Ricco Gross
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Biathlon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1992 Albertville | 4 x 7.5km Relay | |
| Silver | 1992 Albertville | 10km Sprint | |
| Gold | 1994 Lillehammer | 4 x 7.5km Relay | |
| Silver | 1994 Lillehammer | 10km Sprint | |
| Gold | 1998 Nagano | 4 x 7.5km Relay | |
| Silver | 2002 Salt Lake City | 4 x 7.5km Relay | |
| Bronze | 2002 Salt Lake City | 12.5km Pursuit | |
| Gold | 2006 Turin | 4 x 7.5km Relay | |
Ricco Gross (de: Ricco Groß) (born August 22, 1970 in Schlema) is a German biathlon athlete who has won several international competitions. He is married to Kathrin since 1994 and they have three sons: Marco (*1995), Simon (*1998) and Gabriel (*2004).
In the Biathlon World Cup of 1997/1998 he won the overall second place. In the biathlon competition at the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics he won gold at the men's 4 x 7.5km relay. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in the 4 x 7.5 km for men his team won silver and at the 12.5 km pursuit for men, he won bronze for himself.
In the Biathlon World Championships Sprint (10 km) he won bronze in 1995, silver in 2003 and silver again in 2004. In 1999, 2003 and 2004 he won gold in the pursuit (12.5 km). In the individual (20 km) he won gold in 1997, silver in 1999, bronze in 2003 and bronze again in 2005.
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