Michael Rösch

Michael Rösch

Michael Rösch.
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Belgium
Summer World Championships
2014 Tyumen 12.5 km pursuit
2014 Tyumen 10 km sprint
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2006 Torino 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
2007 Antholz-Anterselva 4 × 7.5 km relay
2008 Östersund 4 × 7.5 km relay
2009 Pyeongchang 4 × 7.5 km relay
Summer World Championships
2009 Oberhof 12.5 km pursuit
2009 Oberhof Mixed relay
2009 Oberhof 10 km sprint

Michael Rösch (born May 4, 1983) is a German and Belgian (since 2014) biathlete. Michael Rösch has been junior world champion four times, three times in the relay and once in the sprint distance in 2003. On December 16, 2005, he took his first official world cup podium with a second in the 10 km sprint and on January 15, 2006, he won his first world cup victory in Ruhpolding when he beat Raphaël Poirée. Rösch is the son of the former biathlete Eberhard Rösch.

In 2006, he won an Olympic gold medal with the German team in the relay. In 2018, he competed at the Olympics, this time for Belgium.

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

1 medals (1 gold)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
Representing  Germany
Italy 2006 Turin 42nd 10th Gold
Representing  Belgium
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 75th 38th 23rd

World Championships

3 medals (3 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Representing  Germany
Austria 2005 Hochfilzen 17th
Slovenia 2006 Pokljuka N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4th
Italy 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 18th 10th 23rd Bronze
Sweden 2008 Östersund 25th 5th 7th 28th Bronze
South Korea 2009 Pyeongchang 18th 14th 9th 5th Bronze
Representing  Belgium
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 13th 21st 23rd 26th
Norway 2016 Oslo 45th 80th 24th
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 55th 51st 31st
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**In 2005 the mixed relay, contested for the first time in the World Championships, was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

Individual victories

2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
2005–06
1 victories
(1 Pu)
15 January 2006Germany Ruhpolding12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2006–07
1 victories
(1 Sp)
15 March 2007Russia Khanty-Mansiysk10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

  • "IBU Profile of Michael Rösch". International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  1. "Michael Rösch". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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