Andrea Grossegger
Andrea Grossegger (born October 20, 1963 in Hard , Vorarlberg ) is a former Austrian biathlete .
To this day, Grossegger is the only Austrian biathlete who has ever won a medal at world championships. The Vorarlberg resident , who lives in Saalfelden , achieved this success at the first women's biathlon world championships in Chamonix , France , in 1984 , when she won the bronze medal in the sprint race over then 5 km behind the Russian Wenera Tschernyschowa and the Norwegian Sanna Grønlid .
Together with her husband Reinhard Grossegger, she now looks after one of the most successful biathlon clubs in Austria, HSV Saalfelden. Her son Sven Grossegger is also a biathlete.
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Grossegger, Andrea |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian biathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1963 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hard |