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Peter Angerer

b. 1959

German biathlete

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About Peter Angerer

Born 1959. Peter Angerer is a German biathlete.

Peter Angerer (born 14 July 1959) is a former West German biathlete.

Career At the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo he won the gold medal in the 20 km individual. In addition he won silver in the 10 km sprint and bronze with the West German relay team. Previously at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid he won a relay bronze medal and at the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary the relay team won silver. In addition to winning five World Championship medals and 24 individual World Cup races, Angerer won the overall World Cup in 1983.

Angerer won twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition with wins in the 20 km individual in 1984 and 1985.

At the 1986 World Championships, Angerer finished second in the individual and came third with the relay team. Subsequently, Angerer tested positive for a doping offence that turned out to be the result of a flu remedy.

Angerer retired as an athlete after the 1987–88 season.

Today, Angerer runs a skiing school in Ruhpolding.

Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games 5 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) EventIndividualSprintRelay 1980 Lake Placid 27th 8th Bronze 1984 Sarajevo Gold Silver Bronze 1988 Calgary 10th 10th Silver

World Championships 5 medals (2 silver, 3 bronze) EventIndividualSprintRelay 1981 Lahti 16th 6th Silver 1982 Minsk 19th 31st 4th 1983 Antholz-Anterselva Bronze Silver 4th 1985 Ruhpolding 10th 8th Bronze 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 35th DSQ DSQ 1987 Lake Placid 7th 30th Bronze During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

Individual victories 11 victories (8 In, 3 Sp) 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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Who is Peter Angerer?

German biathlete

When was Peter Angerer born?

Peter Angerer was born on 14 July 1959 in Siegsdorf.

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Peter Angerer is a biathlete.

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Peter Angerer is German.

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· Wikipedia: Peter Angerer

· Wikidata: Q695694

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