Ricco Groß

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.

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

Height

179 cm

Occupation

biathlete / biathlon coach / military personnel / sports commentator / cross-country skier

Motto

Private

• 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

Tags

• Saxony
• biathlete
• biathlon coach
• military personnel

Last updated

2026-06-02

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