Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Simone•Greiner-Petter-Memm |
| Used name | Simone•Greiner-Petter-Memm |
| Born | 15 September 1967 in Jena, Thüringen (GER) |
| Measurements | 164 cm / 57 kg |
| Affiliations | WSV Oberhof, Oberhof (GER) |
| NOC |  East Germany  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm began her athletic career as a cross country skier from 1987 to 1997, but took up biathlon in 1992, and competed in that sport thru 2000. In addition to her Olympic performance in cross-country at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, Greiner-Petter finished 15th over 20 km at the 1987 World Championships. Her only individual World Cup victory in cross-country was in a 20 km event in 1988.
As a biathlete, she had more success, winning a silver medal in the relay at the 1994 Winter Olympics, four relay gold medals at the 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1999 World Championships, also a team gold in 1995 and a silver in 1996, and winning individual World Cup races. She later married Silvio Memm, a former nordic combined skier, who participated in the World Championships, but not the Olympics.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Winter Olympics | Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) | GDR |
Simone Greiner-Petter | |||
| 10 kilometres, Women (Olympic) | 21 | |||||
| 20 kilometres, Women (Olympic) | 15 | |||||
| 4 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women (Olympic) | East Germany | 5 | ||||
| 1994 Winter Olympics | Biathlon | GER |
Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm | |||
| 7.5 kilometres Sprint, Women (Olympic) | 8 | |||||
| 15 kilometres, Women (Olympic) | 36 | |||||
| 4 × 7.5 kilometres Relay, Women (Olympic) | Germany | 2 | Silver |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Biathlon Championships (5–1–0 1995 Antholz gold: 4×7.5 km relay, silver: team (competed for Germany); 1996 Ruhpolding gold: 4×7.5 km relay and team (competed for Germany); 1997 Osrblie gold: 4×7.5 km relay (competed for Germany); 1999 Kontiolahti/Oslo gold: 4×7.5 km relay (competed for Germany))