Frank Ullrich
Olympic athlete
1958 –
Who is Frank Ullrich?
Frank Ullrich is a German former biathlete and current trainer of the German national team.
Biathlon was in Ullrich's family as his father was a biathlon referee. His first appearance was in 1967 at the GDR Children Championships. In 1972, he placed second over 5 km at the Spartakiad, in 1975 he became Youth World Champion in relay. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics with the 4 × 7.5 km relay team. At the 1980 Winter Olympics he won 3 medals with silvers in the 20 km individual and the 4 × 7.5 km relay and a gold medal in the 10 km sprint, an event he dominated at world level between 1978 and 1981.
In 1987 he became the trainer of the East German national team, and after German reunification, national trainer for the sprint.
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- Born
- Jan 24, 1958
Trusetal - Also known as
- Ульрих, Франк
- Nationality
- Germany
- Lived in
- Thuringia
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on July 23, 2013
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