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Olympic highlights

1. GO FOURTH
      Competing in the menhe 1968 Games.

2. NOT QUITE GOLDILOCKS
      Germany medal haul in Nagano, adding a pair of individual honors with a silver in the 7.5 kilometers and a bronze in the 15 kilometers. Adding those three to the three she had won at the 1994 Lillehammer Games (a relay silver and an individual bronze) and the 1992 Albertville Games (a relay silver), the 27-year-old German border police guard became the most medaled biathlete in Olympic history.

3. ACCURACY VERSUS SPEED
      The inaugural Olympic biathlon event as Swedenrs, won the gold, just 1.1 seconds in front of Belarusditions.

5. YOUNG GUNS
      A pair of 21-year-olds led Germany to a one-two finish in the men20 kilometers. In addition to a silver in the ing won the first six Olympic menthe German flag the final 50 meters of the event.

7. WIN-WIN-PLACE
      At the 1992 Albertville Games, Germany8. OH, BABY!
      After winning a gold in the womenld medals in two winter sports.

9. DOUBLE GOLD
      At the 1988 Calgary Games, Frank-Peter Roetsch of East Germany won the meniathlete to sweep the gold in both individual competitions.

10. WINNING CAN BE A BREEZE
      At the 1988 Calgary Games, the East Germans dominated the meng it after the wind died down. The East German missed three of his first five targets, and the subsequent penalty loops cost the team not only the gold but a shot at any medal.






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