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Michael Greis

Michael Greis
Michael Greis.jpg
Greis at the World Championships in Antholz-Anterselva.
Personal information
Full name Michael Greis
Nickname(s) Michi
Born (1976-08-18) 18 August 1976 (age 40)
Füssen, West Germany
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club SK Nesselwang
World Cup debut 28 February 2001
Retired 5 December 2012
Olympic Games
Teams 3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals 3 (3 gold)
World Championships
Teams 9 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012)
Medals 12 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 13 (2000/01–2012/13)
Individual victories 11
All victories 21
Individual podiums 34
All podiums 64
Overall titles 1 (2006–07)
Discipline titles 4:
3 Individual (2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09);
1 Sprint (2006–07)

Michael Greis (born 18 August 1976) is a former German biathlete.

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 was a member of the winning 4 × 7.5 km relay team in the 2004 Biathlon World Championships, and took silver in the individual 20 km category at the 2005 World Championships.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Greis came into the games heading the World Cup standings and took the first Olympic gold of the games with victory in the individual 20 km ahead of the defending Olympic champion Ole Einar Bjørndalen. He was also a member of the German team that won the 4 × 7.5 km relay.

On 25 February 2006 Greis won the men's 15 km event and became the first person to capture three gold medals at the Turin Olympic Games. (Koreans Jin Sun-Yu and Ahn Hyun Soo became the second and third later on the same day with victories in short track speed skating.)

Greis was named German sportsman of the year, along with fellow biathlete Kati Wilhelm, by journalists.

In the 2006/07 World Cup season, Greis won the Overall and the Sprint competition.

In the 2007/08 World Cup season Greis managed onto the podium on a regular basis, attaining three victories, three 2nd places as well as three 3rds. At the season's World Champs in Östersund Greis did not participate in the sprint and in the pursuit but being anchor both in the men's Relay and the mixed Relay, helped to secure a gold and a bronze for his team.


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