Gunar Bretschneider made his debut in 1996 in Lillehammer in the Biathlon World Cup . Here he was 34th in the sprint in his first race. His best placings were a 21st place in the sprint from Oberhof and Ruhpolding . Despite several good results, it should remain Bretschneider's only World Cup season. The 2000 European Championships in Zakopane were very successful for him . After a sixth place in the sprint, he won the silver medal in the pursuit behind Tomasz Sikora . Together with Jan Wüstenfeld , Andreas Stitzl and Ulf Karkoschka , he won the gold medal in the relay.
Biathlon World Cup placements
The table shows all placements (depending on the year, including the Olympic Games and World Championships).
1st - 3rd Place: Number of podium placements
Top 10: Number of placements in the top ten (including podium)
Points ranks: Number of placements within the point ranks (including podium and top 10)
Starts: Number of races run in the respective discipline
Germany
