Full name Frank Ullrich Seasons 7 (1977/78–1983/84) Spouse Katrin Ullrich Sport Biathlon Individual victories 16 Overall titles 4 | Club ASK Vorwarts Oberhof Name Frank Ullrich Teams 3, 6 World Cup debut 13 January 1978 Height 1.85 m | |
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Born 24 January 1958 (age 66) ( 1958-01-24 ) Trusetal, East Germany Olympic medals Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics - Men's 10km Sprint Similar People Frank Luck, Klaus Siebert, Mark Kirchner, Jochen Behle, Peter Angerer | ||
26 02 2013 frank ullrich die lockerheit fehlt
Frank Ullrich (born 24 January 1958) is a German former biathlete and current trainer of the German national team.
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- 26 02 2013 frank ullrich die lockerheit fehlt
- Skilanglauf interview mit frank ullrich 27 02 2013
- Career
- Biathlon results
- Olympic Games
- World Championships
- Individual victories
- References
Skilanglauf interview mit frank ullrich 27 02 2013
Career
Biathlon was in Ullrich's family as his father was a biathlon referee. His first appearance was in 1967 at the GDR Children Championships. In 1972, he placed second over 5 km at the Spartakiad, in 1975 he became Youth World Champion in relay. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics with the 4 × 7.5 km relay team. At the 1980 Winter Olympics he won 3 medals with silvers in the 20 km individual and the 4 × 7.5 km relay and a gold medal in the 10 km sprint, an event he dominated at world level between 1978 and 1981.
In 1982 his wife fell ill and died, soon after which he switched to training. He undertook a period of study at the National Academy for Body Culture and then, in 1987, became the trainer of the East German national team, and, following German reunification, national trainer for the sprint.
Speaking to Ullrich's dominance in the World Cup, even though he retired in the mid-80s, only five male biathletes have surpassed him in terms of World Cup victories. Sven Fischer won his 17th World Cup victory on 18 March 2000, Ole Einar Bjørndalen won his on 12 January 2001, Raphaël Poirée won on 18 January 2002, whilst Emil Hegle Svendsen won on 2 December 2010 and Martin Fourcade won on 12 January 2013.
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
4 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
*Sprint was added as an event in 1980.World Championships
14 medals (9 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.Individual victories
17 victories (6 In, 11 Sp)
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.