Danilo Riethmüller (born 13 November 1999) is a German

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. He made his

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debut in

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in Antholz.

Career

Riethmüller's first international competition was at the

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. He finished in the top 10 three times in the individual competitions and won with team Germany a silver medal in the mixed relay. In 2017 he took part in the youth category at the

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in Brezno-Osrblie, where he achieved 3rd place in pursuit, individual and in the relay. In 2019, Riethmüller took part again in the

, which, like in 2017, took place in Brezno-Osrblie. He came 3rd in individual and also won the silver medal in the relay. This year Riethmüller was nominated for the

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for the first time. He was able to land on the podium in his debut season with a 3rd place in the sprint in Martell. At the individual in Antholz of the 2023/24 World Cup season, Riethmüller made his debut in the

on 18 January 2024. In the race he achieved 7th place. With this result he also qualified for the following mass start, in which he then reached 24th place.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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World Championships

1 medal (1 bronze)

World Cup

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Riethmüller, Danilo 1999 births German male biathletes Living people Biathletes at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics 21st-century German sportsmen Biathlon World Championships medalists