Arnd Peiffer
Personal information
Born (1987-03-18) 18 March 1987 (age 36)
Wolfenbüttel, West Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubWSV Clausthal-Zellerfeld
SkisSalomon
RifleAnschütz
World Cup debut8 January 2009
Retired16 March 2021
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2010–2018)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams11 (2009–2021)
Medals17 (5 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 (2008/09–2020/21)
Individual victories11
All victories20
Individual podiums40
All podiums86
Overall titles0
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 1
World Championships 5 6 6
Total 6 7 7
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 10 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay
Gold medal – first place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 10 km sprint
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hochfilzen Mixed relay
Gold medal – first place 2019 Östersund 20 km individual
Silver medal – second place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2016 Oslo 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2016 Oslo Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Östersund 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Östersund Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2021 Pokljuka 20 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pyeongchang 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pyeongchang Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Ruhpolding Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Nové Město 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Antholz 4 × 7.5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Ruhpolding 10 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay

Arnd Peiffer (born 18 March 1987) is a German former biathlete. His greatest achievements were sprint victories in the 2018 Winter Olympics and the Biathlon World Championships 2011. During his career, he also won three World Championship relay golds as well as several other Olympic and World Championship medals.

Peiffer announced his retirement in March 2021.[1]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]

Olympic Games

3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Canada 2010 Vancouver — 37th 37th 17th 5th —
Russia 2014 Sochi — 34th 19th 18th Silver —
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 21st Gold 8th 13th Bronze 4th
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

17 medals (5 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
South Korea 2009 Pyeongchang — — — — Bronze Bronze —
Russia 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk — — — — — Gold
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 15th Gold 4th 8th 7th Silver
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding 7th 37th 17th 7th Bronze Bronze
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 28th 16th 21st 23rd Bronze —
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 22nd 30th 14th 22nd Gold —
Norway 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen — 7th 13th 5th Silver Silver
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 34th 12th 19th 10th 4th Gold
Sweden 2019 Östersund Gold 9th 13th 6th Silver Silver —
Italy 2020 Antholz 50th 7th 5th 21st Bronze 4th —
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka Silver 36th 20th 12th 7th 7th —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

World Cup

Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2008–09 209 38th 24 54th 142 23rd 43 44th 0 —
2009–10 646 9th 40 33rd 270 6th 160 9th 161 3rd
2010–11 735 4th 84 14th 333 3rd 175 8th 142 7th
2011–12 736 4th 69 12th 270 4th 257 3rd 140 8th
2012–13 491 18th 49 17th 177 16th 168 15th 97 20th
2013–14 547 7th 14 40th 286 2nd 189 12th 58 22nd
2014–15 538 13th 60 17th 241 9th 151 13th 86 22nd
2015–16 589 11th 0 — 262 4th 181 10th 146 6th
2016–17 746 4th 48 22nd 275 4th 298 3rd 141 8th
2017–18 668 4th 42 14th 259 3rd 227 5th 165 7th
2018–19 802 5th 88 4th 232 10th 263 6th 219 2nd
2019–20 540 11th 0 — 187 13th 167 9th 186 5th
2020–21 642 12th 84 5th 238 11th 137 20th 159 5th

Individual victories

11 victories (7 Sp, 2 Pu, 1 In, 1 MS)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
2008–09
1 victory
(1 Sp)		 26 March 2009 Russia Khanty-Mansiysk 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
2009–10
1 victory
(1 Sp)		 23 January 2010 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
2010–11
2 victories
(2 Sp)		 4 February 2011 United States Presque Isle 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
5 March 2011 Russia Khanty-Mansiysk 10 km sprint Biathlon World Championships
2011–12
2 victories
(1 Sp, 1 Pu)		 7 January 2012 Germany Oberhof 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
4 February 2012 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
2014–15
1 victory
(1 Sp)		 14 February 2015 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
2016–17
1 victory
(1 Pu)		 11 March 2017 Finland Kontiolahti 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
2017–18
1 victory
(1 Sp)		 11 February 2018 South Korea Pyeongchang 10 km sprint Winter Olympic Games
2018–19
1 victory
(1 In)		 13 March 2019 Sweden Östersund 20 km individual Biathlon World Championships
2020–21
1 victory
(1 MS)		 20 December 2020 Austria Hochfilzen 15 km Mass Start 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

  1. ^ "Biathlon-Olympiasieger Arnd Peiffer beendet seine Karriere". kicker.de. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Arnd Peiffer". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.

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Olympic champions in men's biathlon – 10 km sprint
World champions in men's biathlon – 20 km individual
World champions in men's biathlon – 10 km sprint
World champions in men's biathlon – 4 × 7.5 km relay
World champions in biathlon – 4 × 7.5 km mixed relay
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