Matthias Jacob

Matthias Jacob
Personal information
Full name Matthias Jacob
Born (1960-04-02) 2 April 1960
Tambach-Dietharz,
East Germany
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
World Cup debut 18 January 1980
Olympic Games
Teams 2 (1984, 1988)
Medals 1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams 6 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987)
Medals 7 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 9 (1979/80–1987/88)
Individual victories 5
Individual podiums 12

Matthias Jacob (born 2 April 1960) is a former East German biathlete.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo Bronze 4th
Canada 1988 Calgary 9th 5th

World Championships

7 medals (3 gold, 4 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
Finland 1981 Lahti 7th 5th Gold
Soviet Union 1982 Minsk 4th 17th Gold
Italy 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 8th 32nd Silver
West Germany 1985 Ruhpolding 20th 7th Silver
Norway 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 4th 7th Silver
United States 1987 Lake Placid 24th Silver Gold
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

Individual victories

5 victories (1 In, 4 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1981–82
2 victories
(2 Sp)
30 January 1982 West Germany Ruhpolding10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
6 March 1982 Finland Lahti10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1985–86
2 victories
(2 Sp)
1 February 1986 East Germany Oberhof10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
15 March 1986 Sweden Boden10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1986–87
1 victory
(1 In)
12 March 1987 Norway Lillehammer20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

  1. "Matthias Jacob". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
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