Carsten Heymann
German biathlete (born 1972)
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Carsten Heymann (born 7 January 1972) is a German former biathlete. He competed in the men's sprint event at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[1]
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Carsten Heymann in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1972 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||
| Professional information | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 19 January 1995 | |||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 (1998) | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 (1995, 1997, 1998,2001) | |||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 8 (1994/95, 1996/97-2001/02, 2003/04) | |||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
His greatest achievements were winning silver medals with the German national team at the Biathlon World Championships in 1997 and 1998.
In 2005, he ended his career because he saw no realistic chance of qualifying for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. His coach was Klaus Siebert.[2]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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 1998 Nagano |
— | 34th | — |
World Championships
2 medals (2 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Team | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1995 Antholz-Anterselva |
— | — | N/a | N/a | 14th | — |
 1997 Brezno-Osrblie |
25th | — | — | N/a | Silver | — |
 1998 Hochfilzen |
N/a | N/a | — | N/a | Silver | N/a |
 2001 Pokljuka |
— | 25th | 25th | 11th | N/a | — |
- *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.
