Klaus Siebert (29 April 1955 – 24 April 2016) was a German

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and biathlon coach who raced for

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Career

At the 1980 Olympics in

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, Siebert won a silver medal on the relay with the East German relay team. In the

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, Siebert earned two gold medals with the East German relay team in 1978 and 1979, and a bronze medal from 1977. He also garnered three individual medals including a gold medal from the 20 km in 1979 and two bronzes from the 10 km in 1975 and 1978. After retiring from competition he became a coach. He coached in Germany, China and Belarus. He returned to his coaching role with the Belarusian national biathlon team in January 2012 after spending much of the previous year ill with cancer. However, Siebert stepped down from this role ahead of the 2014-15 season due to health issues. Siebert died in Altenberg, Germany on 24 April 2016 after a long battle with cancer, aged 60.Biathlon-Erfolgstrainer Klaus Siebert gestorben
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Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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Olympic Games

''1 medal (1 silver)''

World Championships

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

Individual victories

''8 victories (6 In, 2 Sp)'' :''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the

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and the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Siebert, Klaus 1955 births 2016 deaths 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 silver medalists for East Germany Biathlon World Championships medalists German cross-country skiing coaches German sports coaches People from Erzgebirgskreis Sportspeople from Saxony People from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt