Peter Angerer


Peter Angerer is a former West German biathlete.

Career

At the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo he won the gold medal in the 20 km individual. In addition he won silver in the 10 km sprint and bronze with the West German relay team. Previously at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid he won a relay bronze medal and at the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary the relay team won silver. In addition to winning five World Championship medals and 24 individual World Cup races, Angerer won the overall World Cup in 1983.
Angerer won twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition with wins in the 20 km individual in 1984 and 1985.
At the 1986 World Championships, Angerer finished second in the individual and came third with the relay team. Subsequently, Angerer tested positive for a doping offence that turned out to be the result of a flu remedy.
Angerer retired as an athlete after the 1987–88 season.
Today, Angerer runs a skiing school in Ruhpolding.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

5 medals
EventIndividualSprintRelay
1980 Lake Placid27th8thBronze
1984 SarajevoGoldSilverBronze
1988 Calgary10th10thSilver

World Championships

5 medals
EventIndividualSprintRelay
1981 Lahti16th6thSilver
1982 Minsk19th31st4th
1983 Antholz-AnterselvaBronzeSilver4th
1985 Ruhpolding10th8thBronze
1986 Oslo Holmenkollen35thDSQDSQ
1987 Lake Placid7th30thBronze

Individual victories

11 victories
SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
1982–83
1 victory
27 January 1983 Ruhpolding20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1983–84
4 victories
19 January 1984 Ruhpolding20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1983–84
4 victories
21 January 1984 Ruhpolding10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1983–84
4 victories
11 February 1984 Sarajevo20 km individualWinter Olympic Games
1983–84
4 victories
7 March 1984 Oslo Holmenkollen20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1984–85
2 victories
17 January 1985 Oberhof20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1984–85
2 victories
7 March 1985 Oslo Holmenkollen20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1985–86
3 victories
18 January 1986 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1985–86
3 victories
30 January 1986 Oberhof20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1985–86
3 victories
8 March 1986 Lahti20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1986–87
1 victory
14 March 1987 Lillehammer10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup