Peter Sendel (born 6 March 1972) is a former German biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Sendel was a part of the German team that won the gold medal. Later he earned a relay silver medal from the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. Sendel retired as a biathlete in 2004.
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| Full name | Peter Sendel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 March 1972 Ilmenau, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | WSV Oberhof 05 e.V. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 9 December 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 26 December 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 (1998, 2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 9 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 6 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 12 (1993/94–2004/05) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]
Olympic Games
edit2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay |
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 1998 Nagano
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8th | — | — | Gold |
 2002 Salt Lake City
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— | — | — | Silver |
- *Pursuit was added as an event in 2002.
World Championships
edit6 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Team | Relay |
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 1994 Canmore
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— | — | — | — | Bronze | — |
 1995 Antholz-Anterselva
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— | — | — | — | 14th | — |
 1996 Ruhpolding
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25th | — | — | — | — | Silver |
 1997 Brezno-Osrblie
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— | — | — | — | Silver | Gold |
 1999 Kontiolahti
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18th | 50th | 15th | 22nd | — | 4th |
 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen
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6th | 8th | 12th | 4th | — | Bronze |
 2001 Pokljuka
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47th | — | — | — | — | — |
 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk
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8th | — | — | 11th | — | Gold |
| 2004 Oberhof
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— | 22nd | 41st | 27th | — | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999.
References
edit- ^ "Peter Sendel". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
External links
edit- Official website (in German)
- Peter Sendel at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Peter Sendel at IBU BiathlonResults.com