Anna Gandler (born 5 January 2001) is an Austrian
biathlete. She has competed in the
Biathlon World Cup since 2022.
Career
She made her first international appearance in 2017, competing at the Junior World Championships in Osrblie. There she won the silver medal in the sprint. At the Junior World Championships in Lenzerheide, held three years later, she won the pursuit race and was third in the individual race. In addition, she won the bronze medal in the relay at the Junior World Championships in Obertilliach in 2021.
She made her World Cup debut on 8 December 2022 in Hochfilzen, finishing 51st in the sprint. She won her first points two days later at the same venue, finishing the pursuit run in 30th place. On 8 March 2024 at the 2023-24 World Cup at Soldier Hollow, she made her first appearance in the flower ceremony, finishing in 6th place in sprint.
Personal life
She is the daughter of
Markus Gandler
Markus Gandler (born 20 August 1966 in Kitzbühel) is an Austrian former cross-country skier who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.
At the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, his team ranked 11th in the 4 × 10 k ...
, a former
cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
and silver medallist in the
10km classic at the
Nagano Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...
in 1998. She is the partner of French biathlete
Émilien Claude
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*Émilien of Nantes (died c. 725), French religious leader canonized as a saint
*Émilien Allard (1915–1977), Canadian carillonneur, pianist, clarinetist, and composer
*Émilien Amaur ...
.
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Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the
International Biathlon Union
The International Biathlon Union (IBU; german: Internationale Biathlon-Union) is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters were in Salzburg, Austria, until May 2020, when the Federation moved to Anif, on the outskirts of the ...
.
World Championships
World Cup
;World Cup rankings
Youth and Junior World Championships
''4 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)''
References
External links
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2001 births
Living people
Austrian female biathletes
Sportspeople from Hall in Tirol