Dorothea Wierer (, ; born 3 April 1990) is an Italian

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competing in the

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. Together with Karin Oberhofer, Dominik Windisch and Lukas Hofer she won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay at the

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, in

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. At the

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she won again the bronze medal in the Mixed relay with

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, Lukas Hofer and Dominik Windisch. At the

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, 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

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medal, placing third in the Women's relay together with Nicole Gontier, Michela Ponza and Karin Oberhofer at the

Biathlon World Championships 2013 The 46th Biathlon World Championships was held in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic, from 7 to 17 February 2013. There were a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start and relay races for both men, women and a mixe ...

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, which was the first ever medal for Italian women at the

. At the 2019 Championships in

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, 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

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 (first Italian to do so, including men). Wierer defended the overall title in the 2019–20 Season (the first woman to do since

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in 2001/02On 21 December 2021,

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was jointly awarded the 2013-14 Biathlon World Cup after the disqualification of Olga Zaitseva, so Berger also won 2 Overall in a row after her win in 2012-13. However, it wasn't the case in March 2020. ) 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 (after French

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and

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) to achieve a victory in everyThis means every discipline at the World Cup / World Championships level as of the 2018–19 season; this includes Individual, Sprint, Pursuit, Mass Start, Women's Relay, Mixed Relay, and Single Mixed Relay. Later at the 2019 World Championships,

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achieved the same feature, while Sturla Holm Lægreid did that in March 2022.

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has also won in 7 different disciplines at the World Cup / World Championships level (Individual, Sprint, Pursuit, Mass Start, Men's Relay, Mixed Relay, and the Team event which has not been raced since 1998); however, he never competed in a Single Mixed Relay during the later stages of his career.

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also won in the same disciplines and retired before the introduction of Single Mixed Relay in 2015. biathlon discipline.

Record

Olympic Games

''3 medals (3 bronze)'' Wierer has won three medals from Olympic Games. In

, she won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay. In

, she won another bronze medal in the same discipline, mixed relay. In

she won her first individual medal in Sprint. :''*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.''

World Championships

''12 medals (4 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze)'' :''*The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.''

Junior/Youth World Championships

World Cup

:''*Updated as of 23 March 2025, all the point totals count the dropped results, if there are any. Italic means the season is still ongoing''

Overall record

:''* Results in IBU World Cup races, Olympics and World Championships.'' :''** Updated as of 24 Mar 2025''

Individual podiums

* 16 victories (6 Individuals, 4 Sprints, 2 Pursuits, 4 Mass starts) * 50 podiums (6 Individuals, 17 Sprints, 19 Pursuits, 8 Mass starts) :''*Results are from IBU races which include the

and the

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.'' :''*Bolded lines are WCH or WOG races''

Relay podiums

* 6 victories (3 Women relays, 2 Mixed relays, 1 Single mixed relay) * 30 podiums (13 Women relays, 15 Mixed relays, 2 Single mixed relays) :''*Results are from IBU races which include the

and the

.'' :''*Bolded lines are WCH or OWG races''

Notes

''Notes about WC results'' During Wierer's career, until 2023 the World Championships results counted for the World Cup of that season, starting from that season they did not anymore. Olympic Winter Games results did not.

References

External links

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