Matthias Jacob
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| Full name | Matthias Jacob | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 April 1960 Tambach-Dietharz, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 18 January 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 2 (1984, 1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 7 (3 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 9 (1979/80–1987/88) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Matthias Jacob (born 2 April 1960) is a former East German biathlete.
Biathlon results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]
Olympic Games
[edit]1 medal (1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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 1984 Sarajevo
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— | Bronze | 4th |
 1988 Calgary
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9th | — | 5th |
World Championships
[edit]7 medals (3 gold, 4 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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 1981 Lahti
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7th | 5th | Gold |
 1982 Minsk
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4th | 17th | Gold |
 1983 Antholz-Anterselva
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8th | 32nd | Silver |
 1985 Ruhpolding
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20th | 7th | Silver |
 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen
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4th | 7th | Silver |
 1987 Lake Placid
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24th | Silver | Gold |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
Individual victories
[edit]5 victories (1 In, 4 Sp)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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| 1981–82 2 victories (2 Sp) |
30 January 1982 | Ruhpolding |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 6 March 1982 | Lahti |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 1985–86 2 victories (2 Sp) |
1 February 1986 |  Oberhof |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 15 March 1986 |  Boden |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 1986–87 1 victory (1 In) |
12 March 1987 | Lillehammer |
20 km individual | 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
[edit]- ^ "Matthias Jacob". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
External links
[edit]- Matthias Jacob at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Matthias Jacob at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- SGD Zinnwald
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Categories:
- 1960 births
- Living people
- People from Gotha (district)
- Sportspeople from Thuringia
- German male biathletes
- Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Olympic biathletes for East Germany
- East German male biathletes
- Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in biathlon
- Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany
- Biathlon World Championships medalists
- Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver
- Sportspeople from Bezirk Suhl
- Stasi informants
- German Winter Olympic medalist stubs
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