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German biathlete (born 1970)
Uschi Disl
Full nameUrsula Disl
Born (1970-11-15) 15 November 1970 (age 54)
Bad Tölz, West Germany
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
World Cup career
Seasons1990/91 – 2005/06
Indiv. podiums74
Indiv. wins30
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games (9 medals) 2 4 3
World Championships (19 medals) 8 8 3
Total (28 medals) 10 12 6
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1992 Albertville 3 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1994 Lillehammer 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano 7.5 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City 7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Lillehammer 15 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano 15 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin 12.5 km mass start
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Novosibirsk Team event
Gold medal – first place 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1996 Ruhpolding Team event
Gold medal – first place 1996 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1999 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2005 Hochfilzen 7.5 km sprint
Gold medal – first place 2005 Hochfilzen 10 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 15 km individual
Silver medal – second place 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 7.5 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 1995 Antholz-Anterselva Team event
Silver medal – second place 2000 Oslo 10 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2000 Oslo 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2001 Pokljuka 7.5 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 2001 Pokljuka 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2005 Hochfilzen 4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Lahti 3 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay
Updated on 18 February 2014.

Ursula "Uschi" Disl (German pronunciation: [ˈʊʃi ˈdiːzl̩] ; born 15 November 1970) is a German former biathlete.

Career

During her competitive career Disl was a 19-year veteran of biathlon and was a five time olympian, with two Olympic gold medals from the 4 × 7.5 km relays in 1998 and 2002. She also has four silver medals (two in 7.5 km sprint (1998 and 2002), one in 4 × 7.5 km relay (1994), and one in 3 × 7.5 km relay (1992)), and three bronze medals (two in 15 km individual, 1994 and 1998, and one in 12.5 km mass start, 2006). She also has two World Championship individual titles, both won in Hochfilzen, Austria, in March 2005, in the 7.5 km sprint and the 10 km pursuit.

Dubbed "Turbo-Disl" by the German media, she lay second in the Biathlon World Cup table at the beginning of the Olympics behind fellow country-woman Kati Wilhelm, and finished fifth in the overall standings for the 2004/05 season. She has finished second overall three times in the Biathlon World Cup (1995/96, 1996/97 and 1997/98) and has won forty World Cup races (28 single and 12 relay/team victories). This includes three wins at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition with one in 1995 (sprint) and two in 1996 (sprint, pursuit).

2006 was Disl's last Olympics and her final season.

On 18 December 2005, Disl was named "German sportswoman of the year", becoming the first biathlete awarded, and beating speed skater Anni Friesinger and discus thrower Franka Dietzsch.

Since 2012 she resides with her Swedish husband Tomas Söderberg in the region of Dalarna in Sweden, they have a daughter and a son. Like many German Nordic skiers, Disl was working in the military as a border patrol guard during her sporting career. In 2022, Disl acquired Swedish citizenship and she also speaks the Swedish language fluently to the point that she became a biathlon expert on Swedish radio. She also served as biathlon coach at the local club, including for her own children, but citing that 'them having fun was more important than results'.

Biathlon results

Olympic Games

9 medals (2 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
France 1992 Albertville 24th 11th — — Silver
Norway 1994 Lillehammer Bronze 13th — — Silver
Japan 1998 Nagano Bronze Silver — — Gold
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 12th Silver 9th — Gold
Italy 2006 Turin 12th 34th 10th Bronze —
*Pursuit was first added in 2002, mass start in 2006.

World Championships

19 medals (8 gold, 8 silver, 3 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay Mixed relay
Finland 1991 Lahti 8th 5th — — 4th Bronze —
Russia 1992 Novosibirsk — — — — Gold — —
Bulgaria 1993 Borovets 8th 34th — — 8th 4th —
Canada 1994 Canmore — — — — 4th — —
Italy 1995 Antholz Silver Silver — — Silver Gold —
Germany 1996 Ruhpolding 27th 35th — — Gold Gold —
Slovakia 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 13th 13th 4th — — Gold —
Slovenia 1998 Pokljuka — — 15th — — — —
Finland 1999 Kontiolahti 9th 34th 11th 7th — Gold —
Norway 2000 Oslo 8th 7th Silver 8th — Silver —
Slovenia 2001 Pokljuka 11th Silver 11th 24th — Silver —
Russia 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk — 34th 13th 21st — Bronze —
Germany 2004 Oberhof — — — 9th — — —
Austria 2005 Hochfilzen 34th Gold Gold 10th — Silver Bronze
*Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.

World Cup

Season Overall
1990–91 4th
1991–92 5th
1992–93 16th
1993–94 4th
1994–95 3rd
1995–96 2nd
1996–97 2nd
1997–98 2nd
1998–99 3rd
1999–00 8th
2000–01 6th
2001–02 3rd
2002–03 7th
2003–04 4th
2004–05 5th
2005–06 5th

Individual victories

30 victories (9 In, 12 Sp, 7 Pu, 2 MS)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1990–91
1 victory
(1 Sp)		 15 December 1990 France Albertville 7.5 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1991–92
1 victory
(1 In)		 16 January 1992 Germany Ruhpolding 15 km individual Biathlon World Cup
1993–94
1 victory
(1 In)		 17 March 1994 Canada Canmore 15 km individual Biathlon World Cup
1994–95
1 victory
(1 In)		 19 January 1995 Germany Oberhof 15 km individual Biathlon World Cup
1995–96
4 victories
(2 In, 2 Sp)		 7 December 1995 Sweden Östersund 15 km individual Biathlon World Cup
16 December 1995 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 7.5 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
11 January 1996 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 15 km individual Biathlon World Cup
13 January 1996 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 7.5 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1996–97
3 victories
(2 Sp, 1 Pu)		 12 December 1996 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 7.5 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
14 December 1996 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
18 January 1997 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 7.5 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1997–98
3 victories
(1 In, 2 Sp)		 18 December 1997 Finland Kontiolahti 7.5 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
12 March 1998 Austria Hochfilzen 15 km individual Biathlon World Cup
14 March 1998 Austria Hochfilzen 7.5 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1998–99
4 victories
(2 In, 1 Pu, 1 MS)		 13 December 1998 Austria Hochfilzen 15 km individual Biathlon World Cup
16 December 1998 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 15 km individual Biathlon World Cup
20 December 1998 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 10 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
13 January 1999 Germany Ruhpolding 12.5 km mass start Biathlon World Cup
1999–00
1 victory
(1 In)		 16 December 1999 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 15 km individual Biathlon World Cup
2000–01
1 victory
(1 Sp)		 2 March 2001 United States Salt Lake City 7.5 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
2002–03
1 victory
(1 MS)		 8 January 2003 Germany Oberhof 12.5 km mass start Biathlon World Cup
2003–04
3 victories
(1 Sp, 2 Pu)		 9 January 2004 Slovenia Pokljuka 10 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
3 March 2004 United States Fort Kent 7.5 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
5 March 2004 United States Fort Kent 10 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
2004–05
5 victories
(2 Sp, 3 Pu)		 2 December 2004 Norway Beitostølen 7.5 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
4 December 2004 Norway Beitostølen 10 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
9 January 2005 Germany Oberhof 10 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
5 March 2005 Austria Hochfilzen 7.5 km sprint Biathlon World Championships
6 March 2005 Austria Hochfilzen 10 km pursuit Biathlon World Championships
2005–06
1 victory
(1 Sp)		 26 November 2005 Sweden Östersund 7.5 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age 
Overall Distance Sprint
2004 34 59 — 34

Team podiums

  • 1 podium – (1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
1  2003–04  26 October 2003 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Künzel

See also

References

  1. "Uschi Disl nya liv i Sverige: "Ansökt om medborgarskap"". 18 March 2019.
  2. ^ Landén, Petter (12 November 2022). "Tyska skidskyttelegendaren Uschi Disl är numera svensk medborgare" [German biathlon legend Uschi Disl is now a Swedish citizen] (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. "DISL Ursula". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

External links

Awards
Preceded byGermany Birgit Fischer German Sportswoman of the Year
2005 		Succeeded byGermany Kati Wilhelm
Olympic champions in women's biathlon – 4 × 6 km relay
3 × 7.5 km
4 × 7.5 km
4 × 6 km
World champions in women's biathlon – 7.5 km sprint
5 km
7.5 km
World champions in women's biathlon – 10 km pursuit
World champions in women's biathlon – Team event
4 × 15 km
4 × 7.5 km
World champions in women's biathlon – 4 × 6 km relay
3 × 5 km
3 × 7.5 km
4 × 7.5 km
4 × 6 km
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