Matthias Jacob

Matthias Jacob (born 2 April 1960) is a former East German biathlete.

Matthias Jacob
Personal information
Full nameMatthias Jacob
Born (1960-04-02) 2 April 1960
Tambach-Dietharz,
East Germany
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut18 January 1980
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1984, 1988)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987)
Medals7 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 (1979/80–1987/88)
Individual victories5
Individual podiums12
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1984 Sarajevo10 km sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1981 Lahti4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place1982 Minsk4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place1987 Lake Placid4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1983 Antholz-Anterselva4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1985 Ruhpolding4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1986 Oslo4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1987 Lake Placid10 km sprint

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo — Bronze 4th
Canada 1988 Calgary 9th — 5th

World Championships

7 medals (3 gold, 4 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
Finland 1981 Lahti 7th 5th Gold
Soviet Union 1982 Minsk 4th 17th Gold
Italy 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 8th 32nd Silver
West Germany 1985 Ruhpolding 20th 7th Silver
Norway 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 4th 7th Silver
United States 1987 Lake Placid 24th Silver Gold
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

Individual victories

5 victories (1 In, 4 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1981–82
2 victories
(2 Sp)		30 January 1982West Germany Ruhpolding10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
6 March 1982Finland Lahti10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1985–86
2 victories
(2 Sp)		1 February 1986East Germany Oberhof10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
15 March 1986Sweden Boden10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1986–87
1 victory
(1 In)		12 March 1987Norway Lillehammer20 km individualBiathlon 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. "Matthias Jacob". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 17 July 2015.


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