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    Andreas BIRNBACHER

    Germany
    • Gender: Male
    • Nationality: Germany
    • Birthday: 11 September 1981
    • Age: 32
    • Height: 1.79 m (5' 10'')
    • Weight: 73 kg / 161 lbs
    • Place of Birth: -
    • Place of Residence: -
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    Athlete competitions and results

    • 13 February, 18:00 Men's Individual 20 km
    • Andreas BIRNBACHER
      Time: 52:17.9 (+2:46.2)
    • Rank: 22

    Additional Information

    Highlights

    RankEventYearLocationResult
    Olympic Winter Games
    54x7.5km Relay2010Vancouver, BC, CAN1:23:16.0
    1220km Individual2010Vancouver, BC, CAN50:43.5
    1312.5km Pursuit2010Vancouver, BC, CAN35:03.4
    1515km Mass Start2010Vancouver, BC, CAN36:30.2
    2310km Sprint2010Vancouver, BC, CAN26:06.4
    World Championships
    12x6km Women + 2x7.5km Men Mixed Relay2008Ostersund, SWE1:12:20.5
    215km Mass Start2007Anterselva, ITA38:07.5
    34x7.5km Relay2013Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE1:16:57.5
    34x7.5km Relay2012Ruhpolding, GER1:18:19.8
    32x6km Women + 2x7.5km Men Mixed Relay2012Ruhpolding, GER1:13:02.1
    34x7.5km Relay2008Ostersund, SWE1:22:43.2
    420km Individual2012Ruhpolding, GER47:01.3
    415km Mass Start2012Ruhpolding, GER38:30.0
    512.5km Pursuit2011Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS34:06.6
    610km Sprint2011Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS25:05.8
    74x7.5km Relay2011Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS1:17:05.3
    820km Individual2013Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE51:19.6
    820km Individual2011Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS49:57.4
    1115km Mass Start2013Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE36:53.0
    1212.5km Pursuit2012Ruhpolding, GER35:00.4
    132x6km Women + 2x7.5km Men Mixed Relay2013Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE1:14:45.6
    1610km Sprint2012Ruhpolding, GER25:31.4
    1615km Mass Start2011Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS40:08.5
    2212.5km Pursuit2013Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE34:41.7
    2310km Sprint2013Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE24:49.8

    World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons
    SeasonTotalIndividualSprintPursuitMass start
    2013/2014325648194
    2012/2013526104
    2011/201238861
    2010/2011141091319

    Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011
    Season20km IN10km SP12.5km PU15km MS4x7.5km RLMixed RL
    2013/20141 x 38th1 x 20th1 x 15th1 x 4th2 x 2nd-
    2012/20131 x 2nd1 x 1st1 x 2nd1 x 1st1 x 2nd1 x 13th
    2011/20121 x 4th1 x 4th1 x 1st2 x 1st1 x 2nd1 x 3rd
    2010/20111 x 8th1 x 1st1 x 5th1 x 4th1 x 7th1 x 8th

    RankEventYearLocationResult
    Ten best World Cup performances in current season
    24x7.5km Relay2013/2014Ruhpolding, GER1:15:41.0
    24x7.5km Relay2013/2014Annecy, FRA1:14:02.1
    34x7.5km Relay2013/2014Anterselva, ITA1:15:12.9
    415km Mass Start2013/2014Oberhof, GER38:01.0
    64x7.5km Relay2013/2014Hochfilzen, AUT1:20:50.3
    1512.5km Pursuit2013/2014Hochfilzen, AUT33:56.9
    1612.5km Pursuit2013/2014Oberhof, GER36:55.5
    2010km Sprint2013/2014Oberhof, GER28:04.5
    2412.5km Pursuit2013/2014Ruhpolding, GER34:01.0
    2712.5km Pursuit2013/2014Anterselva, ITA32:56.2
    2712.5km Pursuit2013/2014Annecy, FRA33:37.5


    Legend
    IN-Individual, SP-Sprint, PU-Pursuit, MS-Mass Start, RL-Relay, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
    • Nickname: Andi, Birnei (andi-birnbacher.de, 07 Dec 2012)
    • Occupation: Athlete, Serves in the Army
    • Languages Spoken: English, German
    • Debut: 2001 for Germany, World Cup (Anterselva) (andi-birnbacher.de, 07 Dec 2012)
    • Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010
    • Hobbies: Kayaking, mountain biking, music, deep sea fishing. (andi-birnbacher.de, 07 Dec 2012)
    • Family: Wife Anna Achenbach, son Louis
    • Coach: Fritz Fischer [personal]; Mark Kirchner [national] (andi-birnbacher.de, 16 Dec 2013; sportschau.de 04 Dec 2013)
    • Injuries: He missed the opening World Cup event of the 2013/14 season due to a cold. (sportal.de, 28 Nov 2013)

      He suffered a torn medial ligament [knee] in July 2013. (biathlon-online.de, 31 Oct 2013)

      He twisted his right ankle and suffered ligament damage at the beginning of the 2007/08 season. He returned to racing in December 2007. (fischer-ski.com, 07 Dec 2007)

    Additional Information

    Start of sporting career
    He began competing in biathlon at age 15. (biathlonworld.com, 18 Apr 2012)

    Reason for taking up this sport
    He was introduced to biathlon through his father, who sensed he had a talent for the sport. Former biathlete and family friend, Fritz Fischer, took him under his wing. (erdinger-alkoholfrei.de, 27 Feb 2012)

    Ambitions
    To compete at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (sportschau.de, 04 Feb 2013)

    Sporting philosophy / motto
    "The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle." (andi-birnbacher.de, 07 Dec 2012)

    Awards
    In 2002 he was honoured with a Bavarian Sports Award in the category of Outstanding Young Athletes. (biathlon-aufschalke.de, 29 Dec 2012)

    Social Media
    Hear more from the athlete via their website and Facebook.

    Biathlon

    Men 20 km Individual
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    Media
    • Sochi 2014 Day 7 - Biathlon Men's Individual 20 km
      13 February
      Sochi 2014 Day 7 - Biathlon Men's Individual 20 km
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