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Peter Angerer

Full name: Peter Angerer
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Weight: 161 lbs (73 kg)
Born: July 14, 1959 in Hammer, Siegsdorf, Bayern, Germany
Affiliations: SC Hammer, Hammer, Siegsdorf (GER)
Country: FRG West Germany
Sport: Biathlon

Medals: 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze (5 Total)

Biography

Noted for popularizing biathlon in West Germany, Peter Angerer, won Olympic medals at three consecutive Games. His major titles include the Olympic gold in the 20 km event at the 1984 Games, and the 1983 overall World Cup. He also won 5 World Championship medals. At the 1986 World Championships, he was disqualified for having taken anabolic steroids. He only received a six-month suspension as the drug was contained in an anti flue medicine provided by his doctor.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1980 Winter 20 Lake Placid Biathlon Men's 10 kilometres Sprint West Germany FRG 8
1980 Winter 20 Lake Placid Biathlon Men's 20 kilometres West Germany FRG 27
1980 Winter 20 Lake Placid Biathlon Men's 4 × 7.5 kilometres Relay West Germany FRG 3 Bronze
1984 Winter 24 Sarajevo Biathlon Men's 10 kilometres Sprint West Germany FRG 2 Silver
1984 Winter 24 Sarajevo Biathlon Men's 20 kilometres West Germany FRG 1 Gold
1984 Winter 24 Sarajevo Biathlon Men's 4 × 7.5 kilometres Relay West Germany FRG 3 Bronze
1988 Winter 28 Calgary Biathlon Men's 10 kilometres Sprint West Germany FRG 10
1988 Winter 28 Calgary Biathlon Men's 20 kilometres West Germany FRG 10
1988 Winter 28 Calgary Biathlon Men's 4 × 7.5 kilometres Relay West Germany FRG 2 Silver

Men's 10 kilometres Sprint

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T M S1M S1T S1R S2M S2T S2R
1980 Winter 20 Lake Placid Biathlon West Germany Final Standings 8 34:13.43 4 2 9:54.57 23 2 27:24.97 12
1984 Winter 24 Sarajevo Biathlon West Germany Final Standings 2 31:02.4 1 0 11:28.2 6 1 23:41.6 3
1988 Winter 28 Calgary Biathlon West Germany Final Standings 10 26:13.2 2 0 2

Men's 20 kilometres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank AT P ST SR S1P S1T S1R S2P S2T S2R S3P S3T S3R S4P S4T S4R M S1M S2M S3M S4M
1980 Winter 20 Lake Placid Biathlon West Germany Final Standings 27 1-16:07.60 8 1-08:07.60 7 3 19:35.24 38 2 37:35.66 33 1 51:06.46 29 2 1-09:04.72 28
1984 Winter 24 Sarajevo Biathlon West Germany Final Standings 1 1-11:52.7 1-09:52.7 2 17:14.1 2 30:29.7 1 45:18.2 2 1-04:13.0 1 2 0 1 1 0
1988 Winter 28 Calgary Biathlon West Germany Final Standings 10 58:46.7 55:46.7 11 3 0 2 0 1

Men's 4 × 7.5 kilometres Relay

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T M ES S1M S1ES S2M S2ES
1980 Winter 20 Lake Placid Biathlon West Germany FRG Final Standings 3 23:31.20 0 4 0 2 0 2 1-12:56.75 3
1984 Winter 24 Sarajevo Biathlon West Germany FRG Final Standings 3 23:39.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-14:54.7 3
1988 Winter 28 Calgary Biathlon West Germany FRG Final Standings 2 20:33.9 0 0 0 1-02:57.6 2