Eberhard Rösch
Encyclopedia
Eberhard Rösch (born April 9, 1954) is a former German
biathlete
he is the father of the biathlete Michael Rösch
He started for the SG Dynamo Altenberg/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
biathlete
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
he is the father of the biathlete Michael Rösch
Michael Rösch
Michael Rösch is a German biathlete. Michael Rösch has been junior world champion four times, three times in the relay and once in the sprint distance in 2003...
Achievements
- At the 1980 Olympics1980 Winter OlympicsThe 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
in Lake Placid, New YorkLake Placid, New YorkLake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
. Rösch took two medals – silver in the relay and bronze in the 20 km individual. - He became a three time World ChampionBiathlon World ChampionshipsThe first Biathlon World Championships was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and finally, from 1989, both genders have been participating in...
in relays for East Germany in (1978, 1979 and 1981). In 1978 he additionally took individual World Championship medals: silver in the 10 km sprint and bronze in the 20 km individual - In the seasons 1977/78 and 1979/80 he finished in third place overall in the World CupBiathlon World CupThe Biathlon World Cup has been held since the winter seasons of 1977/78 and 1982/83, for men and women, respectively ....
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He started for the SG Dynamo Altenberg/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo