Ricco Groß (also spelled Gross, born 22 August 1970) is a former Germanbiathlete whose exploits made him one of the most successful biathletes of all time at the Winter Olympics and the World Championships.
He has been married to his wife Kathrin since 1994 and they have three sons: Marco (born 1995), Simon (b. 1998), and Gabriel (b. 2004). He is a Hauptfeldwebel (Sergeant First Class) in the German Bundeswehr.
Groß started out as a cross-country skier but switched to biathlon at the age of 13. He made his World Cup debut at the age of 20.[1] His first club was the SG Dynamo Klingenthal until 1991. In the Biathlon World Cup of 1997/1998, he came second in the overall competition. In the biathlon competition at the 1992, 1994, and 1998 Winter Olympics, he won gold medals as part of the men's 4 × 7.5 km relay team. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in the 4 × 7.5 km relay for men the German team won silver and at the 12.5 km pursuit for men, he won bronze for himself. He took a total of eight Olympic medals during his career, including four relay golds.[2]
In the Biathlon World Championships sprint (10 km) he won bronze in 1995, and silver in 2003 and 2004. In 1999, 2003, and 2004, he won gold in the pursuit (12.5 km). In the individual (20 km), he won gold in 1997, silver in 1999, and bronze in 2003 and 2005. He took a total of nine World Championship titles.[3] Groß took a total of 53 individual podium finishes in World Cup competition, including nine race wins.[2]
After retiring from competition Groß settled in Ruhpolding. He has worked as a commentator on biathlon for German television and was appointed as coach of the German women's biathlon team in 2010.[1] He was subsequently announced as senior trainer for the German IBU Cup team in April 2014.[4] In August 2015 he became a senior coach for the Russian men's biathlon squad, agreeing a contract up to the 2017-18 season.[2] In this role he guided the team to the 2016-17 relay World Cup title. In May 2018, Groß was announced as head coach for the Austrian men's biathlon team.[3]
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^ abc. International Biathlon Union. 13 August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
^ ab"Coaching Carousel Part 2: Moves in Austria, Switzerland, France and Russia". International Biathlon Union. 23 May 2019. from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
^. International Biathlon Union. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^. IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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Ricco Gross also spelled Gross born 22 August 1970 is a former German biathlete whose exploits made him one of the most successful biathletes of all time at the Winter Olympics and the World Championships Ricco GrossGross in Antholz Anterselva in 2006 Personal informationBorn 1970 08 22 22 August 1970 age 53 Bad Schlema East GermanyHeight1 78 m 5 ft 10 in WebsiteRicco Gross deProfessional informationSportBiathlonClubSki Club RuhpoldingRetired18 March 2007Olympic GamesTeams5 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 Medals8 4 gold World ChampionshipsTeams15 1991 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Medals20 9 gold World CupSeasons17 1990 91 2006 07 Individual victories9All victories33Individual podiums52All podiums95Discipline titles1 1 Individual 1996 97 Medal record Men s biathlonRepresenting GermanyOlympic Games1992 Albertville 4 7 5 km relay1994 Lillehammer 4 7 5 km relay1998 Nagano 4 7 5 km relay2006 Turin 4 7 5 km relay1992 Albertville 10 km sprint1994 Lillehammer 10 km sprint2002 Salt Lake City 4 7 5 km relay2002 Salt Lake City 12 5 km pursuitWorld Championships1991 Lahti 4 7 5 km relay1995 Antholz Anterselva 4 7 5 km relay1997 Brezno Osrblie 20 km individual1997 Brezno Osrblie 4 7 5 km relay1999 Kontiolahti 12 5 km pursuit2003 Khanty Mansiysk 12 5 km pursuit2003 Khanty Mansiysk 4 7 5 km relay2004 Oberhof 12 5 km pursuit2004 Oberhof 4 7 5 km relay1996 Ruhpolding 4 7 5 km relay1998 Hochfilzen Team event1999 Oslo 20 km individual2003 Khanty Mansiysk 10 km sprint2004 Oberhof 10 km sprint1995 Antholz Anterselva 10 km sprint2000 Lahti 4 7 5 km relay2003 Khanty Mansiysk 20 km individual2005 Hochfilzen 20 km individual2005 Khanty Mansiysk Mixed relay2007 Antholz Anterselva 4 7 5 km relay Contents 1 Career 2 Biathlon results 2 1 Olympic Games 2 2 World Championships 2 3 Individual victories 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCareer editHe has been married to his wife Kathrin since 1994 and they have three sons Marco born 1995 Simon b 1998 and Gabriel b 2004 He is a Hauptfeldwebel Sergeant First Class in the German Bundeswehr Gross started out as a cross country skier but switched to biathlon at the age of 13 He made his World Cup debut at the age of 20 1 His first club was the SG Dynamo Klingenthal until 1991 In the Biathlon World Cup of 1997 1998 he came second in the overall competition In the biathlon competition at the 1992 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics he won gold medals as part of the men s 4 7 5 km relay team At the 2002 Winter Olympics in the 4 7 5 km relay for men the German team won silver and at the 12 5 km pursuit for men he won bronze for himself He took a total of eight Olympic medals during his career including four relay golds 2 In the Biathlon World Championships sprint 10 km he won bronze in 1995 and silver in 2003 and 2004 In 1999 2003 and 2004 he won gold in the pursuit 12 5 km In the individual 20 km he won gold in 1997 silver in 1999 and bronze in 2003 and 2005 He took a total of nine World Championship titles 3 Gross took a total of 53 individual podium finishes in World Cup competition including nine race wins 2 After retiring from competition Gross settled in Ruhpolding He has worked as a commentator on biathlon for German television and was appointed as coach of the German women s biathlon team in 2010 1 He was subsequently announced as senior trainer for the German IBU Cup team in April 2014 4 In August 2015 he became a senior coach for the Russian men s biathlon squad agreeing a contract up to the 2017 18 season 2 In this role he guided the team to the 2016 17 relay World Cup title In May 2018 Gross was announced as head coach for the Austrian men s biathlon team 3 Biathlon results editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union 5 Olympic Games edit 8 medals 4 gold 3 silver 1 bronze Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay nbsp 1992 Albertville Silver Gold nbsp 1994 Lillehammer Silver Gold nbsp 1998 Nagano 6th 17th Gold nbsp 2002 Salt Lake City 4th 4th Bronze Silver nbsp 2006 Turin 11th 6th 12th Gold Pursuit was added as an event in 2002 with mass start being added in 2006 World Championships edit 20 medals 9 gold 5 silver 6 bronze Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay Mixed relay nbsp 1991 Lahti 16th 4th Gold nbsp 1993 Borovets 6th 64th nbsp 1995 Antholz Anterselva 55th Bronze 14th Gold nbsp 1996 Ruhpolding 9th 12th 6th Silver nbsp 1997 Brezno Osrblie Gold 34th 26th Gold nbsp 1998 Pokljuka 7th Silver nbsp 1999 Kontiolahti Silver 6th Gold 8th 4th nbsp 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 9th 7th 18th 6th Bronze nbsp 2001 Pokljuka 7th 27th 14th 4th 12th nbsp 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen 11th nbsp 2003 Khanty Mansiysk Bronze Silver Gold 22nd Gold nbsp 2004 Oberhof 4th Silver Gold 29th Gold nbsp 2005 Hochfilzen Bronze 7th 6th 7th 6th Bronze nbsp 2006 Pokljuka 10th nbsp 2007 Antholz Anterselva 9th Bronze During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program 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 Individual victories edit 9 victories 3 In 1 Sp 4 Pu 1 MS Season Date Location Discipline Level1996 97 2 victories 2 In 9 January 1997 nbsp Ruhpolding 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup7 February 1997 nbsp Brezno Osrblie 20 km individual Biathlon World Championships1997 98 1 victory 1 In 3 March 1998 nbsp Pokljuka 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup1998 99 1 victory 1 Pu 13 February 1999 nbsp Kontiolahti 12 5 km pursuit Biathlon World Championships1999 2000 2 victories 1 Sp 1 MS 12 January 2000 nbsp Ruhpolding 15 km mass start Biathlon World Cup15 January 2000 nbsp Ruhpolding 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup2002 03 1 victory 1 Pu 16 March 2003 nbsp Khanty Mansiysk 12 5 km pursuit Biathlon World Championships2003 04 1 victory 1 Pu 8 February 2004 nbsp Oberhof 12 5 km pursuit Biathlon World Championships2005 06 1 victory 1 Pu 20 January 2006 nbsp Antholz Anterselva 12 5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games See also editList of multiple Olympic gold medalists List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one eventReferences edit a b Ricco Gross Olympic Athlete olympic org Archived from the original on 15 March 2014 Retrieved 15 March 2014 a b c Ricco Gross Heads to Russia as Senior Men s Coach International Biathlon Union 13 August 2015 Archived from the original on 8 December 2015 Retrieved 3 December 2015 a b Coaching Carousel Part 2 Moves in Austria Switzerland France and Russia International Biathlon Union 23 May 2019 Archived from the original on 21 April 2019 Retrieved 27 January 2019 Coaching Changes in Germany and Austria International Biathlon Union 8 April 2014 Archived from the original on 26 December 2014 Retrieved 14 January 2015 Ricco Gross IBU Datacenter International Biathlon Union Archived from the original on 17 July 2015 Retrieved 1 June 2015 External links editOfficial website Ricco Gross at IBU BiathlonWorld comRicco Gross at IBU BiathlonResults com Ricco Gross at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Ricco Gross at Olympics com Ricco Gross at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ricco Gross amp oldid 1199670911, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
