Egon Schnabel

Egon Schnabel
Association	German Democratic Republic
birthday	May 19, 1937
place of birth	Wechmar
Career
society	ASK Oberhof
status	resigned
Medal table
GDR championship 4 × 3 × 2 ×
GDR championships silver 1962 singles bronze 1963 Military patrol bronze 1964 singles gold 1965 singles gold 1965 Military patrol gold 1966 singles gold 1967 singles silver 1967 Season silver 1968 Season
World Cup balance

Egon Schnabel (born May 19, 1937 in Wechmar ) is a former German biathlete .

Egon Schnabel is one of the pioneers of biathlon in Germany. The NVA soldier starting for the ASK Vorwärts Oberhof began training with the establishment of the sport in 1959. In 1964 he took part in the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck and was 24th in the individual. From 1965 to 1967 he won the title of GDR champion three times in a row. In 1965 he also won gold in the military patrol run. He was runner-up in 1962 in singles, in 1967 and 1968 in relay. He won bronze medals in 1963 with the military patrol and in 1964 in singles.

Web links

• Egon Schnabel in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )