Dorothea Wierer
Dorothea Wierer is an Italian biathlete competing in the Biathlon World Cup. Together with Karin Oberhofer, Dominik Windisch and Lukas Hofer she won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea she won again the bronze medal in the Mixed relay with Lisa Vittozzi, Lukas Hofer and Dominik Windisch. At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, she won her first individual medal in the Sprint. She is the 2019 Mass Start World Champion and the 2020 Pursuit and Individual World Champion.
Career
Wierer has won her first Biathlon World Championships medal, placing third in the Women's relay together with Nicole Gontier, Michela Ponza and Karin Oberhofer at the Biathlon World Championships 2013 in Nové Město na Moravě, which was the first ever medal for Italian women at the Biathlon World Championships. At the 2019 Championships in Östersund, she won the gold medal in the 12.5 km Mass Start, also a first for Italian women in Biathlon. She has currently won 12 medals in total, including 4 Golds, 5 Silvers and 3 Bronzes.At the start of the 2015–16 season, Wierer recorded the first win in her career in the Biathlon World Cup in Östersund and as of the end of 2021-22 season, Wierer has finished on the podium 45 times with 13 wins. She has also finished on the podium in 23 relays, including five victories. She has won the 2018–19 Overall World Cup. Wierer defended the overall title in the 2019–20 Season and has also won 4 disciplines cup, the 2015–16 Individual World Cup, the 2018–19 Pursuit World Cup, the 2019–20 Mass Start World Cup and the 2020-21 Individual World Cup.
In February 2019, Wierer became the third biathlete to achieve a victory in every biathlon discipline.
Record
Olympic Games
3 MedalsWierer has won three medals from Olympic Games. In Sochi, she won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay. In Pyeongchang, she won another bronze medal in the same discipline, mixed relay. In Beijing she won her first individual medal in Sprint.
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 World Championships12 Medals
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