Birk Anders

Birk Anders

Personal information
Full name	Birk Anders
Born	(1967-11-03) 3 November 1967 (age 53) Bad Schlema, East Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	SG Dynamo Zinnwald
World Cup debut	18 December 1986
Olympic Games
Teams	1 (1988)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	3 (1987, 1989, 1990)
Medals	3 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	4 (1986/87–1989/90)
Individual victories	4
Individual podiums	6
show Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  East Germany World Championships 1989 Feistritz 4 × 7.5 km relay 1990 Oslo Team event 1990 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay

Birk Anders (born 3 November 1967) is a former East German biathlete. During his career he won two gold medals at the World Championships.^[1][2]

Biathlon results[]

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[3]

Olympic Games[]

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
1988 Calgary	—	4th	—

World Championships[]

3 medals (2 gold, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Team	Relay
1987 Lake Placid	—	27th	N/A	—
1989 Feistritz	21st	9th	—	Gold
1990 Minsk	32nd	13th	Gold	Bronze

*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[]

4 victories (2 In, 2 Sp)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
1988–89 2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)	15 December 1988	Albertville	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
	21 January 1989	Borovets	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
1989–90 2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)	16 December 1989	Obertilliach	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	1 February 1990	Walchsee	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[]

External links[]

• Birk Anders at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Birk Anders at the International Olympic Committee

This German biographical article relating to biathlon is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t