Arnd Peiffer
Encyclopedia
Arnd Peiffer is a German
biathlete
. In 2008, he ran his first single World Cup Race
, and the at the end of the same season he retrieved his first world cup victory.
World Cup
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...
. In 2008, he ran his first single World Cup Race
Biathlon World Cup
The Biathlon World Cup has been held since the winter seasons of 1977/78 and 1982/83, for men and women, respectively ....
, and the at the end of the same season he retrieved his first world cup victory.
Career highlights
IBU World Championships- 2009Biathlon World Championships 2009The 43rd Biathlon World Championships were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from February 13 to February 22, 2009. It was the first time that the Biathlon World Championships were held in Asia ....
, , Pyeongchang, 3rd at team relay (with RöschMichael RöschMichael 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...
/ StephanChristoph StephanChristoph Stephan is a German biathlete. In 2008, he won his first single World Cup Race.-Career highlights:IBU World ChampionshipsWorld Cup-External links:*...
/ GreisMichael GreisMichael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...
) - 2009Biathlon World Championships 2009The 43rd Biathlon World Championships were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from February 13 to February 22, 2009. It was the first time that the Biathlon World Championships were held in Asia ....
, , Pyeongchang, 3rd at mixed relay (with HenkelAndrea HenkelAndrea Henkel is a German biathlete and the younger sister of Manuela Henkel, a successful cross-country skier. She trains at SV Großbreitenbach...
/ Hauswald / GreisMichael GreisMichael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...
) - 2010Biathlon World Championships 2010The Mixed Relay Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia on March 28, 2010. As for the rules of biathlon in the year of the Winter Olympic Games World Championships being played only in disciplines not included in the Olympic program, therefore the championship consists only...
, , Khanty-MansiyskKhanty-MansiyskKhanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate . The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°...
, 1st at mixed relay (with Hauswald / NeunerMagdalena NeunerMagdalena "Lena" Neuner is a German professional biathlete. She is the most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the age of 21, she became the youngest Overall World Cup winner in the history of the International Biathlon Union...
/ SchemppSimon SchemppSimon Schempp is a German biathlete. In 2009, he ran his first single World Cup Race. He competed for Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics, finishing fifth.-Career highlights:IBU World ChampionshipsWorld Cup...
) - 2011Biathlon World Championships 2011The 44th Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from March 3 to March 13 2011.There was a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay...
, , Khanty-MansiyskKhanty-MansiyskKhanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate . The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°...
, 2nd at mixed relay (with HenkelAndrea HenkelAndrea Henkel is a German biathlete and the younger sister of Manuela Henkel, a successful cross-country skier. She trains at SV Großbreitenbach...
/ NeunerMagdalena NeunerMagdalena "Lena" Neuner is a German professional biathlete. She is the most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the age of 21, she became the youngest Overall World Cup winner in the history of the International Biathlon Union...
/ GreisMichael GreisMichael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...
) - 2011Biathlon World Championships 2011The 44th Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from March 3 to March 13 2011.There was a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay...
, , Khanty-MansiyskKhanty-MansiyskKhanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate . The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°...
, 1st at sprint
World Cup
- 2009, , Oberhof, GermanyOberhof, GermanyOberhof is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district of Thuringia, Germany. It is a winter sports center and health resort. It is visited by tenfold as many tourists every year...
, 2nd at team relay (with RöschMichael RöschMichael 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...
/ GreisMichael GreisMichael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...
/ LangToni LangToni Lang is a German biathlete. In 2008, he ran his first single World Cup Race.-Career highlights:World Cup-References:...
) - 2009, , RuhpoldingRuhpoldingRuhpolding is a municipality of the Traunstein district in southeastern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the south of the Chiemgau region in the Alps. Ruhpolding has a population of approximately 6,400....
, 2nd at team relay (with RöschMichael RöschMichael 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...
/ StephanChristoph StephanChristoph Stephan is a German biathlete. In 2008, he won his first single World Cup Race.-Career highlights:IBU World ChampionshipsWorld Cup-External links:*...
/ LangToni LangToni Lang is a German biathlete. In 2008, he ran his first single World Cup Race.-Career highlights:World Cup-References:...
) - 2009, , Vancouver-Whistler, 3rd at team relay (with SchemppSimon SchemppSimon Schempp is a German biathlete. In 2009, he ran his first single World Cup Race. He competed for Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics, finishing fifth.-Career highlights:IBU World ChampionshipsWorld Cup...
/ BöhmDaniel BöhmDaniel Böhm is a German biathlete. In 2009, he completed his first single World Cup Race.-Career highlights:World Cup-References:...
/ RöschMichael RöschMichael 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...
) - 2009, , Khanty-MansiyskKhanty-MansiyskKhanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate . The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°...
, 1st at sprint - 2009, , HochfilzenHochfilzenHochfilzen is a small village in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at , in the Pillersee valley 5km west of Fieberbrunn. Population was 1,109 in 2001.It is a popular winter sports resort, especially for cross country skiing...
, 3rd at team relay (with StephanChristoph StephanChristoph Stephan is a German biathlete. In 2008, he won his first single World Cup Race.-Career highlights:IBU World ChampionshipsWorld Cup-External links:*...
/ GreisMichael GreisMichael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...
/ SchemppSimon SchemppSimon Schempp is a German biathlete. In 2009, he ran his first single World Cup Race. He competed for Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics, finishing fifth.-Career highlights:IBU World ChampionshipsWorld Cup...
) - 2010, , OberhofOberhofOberhof may refer to:*Oberhof, Austria*Oberhof, Germany, a village and resort in Thuringia.*Oberhof, Switzerland, a village in the canton of Aargau*Oberhof bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track, located in Oberhof, Germany...
, 3rd at team relay (with StephanChristoph StephanChristoph Stephan is a German biathlete. In 2008, he won his first single World Cup Race.-Career highlights:IBU World ChampionshipsWorld Cup-External links:*...
/ GreisMichael GreisMichael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...
/ SchemppSimon SchemppSimon Schempp is a German biathlete. In 2009, he ran his first single World Cup Race. He competed for Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics, finishing fifth.-Career highlights:IBU World ChampionshipsWorld Cup...
) - 2010, , AntholzRasen-AntholzRasen-Antholz is a municipality in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 60 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.-Geography:...
, 1st at sprint - 2010, , AntholzRasen-AntholzRasen-Antholz is a municipality in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 60 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.-Geography:...
, 2nd at pursuit - 2011, , Presque IslePresque IslePresque Isle may refer to:Administrative subdivisions* Presque Isle County, Michigan* Presque Isle Township, Michigan* Presque Isle, Maine, a city** Presque Isle Air Force Base, former base* Presque Isle, Wisconsin, a town...
, 1st at sprint