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) EventIndividualSprintRelay 1984 Sarajevo Silver 7th 4th 1988 Calgary Gold Gold 5th 1992 Albertville 53rd 9th —

World Championships 10 medals (5 gold, 5 silver) EventIndividualSprintTeamRelay 1983 Antholz-Anterselva Silver 4th Silver 1985 Ruhpolding Silver Gold Silver 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 23rd 8th Silver 1987 Lake Placid Gold Gold Gold 1989 Feistritz 8th 5th — Gold 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.

Individual victories 15 victories (4 In, 11 Sp) Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.