Peter Sendel (born 6 March 1972) is a former German biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Sendel was a part of the German team that won the gold medal. Later he earned a relay silver medal from the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. Sendel retired as a biathlete in 2004.

Peter Sendel
Sendel in 2023
Personal information
Full namePeter Sendel
Born (1972-03-06) 6 March 1972 (age 52)
Ilmenau, East Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubWSV Oberhof 05 e.V.
World Cup debut9 December 1993
Retired26 December 2004
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1998, 2002)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams9 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004)
Medals6 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons12 (1993/94–2004/05)
Individual victories0
All victories15
Individual podiums7
All podiums40
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1996 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1997 Brezno-Osrblie Team event
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Canmore Team event
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Lahti 4 × 7.5 km relay

Biathlon results edit

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games edit

2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
  1998 Nagano 8th Gold
  2002 Salt Lake City Silver
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002.

World Championships edit

6 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay
  1994 Canmore Bronze
  1995 Antholz-Anterselva 14th
  1996 Ruhpolding 25th Silver
  1997 Brezno-Osrblie Silver Gold
  1999 Kontiolahti 18th 50th 15th 22nd 4th
  2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 6th 8th 12th 4th Bronze
  2001 Pokljuka 47th
  2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 8th 11th Gold
  2004 Oberhof 22nd 41st 27th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999.

References edit

  1. ^ "Peter Sendel". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 17 July 2015.

External links edit