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Uschi Disl

{{Short description|German biathlete (born 1970)}}

{{Infobox skier|name= Uschi Disl

| image = Uschi disl 2006.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| fullname = Ursula Disl

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|11|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bad Tölz, West Germany

| height = {{Height|m=1.63|precision=0}}

| seasons = 1990/91 – 2005/06

| wins = 30

| totalpodiums = 74

| wctitles =

| updated = 18 February 2014

| show-medals = no

|medaltemplates=

{{MedalSport | Women's biathlon}}

{{MedalCountry| {{GER}} }}

{{MedalCount

|Olympic Games (9 medals)|2|4|3

|World Championships (19 medals)|8|8|3

|Total (28 medals)|10|12|6

}}

{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|1998 Nagano|4 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{Medal|Gold|Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics|4 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{Medal|Silver|1992 Albertville|3 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{Medal|Silver|1994 Lillehammer|4 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{Medal|Silver|1998 Nagano|7.5 km sprint}}

{{Medal|Silver|2002 Salt Lake City|7.5 km sprint}}

{{Medal|Bronze|1994 Lillehammer|15 km individual}}

{{Medal|Bronze|1998 Nagano|15 km individual}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2006 Turin|Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's mass start}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|1992 Novosibirsk|Team event}}

{{Medal|Gold|Biathlon World Championships 1995|4 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{Medal|Gold|1996 Ruhpolding|Team event}}

{{Medal|Gold|1996 Ruhpolding|4 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{Medal|Gold|1997 Brezno-Osrblie|4 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{Medal|Gold|1999 Kontiolahti|4 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{Medal|Gold|2005 Hochfilzen|7.5 km sprint}}

{{Medal|Gold|2005 Hochfilzen|10 km pursuit}}

{{Medal|Silver|1995 Antholz-Anterselva|15 km individual}}

{{Medal|Silver|1995 Antholz-Anterselva|7.5 km sprint}}

{{Medal|Silver|1995 Antholz-Anterselva|Team event}}

{{Medal|Silver|2000 Oslo|10 km pursuit}}

{{Medal|Silver|2000 Oslo|4 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{Medal|Silver|2001 Pokljuka|7.5 km sprint}}

{{Medal|Silver|2001 Pokljuka|4 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{Medal|Silver|2005 Hochfilzen|4 × 6 km relay}}

{{Medal|Bronze|1991 Lahti|3 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2003 Khanty-Mansiysk|4 × 6 km relay}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2005 Khanty-Mansiysk|Mixed relay}}

}}

Ursula "Uschi" Disl ({{IPA|de|ˈʊʃi ˈdiːzl̩|-|De-Uschi Disl.ogg}}; born 15 November 1970) is a German former biathlete.

Career

During her competitive career Disl was a 19-year veteran of biathlon and was a five time olympian, with two Olympic gold medals from the 4 × 7.5 km relays in 1998 and 2002. She also has four silver medals (two in 7.5 km sprint (1998 and 2002), one in 4 × 7.5 km relay (1994), and one in 3 × 7.5 km relay (1992)), and three bronze medals (two in 15 km individual, 1994 and 1998, and one in 12.5 km mass start, 2006). She also has two World Championship individual titles, both won in Hochfilzen, Austria, in March 2005, in the 7.5 km sprint and the 10 km pursuit.

Dubbed "Turbo-Disl" by the German media, she lay second in the Biathlon World Cup table at the beginning of the Olympics behind fellow country-woman Kati Wilhelm, and finished fifth in the overall standings for the 2004/05 season. She has finished second overall three times in the Biathlon World Cup (1995/96, 1996/97 and 1997/98) and has won forty World Cup races (28 single and 12 relay/team victories). This includes three wins at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition with one in 1995 (sprint) and two in 1996 (sprint, pursuit).

2006 was Disl's last Olympics and her final season.

On 18 December 2005, Disl was named "German sportswoman of the year", becoming the first biathlete awarded, and beating speed skater Anni Friesinger and discus thrower Franka Dietzsch.

Since 2012 she resides with her Swedish husband Tomas Söderberg in the region of Dalarna in Sweden,{{cite web |url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/skidskytte/os-ikonen-drog-lever-nu-anonymt-liv-i-sverige/ |title = Uschi Disl nya liv i Sverige: "Ansökt om medborgarskap"| date=18 March 2019 }} they have a daughter and a son. Like many German Nordic skiers, Disl was working in the military as a border patrol guard during her sporting career. In 2022, Disl acquired Swedish citizenship and she also speaks the Swedish language fluently to the point that she became a biathlon expert on Swedish radio.{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/skidskytte/uschi-disls-okanda-liv-i-sverige-dotterns-namnradsla/|title=Tyska skidskyttelegendaren Uschi Disl är numera svensk medborgare|trans-title=German biathlon legend Uschi Disl is now a Swedish citizen|language=sv|publisher=Expressen|last=Landén|first=Petter|date=12 November 2022|accessdate=12 November 2022}} She also served as biathlon coach at the local club, including for her own children, but citing that 'them having fun was more important than results'.

Biathlon results

=Olympic Games=

9 medals (2 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze)

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
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!Event

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

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

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

!style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mass start}}

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

align=left |{{flagicon|FRA}} 1992 Albertville

| 24th

| 11th

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

| style="background:silver;"| Silver

align=left |{{flagicon|Norway}} 1994 Lillehammer

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

| 13th

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

| style="background:silver;"| Silver

align=left |{{flagicon|Japan}} 1998 Nagano

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

| style="background:silver;"| Silver

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

| style="background:gold;"| Gold

align=left |{{flagicon|USA}} 2002 Salt Lake City

| 12th

| style="background:silver;"| Silver

| 9th

|{{n/a}}

| style="background:gold;"| Gold

align=left |{{flagicon|Italy}} 2006 Turin

| 12th

| 34th

| 10th

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

| —

:*Pursuit was first added in 2002, mass start in 2006.

=World Championships=

19 medals (8 gold, 8 silver, 3 bronze)

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!Event

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

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

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

!style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mass start}}

!Team

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

!style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mixed relay}}

align=left |{{flagicon|FIN}} 1991 Lahti

| 8th

| 5th

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

| 4th

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

|{{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|RUS|1991}} 1992 Novosibirsk

| —

| —

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

| style="background:gold;"| Gold

| —

|{{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|BUL}} 1993 Borovets

| 8th

| 34th

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

| 8th

| 4th

|{{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|CAN}} 1994 Canmore

| —

| —

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

| 4th

| —

|{{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} 1995 Antholz

| style="background:silver;"| Silver

| style="background:silver;"| Silver

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

| style="background:silver;"| Silver

| style="background:gold;"| Gold

|{{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|GER}} 1996 Ruhpolding

| 27th

| 35th

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

| style="background:gold;"| Gold

| style="background:gold;"| Gold

|{{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|SVK}} 1997 Brezno-Osrblie

| 13th

| 13th

| 4th

|{{n/a}}

| —

| style="background:gold;"| Gold

|{{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|SLO}} 1998 Pokljuka

| —

| —

| 15th

|{{n/a}}

| —

| —

|{{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|FIN}} 1999 Kontiolahti

| 9th

| 34th

| 11th

| 7th

|{{n/a}}

| style="background:gold;"| Gold

|{{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|NOR}} 2000 Oslo

| 8th

| 7th

| style="background:silver;"| Silver

| 8th

|{{n/a}}

| style="background:silver;"| Silver

|{{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|SLO}} 2001 Pokljuka

| 11th

| style="background:silver;"| Silver

| 11th

| 24th

|{{n/a}}

| style="background:silver;"| Silver

|{{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk

| —

| 34th

| 13th

| 21st

|{{n/a}}

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

|{{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|GER}} 2004 Oberhof

| —

| —

| —

| 9th

|{{n/a}}

| —

|{{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|AUT}} 2005 Hochfilzen

| 34th

| style="background:gold;"| Gold

| style="background:gold;"| Gold

| 10th

|{{n/a}}

| style="background:silver;"| Silver

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

:*Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.

=World Cup=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! Season

! Overall

|1990–914th
|1991–925th
|1992–9316th
|1993–944th
|1994–95style="background:#cfaa88;"|3rd
|1995–96style="background:silver;"|2nd
|1996–97style="background:silver;"|2nd
|1997–98style="background:silver;"|2nd
|1998–99style="background:#cfaa88;"|3rd
|1999–008th
|2000–016th
|2001–02style="background:#cfaa88;"|3rd
|2002–037th
|2003–044th
|2004–055th
|2005–065th

=Individual victories=

30 victories (9 In, 12 Sp, 7 Pu, 2 MS)

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Season

! Date

! Location

! Discipline

! Level

style="text-align:center;"| 1990–91
1 victory
(1 Sp)		15 December 1990{{flagicon|FRA}} Albertville7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
style="text-align:center;"| 1991–92
1 victory
(1 In)		16 January 1992{{flagicon|GER}} Ruhpolding15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
style="text-align:center;"| 1993–94
1 victory
(1 In)		17 March 1994{{flagicon|CAN}} Canmore15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
style="text-align:center;"| 1994–95
1 victory
(1 In)		19 January 1995{{flagicon|GER}} Oberhof15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 1995–96
4 victories
(2 In, 2 Sp)		7 December 1995{{flagicon|SWE}} Östersund15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
16 December 1995{{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo Holmenkollen7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
11 January 1996{{flagicon|ITA}} Antholz-Anterselva15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
13 January 1996{{flagicon|ITA}} Antholz-Anterselva7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| 1996–97
3 victories
(2 Sp, 1 Pu)		12 December 1996{{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo Holmenkollen7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
14 December 1996{{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo Holmenkollen10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
18 January 1997{{flagicon|ITA}} Antholz-Anterselva7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| 1997–98
3 victories
(1 In, 2 Sp)		18 December 1997{{flagicon|FIN}} Kontiolahti7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
12 March 1998{{flagicon|AUT}} Hochfilzen15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
14 March 1998{{flagicon|AUT}} Hochfilzen7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 1998–99
4 victories
(2 In, 1 Pu, 1 MS)		13 December 1998{{flagicon|AUT}} Hochfilzen15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
16 December 1998{{flagicon|SVK}} Brezno-Osrblie15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
20 December 1998{{flagicon|SVK}} Brezno-Osrblie10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
13 January 1999{{flagicon|GER}} Ruhpolding12.5 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
style="text-align:center;"| 1999–00
1 victory
(1 In)		16 December 1999{{flagicon|SVK}} Brezno-Osrblie15 km individualBiathlon World Cup
style="text-align:center;"| 2000–01
1 victory
(1 Sp)		2 March 2001{{flagicon|USA}} Salt Lake City7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
style="text-align:center;"| 2002–03
1 victory
(1 MS)		8 January 2003{{flagicon|GER}} Oberhof12.5 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| 2003–04
3 victories
(1 Sp, 2 Pu)		9 January 2004{{flagicon|SLO}} Pokljuka10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
3 March 2004{{flagicon|USA}} Fort Kent7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
5 March 2004{{flagicon|USA}} Fort Kent10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 2004–05
5 victories
(2 Sp, 3 Pu)		2 December 2004{{flagicon|NOR}} Beitostølen7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
4 December 2004{{flagicon|NOR}} Beitostølen10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
9 January 2005{{flagicon|GER}} Oberhof10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
5 March 2005{{flagicon|AUT}} Hochfilzen7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Championships
6 March 2005{{flagicon|AUT}} Hochfilzen10 km pursuitBiathlon World Championships
style="text-align:center;"| 2005–06
1 victory
(1 Sp)		26 November 2005{{flagicon|SWE}} Östersund7.5 km sprintBiathlon World Cup

:*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=98076&type=st-WC |title=DISL Ursula |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=4 December 2019}}

=World Cup=

==Season standings==

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;" rowspan="2" | Season 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" rowspan="2" | Age 

style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Distance

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Sprint

20043459—34

==Team podiums==

  • 1 podium – (1 {{Abbr|TS|Team Sprint}})

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Level

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Teammate

align=center|1rowspan=1 align=center| 2003–04 align=right| 26 October 2003align=left| {{flagicon|GER}} Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndKünzel

See also

References

{{reflist}}

  • {{cite web | url = http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTGER21511197001 | title = IBU Profile of Uschi Disl | publisher = International Biathlon Union | access-date = 2014-01-25}}

External links

  • [http://www.uschi-disl.de/ Disl's official website (in German)]

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