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Italian biathlete

Dominik Windisch
Windisch in 2011
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1989-11-06) 6 November 1989 (age 35)
Bruneck, Italy
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubCentro Sportivo Esercito
World Cup debut2011
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals3 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 (2011–2020)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Cup
Individual victories2
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang 10 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Mixed relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Östersund 15 km mass start
Silver medal – second place 2020 Antholz Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Östersund Mixed relay
Youth World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Ruhpolding 3 × 7.5 km relay

Dominik Windisch (born 6 November 1989) is an Italian former biathlete.

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 2014 Winter Olympics, he finished 11th in the Sprint and won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay (together with Dorothea Wierer, Karin Oberhofer and Lukas Hofer).

At the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics he won a bronze medal in both the Sprint as well as in the Mixed relay (together with Dorothea Wierer, Lisa Vittozzi and Lukas Hofer).

The highlight of his career however came at the Östersund Biathlon World Championships 2019, where he won the gold medal in the Mass start. Here he also won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay (together with Dorothea Wierer, Lisa Vittozzi and Lukas Hofer).

In the following year at the Rasen-Antholz Biathlon World Championships 2020 he got his best Mixed-relay result with a silver medal (together with Dorothea Wierer, Lisa Vittozzi and Lukas Hofer).

His last major individual result came at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, where he finished 5th in the Mass start, he retired at the end of the season.

His brother Markus Windisch is also a former biathlete.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

3 medals (3 bronze medals)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Russia 2014 Sochi 64th 11th 25th 25th 5th Bronze
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 50th Bronze 16th 17th 12th Bronze
China 2022 Beijing 14th 30th 26th 5th 7th —

World Championships

3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 56th — — — — — —
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding — 68th — — 4th —
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 18th 57th 33rd — 7th 4th
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 91st 23rd 35th — 12th 7th
Norway 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 50th 5th 28th 4th 11th 8th
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 21st 18th 25th 24th 5th 4th
Sweden 2019 Östersund 29th 27th 17th Gold 15th Bronze —
Italy 2020 Rasen-Antholz 75th 48th 51st 14th 7th Silver —
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 44th 33rd 35th — 6th — —
*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

  1. IBU Profile Archived 11 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Biathlon: Men sprint final results" (PDF). pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. "Biathlon: Mixed relay results" (PDF). pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

External links

World champions in men's biathlon – 15 km mass start
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