting problems in the DDR he failed to qualify for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. He won with the German relay team together with Ricco Groß, Mark Kirchner and Fritz Fischer at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville the gold medal. The following year he did again win a medal with the German relay team this time a bronze medal at the World Championships.[1]
After his career as biathlete Steinigen became a courtlawyer.[1]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
Olympic Games
1 medal (1 gold)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon 1992 Albertville | 29th | 6th | Gold |
| Template:Flagicon 1994 Lillehammer | 5th | — | — |
World Championships
2 medals (2 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Team | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon 1992 Novosibirsk | — | — | 7th | — |
| Template:Flagicon 1993 Borovets | 33rd | — | — | Bronze |
| Template:Flagicon 1994 Canmore | — | — | Bronze | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
Individual victories
2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp) |
19 December 1991 | Template:Flagicon Hochfilzen | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
| 18 January 1992 | 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.
References
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- German male biathletes
- Biathletes at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Olympic biathletes for Germany
- Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in biathlon
- Olympic gold medalists for Germany
- Biathlon World Championships medalists
- People from Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
- Biathletes from Saxony
- East German male biathletes
- Sportspeople from Bezirk Dresden