Klaus Siebert


Klaus Siebert 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 1978 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, aged 60.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

1 medal
EventIndividualSprintRelay
1980 Lake Placid15th4thSilver

World Championships

6 medals
EventIndividualSprintRelay
1975 Antholz-Anterselva8thBronze4th
1977 Lillehammer24th12thBronze
7thBronzeGold
1979 RuhpoldingGold17thGold

Individual victories

8 victories
SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
1977–78
3 victories
13 January 1978 Ruhpolding20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1977–78
3 victories
24 February 1978 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1977–78
3 victories
1 April 1978 Sodankylä20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1978–79
2 victories
28 January 1979 Ruhpolding20 km individualBiathlon World Championships
1978–79
2 victories
31 March 1979 Sodankylä10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1979–80
3 victories
19 January 1980 Ruhpolding20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1979–80
3 victories
24 January 1980 Antholz-Anterselva20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1979–80
3 victories
20 March 1980 Hedenäset20 km individualBiathlon World Cup