Birk Anders

{{Short description|German biathlete}}

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| fullname = Birk Anders

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1967|11|3}}

| birth_place = Bad Schlema,
East Germany

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| disciplines = Biathlon

| club = SG Dynamo Zinnwald

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| wcdebut = 18 December 1986

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| olympicteams = 1 (1988)

| olympicmedals = 0

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| worldsteams = 3 (1987, 1989, 1990)

| worldsmedals = 3

| worldsgolds = 2

| wcseasons = 4 (1986/87–1989/90)

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{{MedalSport|Men's biathlon}}

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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1989 Feistritz|4 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{MedalGold|1990 Oslo|Team event}}

{{MedalBronze|1990 Kontiolahti|4 × 7.5 km relay}}

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Birk Anders (born 3 November 1967) is a former East German biathlete. During his career he won two gold medals at the World Championships.[http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/b/biathlon/hst/20.html Historie Biathlon-Weltmeisterschaften (Herren)][http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/autogramme/listen/angebote/sportarten/ski_nordisch_1.htm Autogrammliste Ski Nordisch und Biathlon]{{cite web |title=FOR THE RECORD |website=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1989/02/13/for-the-record/7a63fbc0-456f-4078-ac4a-2ef0d124145b/}}

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.{{cite web|url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/Results.aspx |title=Search results |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=18 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627121310/http://services.biathlonresults.com/Results.aspx |archivedate=27 June 2015 }}

=Olympic Games=

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!Event

!style="width:70px;"|Individual

!style="width:70px;"|Sprint

!style="width:70px;"|Relay

align=left |{{flagicon|Canada}} 1988 Calgary

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| 4th

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=World Championships=

3 medals (2 gold, 1 bronze)

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!Event

!style="width:70px;"|Individual

!style="width:70px;"|Sprint

!Team

!style="width:70px;"|Relay

align=left |{{flagicon|USA}} 1987 Lake Placid

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| 27th

| {{n/a}}

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align=left |{{flagicon|AUT}} 1989 Feistritz

| 21st

| 9th

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| style="background:gold;"| Gold

align=left |{{flagicon|URS}} 1990 Minsk

| 32nd

| 13th

| style="background:gold;"| Gold

| style="background:#cfaa88;"| 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)

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rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 1988–89
2 victories
(1 In, 1 Sp)
15 December 1988{{flagicon|FRA}} Albertville20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
21 January 1989{{flagicon|People's Republic of Bulgaria}} Borovets10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 1989–90
2 victories
(1 In, 1 Sp)
16 December 1989{{flagicon|AUT}} Obertilliach10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1 February 1990{{flagicon|AUT}} Walchsee20 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

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