Petra Behle (born Petra Schaaf on 5 January 1969 in Offenbach am Main)[1] is a former German biathlete.

Petra Behle
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1992 Albertville 3 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1994 Lillehammer 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Lahti 15 km individual
Gold medal – first place 1992 Novosibirsk Team event
Gold medal – first place 1993 Borovets 15 km individual
Gold medal – first place 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1996 Ruhpolding Team event
Gold medal – first place 1996 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1995 Antholz-Anterselva Team event
Representing  West Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1988 Chamonix 5 km sprint
Gold medal – first place 1989 Feistritz an der Drau 15 km individual
Silver medal – second place 1990 Oslo Team event
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Feistritz an der Drau Team event
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Oslo 15 km individual

Career

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Behle won her first gold medal in the 1988 World Championships when she was 19 and she also has three gold medals in the 15 km that happened in 1989, 1991 and 1993 she also has three biathlon-world championship medals in relays from 1995, 1996 and 1997. She has 1 gold and 2 silver medals from olympic relays silver in 1992 and 1994 and gold medal from 1998. And she also has two team world championship gold medals from Novosibirsk in 1992 and Ruhpolding in 1996. She was married to Jochen Behle.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Petra Behle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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