Lowell Bailey (born July 15, 1981 in

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) is an American

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coach and retired biathlete who competed from 2001 until 2018.

Career

His first World Cup podium was a 2nd place (following a disqualification) in the second sprint event at

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(FIN) in

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., and his first World Cup victory came in the 20 km event at the 2017 Biathlon World Championships in

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, Austria. He thus became the first biathlon world champion from the United States, as well as the oldest individual gold medalist at the World Championships in biathlon history, at 35 years and 216 days. At the

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, he finished 27th in the

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, 46th in the sprint, and 48th in the pursuit events. At the

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, he finished 36th in the 10 km sprint event and he also finished 36th in the 12.5 km pursuit. He decided to retire at the end of 8th leg of

2017–18 Biathlon World Cup The 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 24 November 2017 in Östersund, Sweden and ended on 25 March 2018 in Tyumen, Russia. Th ...

. In 2019 Bailey was appointed as the U.S. Biathlon Association's High Performance Director, working alongside former team-mate and Director of Athlete Development Tim Burke.

Results

All results are sourced from the

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Olympic Games

:''*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.''

World Championships

''1 medal (1 gold)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.''

Individual victories

''1 victory (1 In)'' :''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the

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and the

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