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Biathlon At The 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's Pursuit
The men's 12.5 km pursuit competition of the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics was held on 12 February 2018 at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The field was the same as for the sprint event, held on the previous day, with competitors starting time dependent on their final time in the sprint event. Summary The sprint champion, Arnd Peiffer, started on the first place. The starting intervals were very short, with number 10 starting merely half a minute behind Peiffer. In the victory ceremony the day after, the medals were presented by Denis Oswald, member of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board, accompanied by Thomas Pfueller, IBU Vice President of Marketing. Schedule All times are (UTC+9 UTC+09:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +09:00. During the Japanese occupations of British Borneo, Burma, Hong Kong, Dutch East Indies, Malaya, Philippines, Singapore, and French Indochina, it was used as a common time with ...). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpensia Biathlon Centre
Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre () and Alpensia Biathlon Centre () are sport venues in the Alpensia resort, located in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do (South Korea), Gangwon-do, South Korea. They are used for cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and biathlon respectively. Each grandstand of the two venues is contiguous and similar in appearance. They also adjoin the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre, ski jumping hills. In the non-winter season, the venues are also used as golf courses named Alpensia 700. History The venues were first completed in December 1995. They were called several names, which roughly mean the Gangwon (Kangwon) provincial Nordic venue. They hosted the Cross-country skiing at the 1999 Asian Winter Games, cross-country skiing and Biathlon at the 1999 Asian Winter Games, biathlon events at the 1999 Asian Winter Games. After the establishment of Alpensia which includes the venues, they underwent major renovations. At the 2013 Spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Weger
Benjamin Weger (born 5 October 1989) is a Swiss former biathlete. His first World Cup podium was in the Pokljuka 20 km individual 16 December 2010. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the .Olympic Games ''0 medals'' :''*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.''World Championships ''0 medals'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.''References External links * * * *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Hegle Svendsen
Emil Hegle Svendsen (born 12 July 1985) is a retired Norwegian biathlete. He has won eight medals at Winter Olympics (four gold) and five individual gold medals and seven relay gold medals at World Championships. He skis with Trondhjems Skiskyttere, based in his hometown Trondheim. Career The 2005–06 season was Svendsen's first season on the World Cup tour. Previously, he had competed as a junior in the European Cup, now known as the IBU cup. During his first season in the World Cup, Svendsen finished fifth in three races, two of them in sprints ( Brezno- Osrblie and Ruhpolding), and the other in a mass start ( Holmenkollen). He also finished races in seventh, ninth, and four more within the top twenty (14th, 15th, 17th, 19th). He finished the overall season in 22nd place. He was 32nd in the pursuit, 21st in the sprint, and 7th in the mass start, only seven points behind Sven Fischer in fourth place. Svendsen was selected for the Olympics, to compete in the mass start, in wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonin Guigonnat
Antonin Guigonnat (born 2 July 1991) is a French biathlete who competes internationally. He participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics, and is the brother of Gilonne Guigonnat. On February 18, 2021, he became world champion in the single mixed relay with Julia Simon in Pokljuka. 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 ''3 medals (2 gold, 1 silver)'' World Cup ;World Cup rankings ;Relay victories ''4 victories'' References External links * 1991 births Living people French male biathletes Olympic biathletes for France Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Haute-Savoie Skiers from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Biathlon Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesper Nelin
Jesper Nelin (born 3 October 1992) is a Swedish biathlete and Olympic gold medalist in men's relay. He made his World Cup debut in December 2015 and competed in his first World Championships in Oslo 2016. He represented Sweden at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), were an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing, China, and surrounding areas wit .... His Olympic results include winning a gold medal in the biathlon relay in 2018 with the Swedish team, along with Peppe Femling, Sebastian Samuelsson, and Fredrik Lindström. Career Jesper Nelin made his World Cup debut during the 2015–16 season. Over the years, he has steadily improved his results, particularly in relay races. His breakthrough performance came in the 2017–18 season when he secured a silver medal in the mixed relay at the Winter Olympics in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Burke (biathlete)
Timothy John Burke (born February 3, 1982, in Paul Smiths, New York) is a retired U.S. biathlete and coach. On December 20, 2009, he became the first ever US biathlete to lead the overall Biathlon World Cup. During his career he competed in 11 Biathlon World Championships and four Winter Olympic Games, won a World Championship silver and took six podiums in World Cup races. Career Early career Burke first took up biathlon in 1997 and soon became a promising prospect on the national level, first competing for the United States in the Biathlon Junior World Championships in 2000. Burke competed in the World Junior Championships another three times, but without ever finishing in the top 10. Burke's formative years were plagued by ill health. Most critically, he had career-threatening hip problems in 2002, eventually managing a full recovery after surgery. He also suffered from mononucleosis. First World Cup seasons Burke debuted in the Biathlon World Cup in the latter half of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominik Windisch
Dominik Windisch (born 6 November 1989) is an Italian former biathlete.IBU Profile Career His 1st major individual results came in the Oslo Biathlon World Championships 2016, where he finished 4th in the Mass start & 5th in the Sprint. At the Sochi , he finished 11th in the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Eberhard
Julian Eberhard (born 9 November 1986) is an Austrian former biathlete. He debuted at the Biathlon World Cup in 2006. During the 2015–16 season Eberhard got his first individual victory, winning sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk. His brother Tobias Eberhard is also a biathlete. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. Olympic Games ''0 medals'' : World Championships ''2 medals (2 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' Individual victories ''4 victories (3 Sp, 1 Ms)'' :''*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 Olympics, 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 held in ....'' Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Eder
Simon Eder (born 23 February 1983) is an Austrian biathlete. Career His first World Cup win was in the Khanty-Mansiysk mass-start race on 29 March 2009. Eder represented Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics and in 2014 Winter Olympics. He won 2 medals: silver in the Men's relay in 2010, and a bronze in Men's relay in 2014. Both of the relays together with Daniel Mesotitsch, Dominik Landertinger and Christoph Sumann. He is known for his fast shooting times, having recorded sub-20 second performances on the shooting range. He is the son of former biathlete and Austrian national biathlon coach Alfred Eder. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. Olympic Games ''2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)'' :''*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.'' World Championships ''5 medals (2 silver, 3 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**The single mixed relay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomas Kaukėnas
Tomas Kaukėnas (born 1 May 1990) is a Lithuanian athlete. He competes in biathlon and cross-country skiing events. He had represented Lithuania in three Winter Olympics Games in 2014, 2018, and 2022. He had also competed at the Biathlon World Cup and the World Biathlon Championships. Early life Tomas Kaukėnas was born 1 May 1990 at Ignalina in Lithuania. Career Kaukėnas started competing in the Biathlon World Cup events in 2009. His best result in the World Biathlon Championships was his 22nd place in the sprint event in 2013. Kaukėnas was named to the Lithuanian team for the 2014 Winter Olympics held at Sochi. This was his debut at the Winter Olympics. He competed in three events at the competition. He finished in 48th, 40th and 23rd place in the men's sprint, pursuit, and individual events respectively. He competed in a lone event in cross-country skiing in Latvia in 2015. In 2018, Kaukėnas was named to the Lithuanian team for the 2018 Winter Olympics. This was h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrejs Rastorgujevs
Andrejs Rastorgujevs (born 27 May 1988) is a Latvian biathlete. He has participated in three Winter Olympics, and has two individual and one relay Biathlon World Cup podium. Career Andrejs Rastorgujevs is a biathlete from Latvia. In the first event of 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup in Östersund he participated in 10 km sprint, where he finished 47th, but later on he was disqualified for finishing in the wrong lane. 2012-13 Biathlon World Cup was the breakthrough season for Rastorgujevs, finishing the season 36th overall. Next year he finished the season 16th overall, while earning four Top 6 finishes. After finishing fourth four times during his career, during the last race of 2016-17 Biathlon World Cup he finally won his first podium, finishing second at the 15 km mass start in Oslo. Rastorgujevs took part also at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where he finished 50th at the sprint and 58th at the pursuit. Rastorgujevs served an 18 month competition ban from March 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Lesser
Erik Lesser (born 17 May 1988) is a German former biathlete. In 2010, he ran his first single World Cup Race. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, he won a silver medal at Men's individual. At the Biathlon World Championships 2013 he won a bronze medal with the German team in Men's relay. His grandfather Axel Lesser competed in cross-country skiing for East Germany at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Career Erik Lesser, grandson of Axel Lesser, lives in Zella-Mehlis and trained mainly in Oberhof. His coach is Mark Kirchner, before Peter Sendel. Lesser began cross-country skiing at the age of six and took up biathlon in 1999 at the age of eleven. A graduate of the Sports Gymnasium Oberhof, he started his competitive career with the club SV Eintracht Frankenhain. In 2008 he started in Ruhpolding at his first Junior World Championship, where he was seventh in the individual, 16th in the sprint, and eighth in the pursuit. A year later, he won in Canmore a bronze medal in the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
