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2016–17 Biathlon World Cup
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 27 November 2016 in Östersund, Sweden and ended on 19 March 2017 in Holmenkollen, Norway. The defending overall champions from the 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup were Martin Fourcade of France and Gabriela Koukalová of the Czech Republic. Calendar Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2016–17 season. World Cup Podiums Men Women Men's team Women's team Mixed Standings: Men 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Overall Men, Overall *Final standings after 26 races. 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Men, Individual *Final standings after 3 races. 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men, Sprint *Final standings after 9 races. 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men, Pursuit *Final standings after 9 races. 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men, Mass start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Fourcade
Martin Fourcade (; born 14 September 1988) is a French biathlete and sous-lieutenant. He is a five-time Olympic champion, a thirteen-time World Champion and a seven-time winner of the Overall World Cup. As of February 2018, he is the most successful French Olympian of all time. Fourcade is the all-time biathlon record holder of overall World Cup titles with seven big crystal globes and he's also the all-time record holder of the most consecutive Major Championships titles with at least one non-team gold medal in every major championship from 2011-2018. On 13 March 2020, he announced his retirement following the 2019–2020 season. , he serves as president of the Athletes' Commission of the organising committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, France. In February 2022 Fourcade was elected to serve eight-year terms as a member of both the International Olympic Committee and the IOC Athletes' Commission. Career This article uses the phrase "non-team" when referr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
