Jean-Philippe Le Guellec (born 31 July 1985) is a former

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. Le Guellec began competing in the biathlon in 1999, and joined the national team in 2003. He had significant success at the Junior World Championships, winning two medals in youth races at Haute Maurienne in 2004, and a bronze medal as a junior two years later in Presque Isle. His best career season on the

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circuit came in 2008/09, when he finished 32nd in the overall standings. This included his first two top 10 WC finishes, an 8th in the

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pursuit and a 7th in the Antholz-Anterselva pursuit. His top finish in the

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also came in Antholz-Anterselva, a 40th place in the 2007 individual race. Le Guellec competed in two events at the 2006 Olympics in Turin. His best showing came in the 20 kilometre individual, where he finished 48th. Le Guellec qualified for the

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. On February 14, 2010, he finished sixth in the men's sprint, which was the highest he had ever placed in any event up to that point. He won his first World Cup race on 1 December 2012 in

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, where he won the sprint in the first World Cup for the season.Information from the IBU biography Le Guellec retired from the sport at the end of the 2013–14 season.

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IBU biographyOfficial Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Le Guellec, Jean-Philippe 1985 births Living people Canadian people of Breton descent Sportspeople from Kingston, Ontario Canadian male biathletes Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for Canada Université Laval alumni 21st-century Canadian sportsmen