Dieter Speer (born 24 February 1942) is a former East German biathlete.
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| Full name | Dieter Speer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 February 1942 Legnica, Lower Silesia, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SG Dynamo Zinnwald | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 (1968, 1972) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was the first German to hold the title when he became world champion in biathlon in 1971, beating the outstanding Alexander Tikhonov over 20 kilometres. Tikhonov could be said to be partly responsible for Speer's success, since the rifle was a gift from Tikhonov.[1]
Speer was able to return the favour a year later at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, lending Tikhonov his ski when the latter fell during the relay and broke a ski. In that event, the Russians won, and the East German team only got a bronze medal.
Biathlon results edit
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
Olympic Games edit
1 medal (1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Relay |
|---|---|---|
 1968 Grenoble
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18th | 6th |
 1972 Sapporo
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13th | Bronze |
World Championships edit
3 medals (1 gold, 2 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Relay |
|---|---|---|
 1969 Zakopane
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21st | 5th |
 1970 Östersund
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4th | Bronze |
 1971 Hämeenlinna
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Gold | 10th |
 1973 Lake Placid
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13th | Bronze |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
References edit
- ^ Picture[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
External links edit
- Dieter Speer at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- SGD Zinnwald
- Article of the German Soviet Alliance (in German)
- Portrait (in German)
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