Eberhard Rösch (born 9 April 1954) is a former

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. Rösch finished third overall in the

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in the 1977–78 and 1979–80 seasons. He worked for 17 years as a

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informer. He is the father of the currently active biathlete

Michael Rösch Michael Rösch (born 4 May 1983) is a German and Belgian (since 2014) former biathlete. Life and career He is the son of the former biathlete Eberhard Rösch. He was junior world champion four times, three times in the relay and once in the ...

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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Olympic Games

''2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)''

World Championships

''5 medals (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.''

Individual victories

''1 victory (1 Sp)'' :''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the

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and the

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References

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Article about sport by E.R.
1954 births Living people German male biathletes Biathletes at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for East Germany East German male biathletes Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Biathlon World Championships medalists Sportspeople from Chemnitz Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit Recipients of the Banner of Labor Sportspeople from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt {{Germany-biathlon-bio-stub Stasi informants