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Biathlon At The 1984 Winter Olympics – Sprint
The Men's 10 kilometre sprint biathlon competition at the 1984 Winter Olympics was held on 14 February, at Igman - Veliko Polke. Competitors raced over three loops of the skiing course, shooting two times, once prone and once standing. Each miss was penalized by requiring the competitor to race over a 150-metre penalty loop. Summary Eirik Kvalfoss Eirik Kvalfoss (born 25 December 1959) is a Norwegian retired biathlete. Life and career He won three medals during the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo: gold in the 10 km sprint, silver in relay and bronze in the 20 km individual. In t ..., the two-time defending world champion in the sprint, had had the fastest ski time in the individual race, but struggled with his shooting, ending up with bronze. He had no such problems in the sprint, as he missed two shots, but was able to make up for it with his ski speed, being the only man to get below 31 minutes. Peter Angerer, the individual champion, missed just once to win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igman
Igman ( sr-cyrl, Игман, ) is a mountain plateau in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. Geologically, Igman is part of the Dinaric Alps and formed largely of secondary and tertiary sedimentary rock, mostly Limestone. It is located southwest of Sarajevo, bordering the Bjelašnica range in the south and west, Hadžići and Ilidža in the north, and the river Željeznica in the east. Igman's highest point, Crni vrh, west of the Malo Polje road, at an altitude of , the homonym highest elevation on the east side of this road reaches an elevation of . Most of Igman is covered with mixed forest with local pastures (f.i.: Veliko Polje: Large Field, Malo Polje: Small Field). Igman was the location of the lowest recorded temperature in the region, . Igman has been the site of extensive combat during the 1992-95 Siege of Sarajevo and certain areas, in particular the surroundings of former front lines, feature a high mine risk. Sports During the 1984 Winter Olympics, Igman was, along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vítězslav Jureček
Vítězslav Jureček (25 May 1960 – 18 May 2011) was a Czech biathlete. He competed in the 10 km sprint event at the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр .... References External links * 1960 births 2011 deaths Czech male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Czechoslovakia Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Šumperk {{CzechRepublic-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Wood (biathlete)
Jim Wood (13 October 1952 – 26 August 2020) was a British biathlete. He competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр .... References 1952 births 2020 deaths British male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Great Britain Biathletes at the 1980 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics People from Sherborne Sportspeople from Dorset {{UK-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Adolfsson
Åke Ronnie Adolfsson (born 25 March 1956) is a Swedish biathlete. He competed in the 1980 and 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр .... References 1956 births Living people Biathletes at the 1980 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics Swedish male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Sweden 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leif Andersson (biathlete)
Leif Andersson (born 26 April 1961 in Finspång) is a former Sweden, Swedish Biathlon, biathlete. At the 1992 Winter Olympics, 1992 Olympics in Albertville, Andersson won a bronze medal in the 4 x 7.5 km relay along with his teammates Mikael Löfgren, Tord Wiksten, and Ulf Johansson. His best individual Olympic placing was eighth, at the 1984 Winter Olympics, 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo. References * * 1961 births Living people People from Finspång Municipality Swedish male biathletes Olympic biathletes of Sweden Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1988 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1992 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Hák
Zdeněk Hák (born 13 December 1958) is a Czech former biathlete. He competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр .... References External links * 1958 births Living people Czech male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Czechoslovakia Biathletes at the 1980 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Jilemnice {{CzechRepublic-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Eder
Alfred Eder (born 28 December 1953) is an Austrian former biathlete. Life and career Eder was born in Piesendorf, and has been a soldier and thus competed as a member of the Heeressportverein (army sports club) Saalfelden. He competed in six Winter Olympics, and jointly holds the Austrian record for most Winter Olympic appearances along with Mario Stecher and Markus Prock. He is the father of biathlete Simon Eder and was a coach of the Austrian biathlon team. He received a life ban from the Austrian Olympic Committee in 2007 as one of 14 team officials who were implicated in doping activity at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The bans on Eder and 11 others were subsequently rescinded in 2009, after the Fédération Internationale de Ski dropped doping charges against Eder, biathlon director for the Austrian ski federation Markus Gandler and cross-country ski coach Gerald Heigl. Eder was appointed as Klaus Siebert's replacement as coach of the Belarusian biathlon squad ahead of the 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Fahlén
Sven Fahlén (born 6 October 1959) is a Swedish biathlete. He competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр .... References 1959 births Living people Swedish male biathletes Olympic biathletes of Sweden Biathletes at the 1980 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics People from Östersund 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Carow (biathlete)
Bill Carow (born June 26, 1958) is an American biathlete. He competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, Mohkínsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts .... References External links * 1958 births Living people American male biathletes Olympic biathletes for the United States Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1988 Winter Olympics People from Brattleboro, Vermont {{US-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gottlieb Taschler
Gottlieb Taschler (born 21 August 1961) is a former Italian biathlete. He competed at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics. Currently he is a Vice-President of the International Biathlon Union. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, he finished 5th in the 4 × 7.5 km relay with the Italian team. At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, he won a bronze medal in the relay, and finished 11th in the 20 km individual. In 2010 he contacted doping doctor Michele Ferrari Michele Ferrari (born 26 March 1953) is an Italian physician, cycling coach and author, who is mostly known for his role in supplying bicycle racers with performance-enhancing drugs, notably EPO. His most famous client was Lance Armstrong. Biog ... to set up a meeting with his son Daniel Taschler. Wiretaps show that his son then acquired EPO from Dr. Ferrari. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. Olympic Games ''1 medal (1 bronze)'' World Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terje Krokstad
Terje Krokstad (born 1 October 1956) is a former Norwegian biathlete He hails from Krokstadøra in Snillfjord, and represented Krokstadøra IL. At the Winter Olympics he finished seventeenth in the 10 km sprint at the 1980 Winter Olympics, and eighteenth in the 10 km sprint at the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр .... His best international result is a bronze medal in the 20 km from the 1982 World Championships. References 1956 births Living people People from Sør-Trøndelag Norwegian male biathletes Biathletes at the 1980 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for Norway Biathlon World Championships medalists Sportspeople from Trøndelag {{Norway-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Ullrich
Frank Ullrich (, ; born 24 January 1958) is a German politician of the SPD and former biathlete and trainer of the German national team. Since 2021, he has been a member of the Bundestag. Career Biathlon was in Ullrich's family as his father was a biathlon referee. His first appearance was in 1967 at the East Germany, GDR Children Championships. In 1972, he placed second over 5 km at the Spartakiad, in 1975 he became Youth World Champion in relay race, relay. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics with the 4 × 7.5 km relay team. At the 1980 Winter Olympics he won 3 medals with silvers in the 20 km individual and the 4 × 7.5 km relay and a gold medal in the 10 km sprint, an event he dominated at world level between 1978 and 1981. In 1982 his wife fell ill and died, soon after which he switched to training. He undertook a period of study at the :de:Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur, National Academy for Body Culture and then, in 1987, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |