Vincent Defrasne (born 9 March 1977) is a former French
biathlete
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. He won a gold medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the
2006 Winter Olympics
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in
Turin
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and a bronze medal in the
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation ...
in
Salt Lake City
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.
He was also a member of the winning
Biathlon World Championship
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 ...
relay team in 2001, and the 2004 team which won bronze. At the
Biathlon World Championship 2007
The 41st Biathlon World Championships were held in 2007 for the fourth time in Antholz/Anterselva, Italy from February 2 to February 11.
Schedule
Medal winners
Men
Women
Mixed
Medal summary
References
External links
Official websi ...
in Antholz, Defrasne earned a bronze medal, in the 12.5 km pursuit and a silver medal in the Mixed Relay event. In 2009 at the World Championships in Pyeongchang, Defrasne was part of the victorious mixed relay team.
Defrasne served as the flagbearer for
France at the 2010 Winter Olympics
France participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Medalists
Alpine skiing
France qualified 22 skiers, most of any nation at the Games.2009–10 season.
''3 medals (1 gold, 2 bronze)''
:''*Mass start was added as an event in 2006.''
World Championships
''6 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)''
:''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.''
:''**The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.''
Individual victories
''3 victories (1 In, 1 Sp, 1 Pu)''
:''*Results are from UIPMB and 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 for men and 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons until 1986–87 season were called the European Cup, alt ...
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 h ...