Mark Kirchner
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Mark Kirchner (born 4 April 1970) is a German former biathlete.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Kirchner won gold in the 10 km sprint at the Albertville Olympics in 1992 and followed that up by taking silver in the 20 km individual and gold in the relay.[1] An out-of-the-blue win by Eugeni Redkine of the Unified Team in the 20 km individual prevented him taking honours as the absolute champion of these Games.
In 1994 in Lillehammer, he was his country's flag bearer and was part of the gold-medal winning relay team. He was the youngest ever triple Olympic Champion in biathlon, at the age of just 23 years and 10 month.
Kirchner came second in the overall World Cup standings twice, behind Sergei Tchepikov of the USSR in the 1990–91 season and behind Mikael Löfgren of Sweden in 1992–93.
In addition Kirchner became World Champion multiple times.
He retired relatively early, at the age of 28, in 1998.
Subsequently, Kirchner was employed as an assistant to Frank Ullrich, the German biathlon male team head coach, with responsibilities including youth development. In April 2014, he was appointed as men's coach for the national team.[2]
Biathlon results
[edit | edit source]All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[3]
Olympic Games
[edit | edit source]4 medals (3 gold, 1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
| France 1992 Albertville | Silver | Gold | Gold |
| Norway 1994 Lillehammer | 7th | 12th | Gold |
World Championships
[edit | edit source]10 medals (7 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Team | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union 1990 Minsk | 13th | Gold | — | Gold | Bronze |
| Finland 1991 Lahti | Gold | Gold | — | — | Gold |
| Bulgaria 1993 Borovets | 20th | Gold | — | — | Bronze |
| Italy 1995 Antholz-Anterselva | 15th | 52nd | — | — | Gold |
| Germany 1996 Ruhpolding | — | 36th | — | 6th | — |
| Slovakia 1997 Brezno-Osrblie | 43rd | 32nd | 14th | Silver | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **Pursuit was added as an event in 1997.
Individual victories
[edit | edit source]11 victories (6 In, 5 Sp)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 1 victory (1 Sp) |
10 March 1990 | Norway Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Championships |
| 1990–91 4 victories (3 In, 1 Sp) |
31 January 1991 | Germany Oberhof | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
| 19 February 1991 | Finland Lahti | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Championships | |
| 24 February 1991 | Finland Lahti | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Championships | |
| 7 March 1991 | Norway Oslo Holmenkollen | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 1991–92 2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp) |
12 February 1992 | France Albertville | 10 km sprint | Winter Olympic Games |
| 10 March 1992 | Norway Skrautvål | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 1992–93 3 victories (1 In, 2 Sp) |
19 December 1992 | Slovenia Pokljuka | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 13 February 1993 | Bulgaria Borovets | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Championships | |
| 11 March 1993 | Sweden Östersund | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 1996–97 1 victory (1 In) |
6 March 1997 | Japan Nagano | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
References
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External links
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- People from Neuhaus am Rennweg
- Biathletes from Thuringia
- German male biathletes
- Biathletes at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Olympic biathletes for Germany
- Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in biathlon
- Olympic silver medalists for Germany
- Olympic gold medalists for Germany
- Biathlon World Championships medalists
- Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
- German cross-country skiing coaches
- 20th-century German sportsmen
- Sportspeople from Bezirk Suhl
- East German male biathletes