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Klaus Siebert
East German biathlete / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Klaus Siebert (29 April 1955 – 24 April 2016) was a German biathlete and biathlon coach. Hed raced for East Germany.
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Full name | Klaus Siebert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1955-04-29)29 April 1955 Schlettau, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 April 2016(2016-04-24) (aged 60) Altenberg, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | klaussiebert.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | ASK Vorwärts Oberhof | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 30 March 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Siebert won a silver medal at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York on the relay with the East German relay team.[1] In the Biathlon World Championships, Siebert has two gold medals with the East German relay team in 1978 and 1979, and a bronze medal from 1977. He also has three individual medals gold medal from the 20 km in 1978 and two bronzes from the 10 km in 1975 and 1978.[1]
Siebert died on 24 April 2016 from lymphoma in Altenberg, Germany, aged 60.[2]