fullname olympicmedals disciplines club birth_place worldsmedals height article_title olympicgolds birth_date worldsteams worldsgolds name olympicteams
dieter speer '' ' 1 '' ' biathlon sg dynamo zinnwald legnica , lower silesia , germany '' ' 3 '' ' 1.76 0 dieter speer
 0 24 february 1942 '' , 1971 , 1973 -rrb- ' 4 '' ' -lrb- 1969 , 1970 1 dieter speer '' -rrb- ' 2 '' ' -lrb- 1968 , 1972
dieter speer

dieter speer -lrb- born 24 february 1942 -rrb- is a former east german biathlete .
he was the first german to hold the title when he became world champion in biathlon in 1971 , beating the outstanding alexander tikhonov over 20 kilometres .
tikhonov could be said to be partly responsible for speer 's success , since the rifle was a gift from tikhonov .
speer was able to return the favour a year later at the 1972 winter olympics in sapporo , lending tikhonov his ski when the latter fell during the relay and broke a ski .
in that event , the russians won , and the east german team only got a bronze medal .
