Jens Steinigen
Steinigen in Oberhof in 1984. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jens Steinigen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1966-09-02) 2 September 1966 (age 57) Dippoldiswalde, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Ruhpolding | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 23 January 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 (1992, 1994) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 (1992, 1993, 1994) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 8 (1985/86–1986/87, 1990/91–1995/96) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jens Steinigen (born 2 September 1966) is a former East German and German biathlete.
He started his career in 1984, and became junior world champion. Due to the sporting problems in the DDR he failed to qualify for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. He won with the German relay team together with Ricco Groß, Mark Kirchner and Fritz Fischer at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville the gold medal. The following year he did again win a medal with the German relay team this time a bronze medal at the World Championships.[1]
After his career as biathlete Steinigen became a courtlawyer.[1]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
Olympic Games
1 medal (1 gold)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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1992 Albertville | 29th | 6th | Gold |
1994 Lillehammer | 5th | — | — |
World Championships
2 medals (2 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Team | Relay |
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1992 Novosibirsk | — | — | 7th | — |
1993 Borovets | 33rd | — | — | Bronze |
1994 Canmore | — | — | Bronze | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
Individual victories
2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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1991–92 2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp) | 19 December 1991 | Hochfilzen | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
18 January 1992 | Ruhpolding | 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
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jens Steinigen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Jens Steinigen". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
External links
- Jens Steinigen at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Jens Steinigen at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Jens Steinigen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1968: Alexander Tikhonov, Nikolay Puzanov, Viktor Mamatov, Vladimir Gundartsev (URS)
- 1972: Alexander Tikhonov, Rinnat Safin, Ivan Biakov, Viktor Mamatov (URS)
- 1976: Aleksandr Elizarov, Ivan Biakov, Alexander Tikhonov, Nikolay Kruglov (URS)
- 1980: Vladimir Alikin, Alexander Tikhonov, Vladimir Barnashov, Anatoly Alyabyev (URS)
- 1984: Dmitry Vasilyev, Juri Kashkarov, Algimantas Šalna, Sergei Bulygin (URS)
- 1988: Dmitry Vasilyev, Sergei Tchepikov, Alexandr Popov, Valeriy Medvedtsev (URS)
- 1992: Ricco Groß, Jens Steinigen, Mark Kirchner, Fritz Fischer (GER)
- 1994: Ricco Groß, Frank Luck, Mark Kirchner, Sven Fischer (GER)
- 1998: Ricco Groß, Peter Sendel, Sven Fischer, Frank Luck (GER)
- 2002: Halvard Hanevold, Frode Andresen, Egil Gjelland, Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR)
- 2006: Ricco Groß, Michael Rösch, Sven Fischer, Michael Greis (GER)
- 2010: Halvard Hanevold, Tarjei Bø, Emil Hegle Svendsen, Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR)
- 2014: vacant
- 2018: Peppe Femling, Jesper Nelin, Sebastian Samuelsson, Fredrik Lindström (SWE)
- 2022: Sturla Holm Lægreid, Tarjei Bø, Johannes Thingnes Bø, Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen (NOR)