René-Laurent Vuillermoz (born in

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on ) is a retired Italian biathlete.Profile
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and

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for Italy. His best finish is 8th, as a member of the Italian relay team in

. His best individual performance is 13th, in the 2006 pursuit.Sports-Reference Profile
/ref> As of February 2013, his best finish at a

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is 4th, in the

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relay. His best individual performance is 9th, in the sprint of the same year. As of February 2013, he has earned five

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medals, including two individual medals. He has two silvers, in the mixed relay at

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in 2007/08 and the men's relay in Antholz from 2011/12. He also has two individual bronze medals, from sprint races at

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in 2004/05 and Oberhof in 2006/07 His best overall finish in the

is 27th, in 2005/06 .

World Cup Podiums

References

1977 births Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Italian male biathletes Living people Olympic biathletes for Italy Sportspeople from Aosta {{Italy-biathlon-bio-stub