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

Frank-Peter Roetsch

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Frank-Peter Roetsch

Olympic Games

3 medals (2 gold, 1 silver)

Frank-Peter Roetsch

World Championships

10 medals (5 gold, 5 silver)

*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.

References

External links

SGD Zinnwald

1964 births

Living people

People from Güstrow

German male biathletes

Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics

Biathletes at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Biathletes at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Olympic biathletes for East Germany

East German male biathletes

Olympic biathletes for Germany

Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics

Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Olympic medalists in biathlon

Olympic silver medalists for East Germany

Olympic gold medalists for East Germany

Biathlon World Championships medalists

Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners

Sportspeople from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

20th-century German people

People from Bezirk Schwerin