Rebecca Passler (born 31 August 2001) is an Italian
biathlete
The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not ti ...
. She competes in the
Biathlon World Cup
The Biathlon World Cup is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 for men and 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons until 1986–87 season were called the European Cup, alt ...
, where she debuted at
2021–22 season.
Her uncle is a former biathlete, relay world champion and Olympic medalist
Johann Passler
Johann Passler (born 18 August 1961) is a former Italian biathlete. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Passler won bronze medals in the 20 km and in the relay. At the World Championships, Passler won two gold medals and two bronze.
Biathlon ...
.
Career
Through her family, she started her biathlon at an early age and won several competitions in the Italian junior division.
At the 2019/20 season, she competed in four races at the World Youth Championships and made her debut in the IBU Junior Cup, where she finished on the podium once in the sprint and twice in the single mixed relay with Michele Molinari. During the season, she won two silver medals at the Youth World Championships 2020 in Lenzerheide in the 10-kilometer individual race and relay race with
Hannah Auchentaller
Hannah Auchentaller (born 28 March 2001) is an Italian biathlete. She competes in the Biathlon World Cup, Auchentaller has won a gold medal in 4 × 6 km team relay event at the Biathlon World Championships 2023 in Oberhof, Germany.
Hannah ...
and
Linda Zingerle.
In January 2021, at the age of 19, Passler made her debut in the IBU Cup, the second-highest competition series in international biathlon. She stood on the podium in the single mixed relay with Daniele Cappellari in
Arber
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, Germany. Passler excelled in junior competitions, winning numerous medals at the
Junior World Championships. On 27 November 2021 she made her
World Cup
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debut in Östersund, finishing 94th in the individual race. Then, she subsequently demoted back to the IBU Cup. Passler placed 17th in the sprint competition on 3 December 2022, scoring first points. On 11 December she received her career first IBU World cup medal in the women's relay race in
Hochfilzen
Hochfilzen is a town and municipality in the Kitzbühel (district), Kitzbühel district of the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol. It is located in the Pillersee valley 5 km east of Fieberbrunn. Population was 1,147 in 2016.
It is a popu ...
, Austria. One month later, she also won a bronze medal along with
Comola,
Wierer, and
Vittozzi in the relay competition in
Ruhpolding
Ruhpolding is the municipality with the biggest area of the Traunstein (district), Traunstein district in southeastern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the south of the Chiemgau region in the Alps and next to the Austrian border.
The economy ...
, Germany.
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the
International Biathlon Union
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.
World Championships
Youth and Junior World Championships
World Cup
Relay podiums
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Passler, Rebecca
2001 births
Living people
Italian female biathletes
Sportspeople from Bruneck
Skiers from South Tyrol
21st-century Italian sportswomen