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

Peter Angerer
Personal information
Full namePeter Angerer
Born (1959-07-14) 14 July 1959 (age 64)
Siegsdorf,
West Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubSC Hammer
World Cup debut18 January 1980
Retired19 March 1988
Olympic Games
Teams3 (1980, 1984, 1988)
Medals5 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987)
Medals5 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons8 (1980/81–1987/88)
Individual victories10
Individual podiums24
Overall titles1 (1982–83)
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Sarajevo 20 km individual
Silver medal – second place 1984 Sarajevo 10 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 1988 Calgary 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lake Placid 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1981 Lahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 20 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Lake Placid 4 × 7.5 km relay

Career edit

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.[1]

Angerer retired as an athlete after the 1987–88 season.[2]

Today, Angerer runs a skiing school in Ruhpolding.

Biathlon results edit

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[3]

Olympic Games edit

5 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
  1980 Lake Placid 27th 8th Bronze
  1984 Sarajevo Gold Silver Bronze
  1988 Calgary 10th 10th Silver

World Championships edit

5 medals (2 silver, 3 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
  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 edit

11 victories (8 In, 3 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1982–83
1 victory
(1 In)
27 January 1983   Ruhpolding 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
1983–84
4 victories
(3 In, 1 Sp)
19 January 1984   Ruhpolding 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
21 January 1984   Ruhpolding 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
11 February 1984   Sarajevo 20 km individual Winter Olympic Games
7 March 1984   Oslo Holmenkollen 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
1984–85
2 victories
(2 In)
17 January 1985   Oberhof 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
7 March 1985   Oslo Holmenkollen 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
1985–86
3 victories
(2 In, 1 Sp)
18 January 1986   Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
30 January 1986   Oberhof 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
8 March 1986   Lahti 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
1986–87
1 victory
(1 Sp)
14 March 1987   Lillehammer 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 edit

  1. ^ Peter Angerer. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Thore-Erik Thoresen (14 March 1988). "Rötsch igjen, så klart!" [Rötsch again, of course]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 January 2015. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Peter Angerer". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 24 May 2015.

External links edit