Sandrine Bailly (born 25 November 1979 in

Belley Belley () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. History Belley is of Roman origin, and in the 5th century became an episcopal see. It was the capital of the province of Bugey, which was a dependency of Savoy till 1601, when i ...

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) is a former French

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.IBU Profile – Sandrine Baily
/ref> She was most successful in the 2004–05 season, when she won the overall World Cup, and in the 2007–08 season, when she finished second. In 2003, she became world champion in the 10 km pursuit (together with

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Career

Bailly has achieved 20 victories in the

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, as well as numerous wins on the youth and junior levels. In the 2004–05 season she was the most successful female athlete in the overall World Cup (most points in all events) after placing third in the previous year. She also won the World Cup ranking in the 10 km pursuit discipline. In the 2007–08 season, she finished second in the overall standings and, again, first in the pursuit discipline. Bailly has won seven medals at the

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s (three in individual events and four in relays). She is well-remembered for winning the pursuit gold medal during the 2003 World Championships in

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, sharing it with German biathlete

as both had exactly the same time on the finish line, a first in biathlon history. For several years Bailly has also closed out most relays for the French national team. Her greatest success in that discipline was the

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in the 4×6 km relay at the

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. Bailly retired after the 2009–10 season.

Achievements

Olympic Games

''2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)'' :''*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.''

World Championships

''8 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**Mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.''

World Cup

Individual victories

''20 victories (1 In, 9 Sp, 9 Pu, 1 MS)'' :''*Results are from IBU races which include the

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and the

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References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bailly, Sandrine 1979 births Living people People from Belley French female biathletes Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic silver medalists for France Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Olympic biathletes of France Olympic medalists in biathlon Biathlon World Championships medalists Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Université Savoie-Mont Blanc alumni Sportspeople from Ain 21st-century French women