Michael Greis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael Greis
Occupation	Biathlete
Date Of Birth	Aug 18, 1976(1976-08-18)
Age	48
Birthplace	Füssen
Country	Germany
Birth City	Bavaria
Horoscope	Leo

Michael Greis Biography

Michael Greis is one of the most popular and richest Biathlete who was born on August 18, 1976 in Füssen, Bavaria, Germany. After starting his Olympic career in 2002, in Salt Lake City, a German biathlete won three gold medals at 2006 Olympics.

At the 2006 Olympics, he won gold. Speed skater Apolo Ahno also won the gold.

Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km 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 × 7.5 km relay team in the 2004 Biathlon World Championships, and took silver in the individual 20 km category at the 2005 World Championships.

In 2010, he married Katja Lotter.

Michael Greis Net Worth

Michael Greis is one of the richest Biathlete from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Greis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the 2002 Olympics, he finished 15th and 16th in both the 10km sprint and the 12.5km pursuit events of the biathlon.

In 2006, he was named German sportsman-of-the-year.

Michael Greis (born 18 August 1976) is a former German biathlete.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Prior to the 2008/09 World Cup season Greis had had a serious disagreement with the Germans’ head coach Frank Ullrich the reason being Ullrich’s authoritative management of the team, which resulted in Greis’ departure from Ullrich’s jurisdiction to train on his own. This yielded him quite a solid performance throughout the year, with another two World Cup victories and the relay bronze at the Biathlon World Championships 2009 in South Korea.

Facts & Trivia

Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Biathlete. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Michael Greis celebrates birthday on August 18 of every year.

After the first round of the 2012–13 World Cup, Greis announced his retirement on 5 December 2012 citing a lack of motivation, making the 20 km in Östersund on 28 November his last competition as he had dropped the sprint and pursuit. After retiring, Greis studied International Management at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences. He also worked as a pundit for Eurosport. Subsequently in 2016 he was appointed as head coach at the national biathlon training centre for east Switzerland at Lenzerheide, where he coached youth biathletes. After two years in this post, in April 2018 he was announced as head coach of the United States men’s biathlon team. After one season in this role, in May 2019 he was named as head coach for the Polish women’s biathlon team.

Top Facts about Michael Greis

1. Michael Greis is a retired German biathlete.
2. He was born on August 18, 1976 in Nesselwang, Germany.
3. Greis won three gold medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
4. He also won two silver and one bronze medal at the Olympics.
5. In total, he won seven World Championship titles.
6. Greis retired from professional biathlon in 2012.
7. He now works as a commentator for German television networks.
8. During his career, he competed in over 200 World Cup races.
9. Greis was known for his strong shooting skills and endurance.
10. He remains one of Germany’s most successful biathletes of all time.