Michael Greis
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Biathlon | |||
| Gold | 2006 Turin | 20km Individual | |
| Gold | 2006 Turin | 4 x 7.5km Relay | |
| Gold | 2006 Turin | 15km Mass Start | |
Michael Greis (born August 18, 1976 in Füssen, Bavaria) is a German Olympic Gold Medallist in biathlon.
Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10km Sprint and 12.5km Pursuit events in the biathlon.
Greis won the World Cup in the Individual category in 2004/05, and was a member of the winning 4 x 7.5km Relay team in the 2004 Biathlon World Championships, and took silver in the Individual 20km category at the 2005 World Championships.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Greis came into the games heading the World Cup standings and took the first Olympic Gold of the games with victory in the Individual 20km ahead of the defending Olympic champion Ole Einar Bjørndalen. He was also a member of the German team that won the 4 x 7.5km Relay.
On February 25, 2006, Greis won the men's 15-km event and became the first person to capture three gold medals at the Turin Olympic Games. (Koreans Jin Sun-Yu and Ahn Hyun Soo became the second and third later on the same day with victories in short track speed skating.)
