Dorothea Wierer

Dorothea Wierer (, ; born 3 April 1990) is an Italian

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competing in the

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. Together with

Karin Oberhofer Karin Oberhofer (born 3 November 1985) is an Italian biathlete. She competes in the Biathlon World Cup. Oberhofer has won a bronze medal at the Biathlon World Championships 2013 (4x6 km relay). She also competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics (11th ...

Dominik Windisch Dominik Windisch (born 6 November 1989) is an Italian biathlete.IBU Profile

and
Lukas Hofer Lukas Hofer (born 30 September 1989) is an Italian biathlete.IBU Profile
she won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay at the
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, in
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. At the
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in
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she won again the bronze medal in the Mixed relay with Lisa Vittozzi,
Lukas Hofer Lukas Hofer (born 30 September 1989) is an Italian biathlete.IBU Profile
and
Dominik Windisch Dominik Windisch (born 6 November 1989) is an Italian biathlete.IBU Profile
. At the
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in
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,
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, she won her first individual medal in the Sprint. She is the 2019 Mass Start World Champion and the 2020 Pursuit and Individual World Champion.

Career
Wierer has won her first
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medal, placing third in the Women's relay together with
Nicole Gontier Nicole Gontier (born 17 November 1991) is an Italian biathlete. Born in Aosta but originally from Champorcher, Gontier competes in the Biathlon World Cup. Gontier has won a bronze medal at the Biathlon World Championships 2013 (4x6 km relay). Sh ...
,
Michela Ponza Michela Ponza (born 12 February 1979) is a retired Italian professional biathlete, who competed on the World Cup circuit from the final round of the World Cup in the 1997–98 season to the final round in the 2013–14 season. Biography She had s ...
and
Karin Oberhofer Karin Oberhofer (born 3 November 1985) is an Italian biathlete. She competes in the Biathlon World Cup. Oberhofer has won a bronze medal at the Biathlon World Championships 2013 (4x6 km relay). She also competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics (11th ...
at the Biathlon World Championships 2013 in
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, which was the first ever medal for Italian women at the
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. At the 2019 Championships in
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, she won the gold medal in the 12.5 km Mass Start, also a first for Italian women in Biathlon. She has currently won 11 medals in total, including 3 Golds, 5 Silvers and 3 Bronzes. At the start of the 2015–16 season, Wierer recorded the first win in her career in the
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in
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and as of the end of 2021-22 season, Wierer has finished on the podium 45 times with 13 wins. She has also finished on the podium in 23 relays, including five victories. She has won the 2018–19 Overall World Cup (first Italian to do so, including men). Wierer defended the overall title in the 2019–20 Season (the first woman to do since
Magdalena Forsberg Magdalena "Magda" Forsberg (née Wallin; born 25 July 1967) is a Swedish former cross-country skier and biathlete. She was the dominating female biathlete from 1997 to 2002, when she retired, winning the Biathlon World Cup for six years straight. ...
in 2001/02On 21 December 2021,
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was jointly awarded the 2013-14 Biathlon World Cup after the disqualification of Olga Zaitseva, so Berger also won 2 Overall in a row after her win in 2012-13. However, it wasn't the case in March 2020. ) and has also won 4 disciplines cup, the 2015–16 Individual World Cup, the 2018–19 Pursuit World Cup, the 2019–20 Mass Start World Cup and the 2020-21 Individual World Cup. In February 2019, Wierer became the third biathlete (after French
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 succes ...
and
Marie Dorin Habert Marie Dorin Habert (born 19 June 1986) is a retired French Biathlon, biathlete. Career She became junior world champion in relay (2004 and 2005). She represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She was also on the bronze medal-winning Fren ...
) to achieve a victory in everyThis means every discipline at the World Cup / World Championships level as of the 2018–19 season; this includes Individual, Sprint, Pursuit, Mass Start, Women's Relay, Mixed Relay, and Single Mixed Relay. Later at the 2019 World Championships,
Johannes Thingnes Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø (born 16 May 1993) is a Norwegian biathlete. He is the younger brother of biathlete Tarjei Bø. At the Olympic Games in Beijing 2022, they became the first siblings to have individual medals in the same biathlon event. Th ...
achieved the same feature, while Sturla Holm Lægreid did that in March 2022.
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has also won in 7 different disciplines at the World Cup / World Championships level (Individual, Sprint, Pursuit, Mass Start, Men's Relay, Mixed Relay, and the Team event which has not been raced since 1998); however, he never competed in a Single Mixed Relay during the later stages of his career.
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also won in the same disciplines and retired before the introduction of Single Mixed Relay in 2015. biathlon discipline.

Record

Olympic Games
''3 medals (3 bronze)'' Wierer has won three medals from Olympic Games. In
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, she won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay. In
Pyeongchang Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...
, she won another bronze medal in the same discipline, mixed relay. In
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she won her first individual medal in Sprint. :''*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.''

World Championships
''12 medals (4 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze)'' :''*The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.''

Junior/Youth World Championships

World Cup
:''*Updated as of 17 March 2023, all the point totals count the dropped results, if there are any. Italic means the season is still ongoing''

Overall record
:''* Results in IBU World Cup races, Olympics and World Championships.'' :''** Updated as of 9 March 2023''

Individual podiums
* 16 victories (6 Individuals, 4 Sprints, 2 Pursuits, 4 Mass starts) * 50 podiums (6 Individuals, 17 Sprints, 19 Pursuits, 8 Mass starts) :''*Results are from IBU races which include the
Biathlon World Cup The Biathlon World Cup is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 Biathlon World Cup, 1977–78 for men and 1982–83 Biathlon World Cup, 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons ...
,
Biathlon World Championships The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and fina ...
and the
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.'' :''*Bolded lines are WCH or WOG races''

Relay podiums
* 6 victories (3 Women relays, 2 Mixed relays, 1 Single mixed relay) * 28 podiums (13 Women relays, 13 Mixed relays, 2 Single mixed relays) :''*Results are from IBU races which include the
Biathlon World Cup The Biathlon World Cup is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 Biathlon World Cup, 1977–78 for men and 1982–83 Biathlon World Cup, 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons ...
,
Biathlon World Championships The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and fina ...
and the
Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were he ...
.'' :''*Bolded lines are WCH or OWG races''

See also
* Italian sportswomen multiple medalists at Olympics and World Championships

Notes
''Notes about WC results'' During Wierer's career, all World Championships results counted for the World Cup of that season. Olympic Winter Games results did not.

References

External links
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Dorothea Wierer
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