Sven Fischer

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Sven Fischer

Fischer in Ruhpolding, Germany, in 2012.
Personal information
Full name	Sven Fischer
Born	(1971-04-16) 16 April 1971 (age 53) Schmalkalden, Thuringia, East Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb) [1]
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	WSV Oberhof 05
Retired	18 March 2007
Olympic Games
Teams	4 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Medals	8 (4 gold)
World Championships
Teams	14 (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Medals	20 (7 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	16 (1991/92–2006/07)
Individual victories	33
Individual podiums	90
Overall titles	2 (1996–97, 1998–99)
Discipline titles	8: 4 Sprint (1992–93, 1993–94, 1998–99, 2001–02); 2 Pursuit (1997–98, 2004–05); 2 Mass start (1998–99, 2000–01)
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1994 Lillehammer 4 × 7.5 km relay 1998 Nagano 4 × 7.5 km relay 2006 Turin 10 km sprint 2006 Turin 4 × 7.5 km relay 2002 Salt Lake City 10 km sprint 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 7.5 km relay 1994 Lillehammer 20 km individual 2006 Turin 12.5 km pursuit World Championships 1993 Borovets Team event 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 4 × 7.5 km relay 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 4 × 7.5 km relay 1999 Oslo 20 km individual 1999 Oslo 15 km mass start 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 7.5 km relay 2004 Oberhof 4 × 7.5 km relay 1996 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay 1998 Hochfilzen Team event 2002 Oslo 15 km mass start 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 15 km mass start 2005 Hochfilzen 10 km sprint 2005 Hochfilzen 15 km mass start 1993 Borovets 4 × 7.5 km relay 1999 Kontiolahti 12.5 km pursuit 2000 Lahti 4 × 7.5 km relay 2001 Pokljuka 12.5 km pursuit 2001 Pokljuka 15 km mass start 2005 Hochfilzen 12.5 km pursuit 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 4 × 7.5 km relay

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]