Katja Haller (born 12 January 1981) is an Italian professional

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, who has been competing on the World Cup circuit since the 2001–02 season. She has had one second place and one third-place finishes in World Cup races. She has also competed in three Olympic Games, in

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in 2002, in

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...

in 2006 and in

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in 2010. Haller was born in

Sterzing Sterzing (; it, Vipiteno ) is a comune in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is the main town of the southern Wipptal, and the Eisack River flows through the medieval town. History Origin The town traces its roots to 14 B.C., when Nero Claudius ...

. ;Further notable results * 2000: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit * 2002: ** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint ** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start * 2004: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start * 2005: ** 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint ** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit * 2007: ** 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit ** 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint ** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start * 2008: ** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint ** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start * 2009: ** 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint ** 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit * 2010: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit

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Katja Haller
IBU Datacenter 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Sterzing Italian female biathletes Olympic biathletes of Italy Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Germanophone Italian people {{Italy-biathlon-bio-stub