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Ricco Groß

リッコ・グロス　/　りっこ・ぐろす

Biathlete from Germany

August 22, 1970 (age 55)　・　Bad Schlema, Saxony, Germany

Saxony
biathlete
biathlon coach
military personnel

My Take

Groß embodies a discipline I find almost superhuman. Biathlon asks you to sprint your heart to bursting, then steady your hands to shoot a tiny target, over and over. Being counted among the most successful biathletes ever at both the Olympics and World Championships is no accident of talent; it is monastic self-control. What impresses me even more is his second act as a coach, commentator and soldier. People who master one rigorous code tend to carry that backbone into everything else. He strikes me as the quiet, unbreakable kind of athlete, and I admire that temperament enormously.

Overview

Ricco Groß (also spelled Gross, born 22 August 1970) is a German former biathlete. He is one of the most successful biathletes of all time at the Winter Olympics and the World Championships.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ricco Groß
Name (Japanese): リッコ・グロス
Reading: りっこ・ぐろす
Born: August 22, 1970 (age 55)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Dog
Origin: Bad Schlema, Saxony, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 179 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: biathlete / biathlon coach / military personnel / sports commentator / cross-country skier

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.ricco-gross.de/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9

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