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Germany's Erik Lesser: "I targeted a top-15 finish"

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Erik Lesser says that he exceeded his own expectations by winning the silver medal in men's individual 20km pursuit at the 2014 Sochi Games.

German biathlete Erik Lesser has said that he had targeted a top-15 finish in the men's individual 20km pursuit at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

The 25-year-old finished in second place behind France's Martin Fourcade on Thursday to win his country's first biathlon medal at the Sochi Games.

"I had little hope [of winning against Fourcade]," The AP quotes him as saying.

"But I targeted a top-15 finish so it would be inappropriate not to be happy with silver now."

Evgeniy Garanichev of Russia finished third in the event and won the bronze medal.

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Gold medalist France's Martin Fourcade celebrates his win in the Men's Biathlon 12,5 km Pursuit at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014
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