Ricco Gro� is a former German biathlete and multiple gold medal winner at the Winter Olympics and World Championships. He has been married to his wife Kathrin since 1994 and they have three sons: Marco, Simon, and Gabriel. He is a Hauptfeldwebel in the German Bundeswehr. Gro� started out as a cross-country skier but switched to biathlon at the age of 13. He made his World Cup debut at the age of 20. His first club was the SG Dynamo Klingenthal until 1991. In the Biathlon World Cup of 1997/1998, he came second in the overall competition. In the biathlon competition at the 1992, 1994, and 1998 Winter Olympics, he won gold medals as part of the men's 4 � 7.5 km relay team. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in the 4 � 7.5 km relay for men the German team won silver and at the 12.5 km pursuit for men, he won bronze for himself. In the Biathlon World Championships sprint he won bronze in 1995, and silver in 2003 and 2004. In 1999, 2003, and 2004, he won gold in the pursuit. In the individual, he won gold in 1997, silver in 1999, and bronze in 2003 and 2005. After retiring from competition Gro� settled in Ruhpolding. 

August 22nd, 1970 in Bad Schlema (Age 53)