Frank-Peter Roetsch
# Frank-Peter Roetsch

Frank-Peter Roetsch (born 19 April 1964) is a German former biathlete. He was the first biathlete to win a World Cup race using the skating technique when he won in Oberhof in 1985.

## Achievements

### World Championships

* 2 time Junior World Champion
* 5 time World Champion

### World Cup

* 3 times a winner of the World Cup overall

### Holmenkollen

* Won the sprint event at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition in 1985 and 1988

## Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

### Olympic Games

3 medals (2 gold, 1 silver)

| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1984 Sarajevo | Silver | 7th | 4th |
| 1988 Calgary | Gold | Gold | 5th |
| 1992 Albertville | 53rd | 9th | — |

### World Championships

10 medals (5 gold, 5 silver)

| Event | Individual | Sprint | Team | Relay |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 Antholz-Anterselva | Silver | 4th | — | Silver |
| 1985 Ruhpolding | Silver | Gold | — | Silver |
| 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen | 23rd | 8th | — | Silver |
| 1987 Lake Placid | Gold | Gold | — | Gold |
| 1989 Feistritz | 8th | 5th | — | Gold |
| 1991 Lahti | 7th | — | 4th | — |

    *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

    **Team was added as an event in 1989.

### Individual victories

15 victories (4 In, 11 Sp)

| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1982–83 1 victory (1 Sp) | 10 March 1983 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1983–84 1 victory (1 Sp) | 3 March 1984 | Oberhof | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1984–85 5 victories (1 In, 4 Sp) | 19 January 1985 | Oberhof | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1984–85 5 victories (1 In, 4 Sp) | 24 January 1985 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1984–85 5 victories (1 In, 4 Sp) | 16 February 1985 | Ruhpolding | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Championships |
| 1984–85 5 victories (1 In, 4 Sp) | 3 March 1985 | Lahti | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1984–85 5 victories (1 In, 4 Sp) | 9 March 1985 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1986–87 3 victories (2 In, 1 Sp) | 15 January 1987 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1986–87 3 victories (2 In, 1 Sp) | 12 February 1987 | Lake Placid | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Championships |
| 1986–87 3 victories (2 In, 1 Sp) | 14 February 1987 | Lake Placid | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Championships |
| 1987–88 4 victories (1 In, 3 Sp) | 21 January 1988 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1987–88 4 victories (1 In, 3 Sp) | 20 February 1988 | Calgary | 20 km individual | Winter Olympic Games |
| 1987–88 4 victories (1 In, 3 Sp) | 23 February 1988 | Calgary | 10 km sprint | Winter Olympic Games |
| 1987–88 4 victories (1 In, 3 Sp) | 12 March 1988 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1988–89 1 victory (1 Sp) | 28 January 1989 | Ruhpolding | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |

    *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
