Arnd Peiffer

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.

Arnd Peiffer
Personal information
Born (1987-03-18) 18 March 1987
Wolfenbüttel, West Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Websitearndpeiffer.de
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
2018 Pyeongchang10 km sprint
2014 Sochi4 × 7.5 km relay
2018 Pyeongchang4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
2010 Khanty-MansiyskMixed relay
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk10 km sprint
2015 Kontiolahti4 × 7.5 km relay
2017 HochfilzenMixed relay
2019 Östersund20 km individual
2011 Khanty-MansiyskMixed relay
2016 Oslo4 × 7.5 km relay
2016 OsloMixed relay
2019 Östersund4 × 7.5 km relay
2019 ÖstersundMixed relay
2021 Pokljuka20 km individual
2009 Pyeongchang4 × 7.5 km relay
2009 PyeongchangMixed relay
2012 Ruhpolding4 × 7.5 km relay
2012 RuhpoldingMixed relay
2013 Nové Město4 × 7.5 km relay
2020 Antholz4 × 7.5 km relay
Junior World Championships
2008 Ruhpolding10 km sprint
2008 Ruhpolding4 × 7.5 km relay

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
2010 Vancouver — 37th 37th 17th 5th N/A
2014 Sochi — 34th 19th 18th Silver —
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
2009 Pyeongchang — — — — Bronze Bronze N/A
2010 Khanty-Mansiysk N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Gold
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 15th Gold 4th 8th 7th Silver
2012 Ruhpolding 7th 37th 17th 7th Bronze Bronze
2013 Nové Město 28th 16th 21st 23rd Bronze —
2015 Kontiolahti 22nd 30th 14th 22nd Gold —
2016 Oslo Holmenkollen — 7th 13th 5th Silver Silver
2017 Hochfilzen 34th 12th 19th 10th 4th Gold
2019 Östersund Gold 9th 13th 6th Silver Silver —
2020 Antholz 50th 7th 5th 21st Bronze 4th —
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
2008–0920938th2454th14223rd4344th0N/A
2009–106469th4033rd2706th1609th1613rd
2010–117354th8414th3333rd1758th1427th
2011–127364th6912th2704th2573rd1408th
2012–1349118th4917th17716th16815th9720th
2013–145477th1440th2862nd18912th5822nd
2014–1553813th6017th2419th15113th8622nd
2015–1658911th0N/A2624th18110th1466th
2016–177464th4822nd2754th2983rd1418th
2017–186684th4214th2593rd2275th1657th
2018–198025th884th23210th2636th2192nd
2019–2054011th0N/A18713th1679th1865th
2020–2164212th845th23811th13720th1595th

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 Khanty-Mansiysk10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
2009–10
1 victory
(1 Sp)		23 January 2010 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
2010–11
2 victories
(2 Sp)		4 February 2011 Presque Isle10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
5 March 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk10 km sprintBiathlon World Championships
2011–12
2 victories
(1 Sp, 1 Pu)		7 January 2012 Oberhof10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
4 February 2012 Oslo Holmenkollen12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2014–15
1 victory
(1 Sp)		14 February 2015 Oslo Holmenkollen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
2016–17
1 victory
(1 Pu)		11 March 2017 Kontiolahti12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2017–18
1 victory
(1 Sp)		11 February 2018 Pyeongchang10 km sprintWinter Olympic Games
2018–19
1 victory
(1 In)		13 March 2019 Östersund20 km individualBiathlon World Championships
2020–21
1 victory
(1 MS)		20 December 2020 Hochfilzen15 km Mass StartBiathlon 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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