Klaus Siebert (29 April 1955 – 24 April 2016) was a German biathlete and biathlon coach who raced for East Germany.
Career At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, Siebert won a silver medal on the relay with the East German relay team. In the Biathlon World Championships, Siebert earned two gold medals with the East German relay team in 1978 and 1979, and a bronze medal from 1977. He also garnered three individual medals including a gold medal from the 20 km in 1979 and two bronzes from the 10 km in 1975 and 1978.
After retiring from competition he became a coach. He coached in Germany, China and Belarus. He returned to his coaching role with the Belarusian national biathlon team in January 2012 after spending much of the previous year ill with cancer. However, Siebert stepped down from this role ahead of the 2014–15 season due to health issues.
Siebert died in Altenberg, Germany on 24 April 2016 after a long battle with cancer at age 60.Biathlon-Erfolgstrainer Klaus Siebert gestorben
Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games 1 medal (1 silver) EventIndividualSprintRelay 1980 Lake Placid 15th 4th Silver
World Championships 6 medals (3 gold, 3 bronze) EventIndividualSprintRelay 1975 Antholz-Anterselva 8th Bronze 4th 1977 Lillehammer 24th 12th Bronze 7th Bronze Gold 1979 Ruhpolding Gold 17th Gold *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
Individual victories 8 victories (6 In, 2 Sp) Season Date Location Discipline Level 1977–78 3 victories (2 In, 1 Sp) 13 January 1978 Ruhpolding20 km individualBiathlon World Cup 24 February 1978 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup 1 April 1978 Sodankylä20 km individualBiathlon World Cup 1978–79 2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp) 28 January 1979 Ruhpolding20 km individualBiathlon World Championships 31 March 1979 Sodankylä10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup 1979–80 3 victories (3 In) 19 January 1980 Ruhpolding20 km individualBiathlon World Cup 24 January 1980 Antholz-Anterselva20 km individualBiathlon World Cup 20 March 1980 Hedenäset20 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.
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