Pieralberto Carrara (born 14 February 1966) is a former Italian biathlete. He grew up in Serina. At the

1998 Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...

he won a silver in the 20 km individual. In the 1992–93 season he ended in third in the overall World Cup standings behind

Mikael Löfgren Mikael Löfgren (born 2 September 1969) is a former Swedish biathlete. He became the Junior World Champion in 1986, aged 17. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, France, he won two bronze medals, one in the 4 × 7.5 km relay and one in the 20 ...

and

Mark Kirchner Mark Kirchner (born 4 April 1970) is a German former biathlete. Life and career Kirchner won gold in the 10 km sprint at the Albertville Olympics in 1992 and followed that up by taking silver in the 20 km individual and gold in the ...

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

International Biathlon Union The International Biathlon Union (IBU; german: Internationale Biathlon-Union) is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters were in Salzburg, Austria, until May 2020, when the Federation moved to Anif, on the outskirts of the ...

Olympic Games

World Championships

:''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**The team event was added in 1989 and subsequently removed in 1998, pursuit having been added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999.''

Individual victories

''2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)'' :''*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 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 ...

.'' ;Further notable results * 1990: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon * 1991: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint * 1992: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint * 1994: ** 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon ** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint * 1995: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon * 1996: ** 1st, Italian championships of biathlon ** 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint * 1997: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint * 1999: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carrara, Pieralberto 1966 births Living people Sportspeople from Bergamo Italian male biathletes Biathletes at the 1988 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1992 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1994 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes of Italy Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Olympic silver medalists for Italy Biathlon World Championships medalists