2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women
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2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women started on Thursday December 3, 2015 in Östersund and finished on March 9, 2016 at the World Championships in Holmenkollen. The defending titlist Kaisa Mäkäräinen of Finland finished on the 8th place. Dorothea Wierer of Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ... won the title. Competition format The individual race is the oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, standing, prone, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a fixed penalty time, usually one minute, is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds. 2014–15 Top 3 Standings Medal wi ...
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2015–16 Biathlon World Cup
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season began on 29 November 2015 in Östersund, Sweden, and ended on 19 March 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The defending overall champions from the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup were Martin Fourcade of France and Darya Domracheva of Belarus, but Domracheva missed the season due to illness. Calendar Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2015–16 season. Men World Cup Podiums Men's Relay Podiums Standings Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Nation Women World Cup Podiums Women's Relay Podiums Standings Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Nation A nation is a type of social organization where a collective Identity (social science), identity, a national identity, has emerged from a combination of sh ...
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Franziska Hildebrand
Franziska Hildebrand (born 24 March 1987) is a former German biathlete. Hildebrand started in her first world cup races in the 2011/12-season after winning three medals at the two previous European Championships. In 2014, she participated in the Winter Olympics in Sochi Sochi ( rus, Сочи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg, from  – ''seaside'') is the largest Resort town, resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi (river), Sochi River, along the Black Sea in the North Caucasus of Souther .... She was officially nominated by the DOSB on 23 January 2014. She retired after 2021/2022, one day after she announced pregnancy. Record Olympic Games World Championships References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hildebrand, Franziska 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Halle (Saale) Sportspeople from Bezirk Halle German female biathletes Olympic biathletes for Germany Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 201 ...
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Federica Sanfilippo
Federica Sanfilippo (born 24 October 1990) is a former Italian biathlete. She competed in the Biathlon World Cup, and represented Italy at the Biathlon World Championships 2016 in Holmenkollen Holmenkollen () is a mountain and a neighbourhood in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. It goes up to above sea level and is well known for its international skiing competitions. Etymology The name is a compound of the farm name and the .... She abruptly retired from Biathlon in 2023. World Cup Podiums References 1990 births Living people Italian female biathletes Sportspeople from Sterzing Skiers from South Tyrol Olympic biathletes for Italy Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics 21st-century Italian sportswomen {{Italy-biathlon-bio-stub ...
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Fanny Horn Birkeland
Fanny Horn Birkeland (''née'' Fanny Welle-Strand Horn; born 8 March 1988) is a Norwegian former biathlete. She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2011, where she placed sixth in the relay with the Norwegian team. In January 2015, she won her first race in the 7.5 km sprint in Ruhpolding Ruhpolding is the municipality with the biggest area of the Traunstein (district), Traunstein district in southeastern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the south of the Chiemgau region in the Alps and next to the Austrian border. The economy ..., Germany. References External links * * * * * 1988 births Living people Skiers from Oslo Norwegian female biathletes Biathlon World Championships medalists Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in biathlon Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen {{Norway-biathlon-bio-stub ...
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Olga Podchufarova
Olga Vladimirovna Podchufarova (; born 5 August 1992) is a retired Russian biathlete. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she placed 49th in the individual competition. Results Olympic Games World Championships Biathlon World Cup World Cup Highlights :2015, , Pokljuka, 3rd at mass start :2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ..., , Antholz-Anterselva, 1st at sprint References External links * 1992 births Living people Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics Russian female biathletes Olympic biathletes for Russia Biathlon World Championships medalists Skiers from Moscow State University of Management alumni 21st-century Russian sportswomen {{Russia-biathlon-bio-stub ...
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Galina Vishnevskaya (biathlete)
Galina Sergeyevna Vishnevskaya-Sheporenko (, born 10 February 1994) is a Kazakhstani biathlete. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Sochi ( rus, Сочи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg, from  – ''seaside'') is the largest Resort town, resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi (river), Sochi River, along the Black Sea in the North Caucasus of Souther ..., in the women's individual and sprint competitions. Olympic Games ''0 medals'' World Championships ''0 medals'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.'' References External links * 1994 births Living people Kazakhstani female biathletes Olympic biathletes for Kazakhstan Biathletes at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics Asian ...
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Ekaterina Yurlova
Ekaterina Viktorovna Yurlova-Percht (; born 23 February 1985) is a former Russian biathlete. She debuted at the World Cup in 2008. In 2015, she won World Championships at 15 km individual distance, which was her first victory at the World Cup. On 17 October 2015, Yurlova married Josef Percht, masseur of the Austrian biathlon team. Since then she is known as Yurlova-Percht. On 13 November 2016, she gave birth to Kira. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. World Championships ''2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.'' World Cup Individual victories ''2 victories (1 In, 1 Pu)'' :''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games (), also known as the Winter ...
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Juliya Dzhyma
Yuliia Valentynivna Dzhyma (; born 19 September 1990) is a Ukrainian World Cup level biathlete. She is Olympic champion in women's relay, multiple World championships medalist. She is one of the most successful Ukrainian biathletes of the 2010s. Career She took up biathlon in Kyiv, where she lives. She wasn't seen as a promising rising athlete at the beginning of her sporting career. She didn't show promising results in skiing, so trainers were doubtful whether she would be a good biathlete. In January 2008, she competed in her first international competition, Junior World Championships in German Ruhpolding. For the next three years, she was a member of the Ukrainian junior team. Dzhyma had good results, including bronze in the individual race at 2009 Junior European Championships. On 4 January 2012, she debuted in German Oberhof in the women's relay with a team which later would win Olympic gold. Then they finished 8th. In two days, she had her first race in sprint, finishin ...
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Magdalena Gwizdoń
Magdalena Gwizdoń (born 4 August 1979) is a Polish biathlete, born in Cieszyn. She is the record holder for the women for the most IBU Biathlon World Cup starts with 529 and second overall after Ole Einar Björndalen. Career Gwizdoń competed in the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics for Poland. Her best finish was 7th, as part of the 2006 Polish relay team. Her best individual finish was 20th in the 2006 sprint. In 2006, she also finished 21st in the pursuit, 29th in the mass start, and 33rd in the individual. In 2010, she finished 35th in the sprint, 31st in the pursuit, 59th in the individual and 12th as part of the relay team. As of February 2013, her best performance at the Biathlon World Championships is 6th, as part of the 2008 Polish mixed relay team, and again with the 2009 women's relay team. Her best individual performance is 7th in the 2008 sprint. As of February 2013, Gwizdoń has finished on the podium six times in the Biathlon World Cup. This includes one vict ...
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Lisa Theresa Hauser
Lisa Theresa Hauser (born 16 December 1993) is an Austrian biathlete. She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2013, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, sprint, pursuit and individual. She reached her first individual podium in the 2020–21 season in the Stage 5 sprint competition in Oberhof, finishing 3rd, and won the women’s Mass Start at the Biathlon World Championships 2021. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union The International Biathlon Union (IBU; ) 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 city. It was rocked by a corruption .... Olympic Games World Championships ''4 medals (1 gold, 3 silver)'' World Cup World Cup Podiums ''World Championship podiums highlighted in green.'' Individual Podiums Team Podiums Junior World Championships References External links * * * ...
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Tiril Eckhoff
Tiril Kampenhaug Eckhoff (born 21 May 1990) is a Norwegian former biathlete. Eckhoff is a two-time Olympic champion, winning the mixed relay at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics, and also won a bronze in the mass start, a feat she repeated at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Eckhoff is also a ten-time gold medalist at the Biathlon World Championships, winning gold in the 7.5 km sprint at the Biathlon World Championships 2016, and both the 7.5 km sprint and 10 km pursuit at the Biathlon World Championships 2021.Tiril Eckhoff
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She is the sister of fellow biathlete Stian Eckhoff.


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Selina Gasparin
Selina Gasparin (born 3 April 1984) is a Swiss former biathlete. Biography She won a silver medal in the Individual at 2014 Winter Olympics. Gasparin competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics for Switzerland. Her best performance was 40th in the individual. She also finished 56th in the sprint and 48th in the pursuit. As of February 2013, her best performance at the Biathlon World Championships was 10th, as part of the 2012 Swiss mixed relay team. Her best individual performance is 12th in the 2012 sprint. As of February 2013, Gasparin's best individual performance in the Biathlon World Cup is 4th in the individual at Östersund in 2012/13. Her best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup is 29th, in 2010/11 and 2011/12. On 6 December 2013, Gasparin won her first World cup event by finishing first in a sprint competition in Hochfilzen. A week later she took another win in sprint in Annecy Annecy ( , ; , also ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of commu ...
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