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Frank Ullrich

Frank Ullrich
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1982-0312-031, Frank Ullrich.jpg
Frank Ullrich in 1982.
Personal information
Full name Frank Ullrich
Born (1958-01-24) 24 January 1958 (age 59)
Trusetal, East Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club ASK Vorwärts Oberhof
World Cup debut 13 January 1978
Olympic Games
Teams 3 (1976, 1980, 1984)
Medals 4 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams 6 (1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983)
Medals 14 (9 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 7 (1977/78–1983/84)
Individual victories 16
Individual podiums 28
Overall titles 4 (1977–78, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82)

Frank Ullrich (born 24 January 1958) is a German former biathlete and current trainer of the German national team.

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 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.

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

4 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

14 medals (9 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)

17 victories (6 In, 11 Sp)


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