Sven Fischer

Sven Fischer
Fischer in Ruhpolding, Germany, in 2012.
Personal information
Full nameSven Fischer
Born (1971-04-16) 16 April 1971 (age 53)
Schmalkalden, Thuringia, East Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb) [1]
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubWSV Oberhof 05
Retired18 March 2007
Olympic Games
Teams4 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Medals8 (4 gold)
World Championships
Teams14 (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Medals20 (7 gold)
World Cup
Seasons16 (1991/92–2006/07)
Individual victories33
Individual podiums90
Overall titles2 (1996–97, 1998–99)
Discipline titles8:
4 Sprint (1992–93, 1993–94, 1998–99, 2001–02);
2 Pursuit (1997–98, 2004–05);
2 Mass start (1998–99, 2000–01)

Sven Fischer (born 16 April 1971) is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof 05 club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer (national coaches) and Klaus Siebert (club coach). After the 2006/07 biathlon season, he retired.[2]

  1. ^ "Sven Fischer - Player Profile - Biathlon". Eurosport.
  2. ^ Schwarzbach, Stefan (2007-05-07). "The end of an exceptional career: Sven Fischer retires". International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 2008-01-08.