Dorothea Wierer
Wierer in 2018
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 33)
Bruneck, Italy
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubFiamme Gialle[1]
SkisRossignol
RifleAnschütz
World Cup debut2009
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals3 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams10 (2011–2023)
Medals12 (4 gold)
World Cup
Seasons15 (2008/09, 2010/11–)
Individual races279[a]
All races361[b]
Individual victories16[c]
All victories21[d]
Individual podiums49[e]
All podiums75[f]
Overall titles2 (2018–19;2019-20)
Discipline titles4:
2 Individual (2015–16, 2020-21);
1 Pursuit (2018–19);
1 Mass Start (2019–20)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 3
World Championships 4 5 3
Total 4 5 6
Women's biathlon
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing 7.5 km sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Östersund 12.5 km mass start
Gold medal – first place 2020 Antholz 10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2020 Antholz 15 km individual
Gold medal – first place 2023 Oberhof 4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2016 Oslo 10 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2019 Östersund Single mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2020 Antholz 12.5 km mass start
Silver medal – second place 2020 Antholz Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2023 Oberhof Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Nové Město 4×6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kontiolahti 4×6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Östersund Mixed relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Nové Město 12.5 km individual
Gold medal – first place 2011 Nové Město 7.5 km sprint
Gold medal – first place 2011 Nové Město 10 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2011 Nové Město 3 × 6 km relay
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Ruhpolding 10 km individual
Gold medal – first place 2009 Canmore 7.5 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Ruhpolding 3 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Canmore 3 × 6 km relay
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Ridnaun 4×6 km relay
Updated on 25 January 2025.

Dorothea Wierer (Italian: [doroˈtɛːa ˈviːrer], German: [doʁoˈteːa ˈviːʁɐ]; born 3 April 1990) is an Italian biathlete competing in the Biathlon World Cup. Together with Karin Oberhofer, Dominik Windisch and Lukas Hofer she won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea she won again the bronze medal in the Mixed relay with Lisa Vittozzi, Lukas Hofer and Dominik Windisch. At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, 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 Biathlon World Championships medal, placing third in the Women's relay together with Nicole Gontier, Michela Ponza and Karin Oberhofer[2] at the Biathlon World Championships 2013 in Nové Město na Moravě, which was the first ever medal for Italian women at the Biathlon World Championships. At the 2019 Championships in Östersund, she won the gold medal in the 12.5 km Mass Start, also a first for Italian women in Biathlon.[3] She has currently won 11 medals in total, including 3 Golds, 5 Silvers and 3 Bronzes.

At the start of the 2015–16 season, Wierer recorded the first win in her career in the Biathlon World Cup in Östersund 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[4][5]). Wierer defended the overall title in the 2019–20 Season (the first woman to do since Magdalena Forsberg in 2001/02[A]) 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 Martin Fourcade and Marie Dorin Habert) to achieve a victory in every[B] biathlon discipline.[6]

Record

Olympic Games

3 medals (3 bronze)

Wierer has won three medals from Olympic Games. In Sochi, she won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay. In Pyeongchang, she won another bronze medal in the same discipline, mixed relay.[7] In Beijing she won her first individual medal in Sprint.

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Russia 2014 Sochi DNS 6th 17th 26th 6th Bronze
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 7th 18th 15th 6th 9th Bronze
China 2022 Beijing 18th Bronze 6th 22nd 5th 9th
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

12 medals (4 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk – 28th 9th 21st 4th – —
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding 41st 61st – – 12th –
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 58th 21st 30th – Bronze 4th
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 4th 20th 9th 27th Bronze 7th
Norway 2016 Oslo 8th 5th Silver 20th 7th 8th
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 16th 21st 10th 8th 5th 4th
Sweden 2019 Östersund 8th 10th 20th Gold – Bronze Silver
Italy 2020 Antholz-Anterselva Gold 7th Gold Silver 10th Silver 9th
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 9th 20th 4th 8th 9th 6th 5th
Germany 2023 Oberhof 15th 19th 11th 14th Gold Silver –
Czech Republic 2024 Nové Město – – – – – – –
*The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

Junior/Youth World Championships

Event Age Class Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
Italy 2007 Martell Youth (U19) 10th 16th 14th —
Germany 2008 Ruhpolding Youth (U19) Gold 8th 21st Bronze
Canada 2009 Canmore Youth (U19) 7th 4th Gold Bronze
Sweden 2010 Torsby Junior (U21) 6th 13th 11th —
Czech Republic 2011 Nové Město Junior (U21) Gold Gold Gold Silver

World Cup

Season Age Overall Sprint Pursuit Individual Mass start
Races Points Position Races Points Position Races Points Position Races Points Position Races Points Position
2008/09 18 2/26 0 N/A 2/10 0 N/A 0/7 – – 0/4 – – 0/5 – –
2010/11 20 9/26 86 54th 5/10 30 58th 3/7 36 46th 0/4 – – 1/5 20 40th
2011/12 21 16/26 5 91st 9/10 5 78th 4/8 – – 3/3 – – 0/5 — —
2012/13 22 17/26 171 38th 9/10 63 40th 5/8 87 29th 3/3 21 39th 0/5 — —
2013/14 23 21/22 399 16th 9/9 143 19th 7/8 141 17th 2/2 60 7th 3/3 55 20th
2014/15 24 22/25 745 7th 9/10 333 4th 6/7 214 5th 2/3 70 14th 5/5 128 13th
2015/16 25 25/25 944 3rd 9/9 327 3rd 8/8 348 2nd 3/3 154 1st 5/5 148 8th
2016/17 26 26/26 719 5th 9/9 246 8th 9/9 286 5th 3/3 45 23rd 5/5 156 5th
2017/18 27 22/22 681 5th 8/8 228 8th 7/7 264 4th 2/2 60 6th 5/5 131 11th
2018/19 28 25/25 904 1st 9/9 330 2nd 8/8 327 1st 3/3 89 7th 5/5 194 2nd
2019/20 29 21/21 793 1st 8/8 305 2nd 5/5 186 2nd 3/3 114 2nd 5/5 223 1st
2020/21 30 26/26 821 5th 10/10 282 4th 8/8 220 7th 3/3 103 1st 5/5 144 8th
2021/22 31 21/22 577 9th 9/9 196 13th 6/7 185 9th 2/2 44 11th 4/4 152 3rd
2022/23 32 20/20 911 2nd 7/7 310 2nd 6/6 285 3rd 3/3 143 5th 4/4 169 4th
2023/24 33 7/21 150 28th 3/7 48 34th 2/7 51 29th 2/3 51 12th 0/4 / /
*Updated as of 25 January 2025, all the point totals count the dropped results, if there are any. Italic means the season is still ongoing

Overall record

Result Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed
relay 		Single
mixed
relay 		Total
Individual events Team events All events
1st place 6 4 2 4 3 2 1 16 6 22
2nd place 0 6 10 2 2 7 1 18 10 28
3rd place 0 7 7 2 8 6 0 16 14 30
Podiums 6 17 19 8 13 15 2 50 30 80
Top 10 17 49 44 23 54 24 5 133 83 216
Points 31 100 82 51 61 24 5 264 90 354
Other 6 18 5 0 0 0 0 29 0 29
DNF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
DSQ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Starts 37 119 87 51 61 24 5 294 90 384
* Results in IBU World Cup races, Olympics and World Championships.
** Updated as of 25 January 2024

Individual podiums

No. Season Date Location Level Race Place
1 2013–14 8 March 2014 Slovenia Pokljuka World Cup Pursuit 3rd
2 2014–15 7 December 2014 Sweden Östersund World Cup Pursuit 3rd
3 18 December 2014 Slovenia Pokljuka World Cup Sprint 2nd
4 9 January 2015 Germany Oberhof World Cup Sprint 2nd
5 2015–16 3 December 2015 Sweden Östersund World Cup Individual 1st
6 6 December 2015 Sweden Östersund World Cup Pursuit 2nd
7 9 January 2016 Germany Ruhpolding World Cup Pursuit 3rd
8 14 January 2016 Germany Ruhpolding World Cup Individual 1st
9 21 January 2016 Italy Antholz-Anterselva World Cup Sprint 2nd
10 23 January 2016 Italy Antholz-Anterselva World Cup Pursuit 3rd
11 5 February 2016 Canada Canmore World Cup Sprint 3rd
12 6 February 2016 Canada Canmore World Cup Mass start 1st
13 6 March 2016 Norway Oslo World Championships Pursuit 2nd
14 19 March 2016 Russia Khanty-Mansiysk World Cup Pursuit 3rd
15 2016–17 4 December 2016 Sweden Östersund World Cup Pursuit 3rd
16 17 December 2016 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě World Cup Pursuit 2nd
17 18 December 2016 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě World Cup Mass start 3rd
18 2017–18 8 December 2017 Austria Hochfilzen World Cup Sprint 3rd
19 6 January 2018 Germany Oberhof World Cup Pursuit 2nd
20 11 January 2018 Germany Ruhpolding World Cup Individual 1st
21 20 January 2018 Italy Antholz-Anterselva World Cup Pursuit 2nd
22 2018–19 8 December 2018 Slovenia Pokljuka World Cup Sprint 2nd
23 9 December 2018 Slovenia Pokljuka World Cup Pursuit 2nd
24 13 December 2018 Austria Hochfilzen World Cup Sprint 1st
25 15 December 2018 Austria Hochfilzen World Cup Pursuit 3rd
26 22 December 2018 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě World Cup Pursuit 2nd
27 26 January 2019 Italy Antholz-Anterselva World Cup Pursuit 1st
28 17 March 2019 Sweden Östersund World Championships Mass start 1st
29 2019–20 1 December 2019 Sweden Östersund World Cup Sprint 1st
30 13 December 2019 Austria Hochfilzen World Cup Sprint 1st
31 22 December 2019 France Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand World Cup Mass start 2nd
32 15 January 2020 Germany Ruhpolding World Cup Sprint 3rd
33 16 February 2020 Italy Antholz-Anterselva World Championships Pursuit 1st
34 18 February 2020 Italy Antholz-Anterselva World Championships Individual 1st
35 23 February 2020 Italy Antholz-Anterselva World Championships Mass start 2nd
36 2020–21 28 November 2020 Finland Kontiolahti World Cup Individual 1st
37 20 December 2020 Austria Hochfilzen World Cup Mass start 3rd
38 14 January 2021 Germany Oberhof World Cup Sprint 2nd
39 13 March 2021 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě World Cup Sprint 3rd
40 19 March 2021 Sweden Östersund World Cup Sprint 2nd
41 2021–22 12 January 2022 Germany Ruhpolding World Cup Sprint 3rd
42 23 January 2022 Italy Antholz-Anterselva World Cup Mass Start 1st
43 11 February 2022 China Beijing International Olympic Committee Winter Olympic Games Sprint 3rd
44 6 March 2022 Finland Kontiolahti World Cup Pursuit 2nd
45 2022–23 4 December 2022 Finland Kontiolahti World Cup Pursuit 2nd
46 5 January 2023 Slovenia Pokljuka World Cup Sprint 3rd
47 7 January 2023 Slovenia Pokljuka World Cup Pursuit 2nd
48 19 January 2023 Italy Antholz-Anterselva World Cup Sprint 1st
49 9 March 2023 Sweden Östersund World Cup Individual 1st
50 12 March 2023 Sweden Östersund World Cup Mass Start 1st
*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
*Bolded lines are WCH or WOG races

Relay podiums

No. Season Date Location Level Race Place Teammates
1 2012-13 15 February 2013 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě World Championships Women 4x6 km 3rd Gontier/Ponza/Oberhofer
2 2013-14 19 February 2014 Russia Sochi International Olympic Committee Winter Olympic Games Mixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M) 3rd Oberhofer/Windish/Hofer
3 2014-15 15 February 2015 Norway Oslo World Cup Women 4x6 km 2nd Gontier/Sanfilippo/Oberhofer
4 13 March 2015 Finland Kontiolahti World Championships Women 4x6 km 3rd Vittozzi/Oberhofer/Gontier
5 2015-16 13 December 2015 Austria Hochfilzen World Cup Women 4x6 km 1st Vittozzi/Oberhofer/Sanfilippo
6 17 January 2016 Germany Ruhpolding World Cup Women 4x6 km 3rd Vittozzi/Oberhofer/Runggaldier
7 7 February 2016 Canada Canmore World Cup Mixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M) 2nd Oberhofer/Hofer/Windisch
8 2016-17 27 November 2016 Sweden Östersund World Cup Mixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M) 3rd Vittozzi/Hofer/Windisch
9 22 January 2017 Italy Antholz-Anterselva World Cup Women 4x6 km 3rd Vittozzi/Sanfilippo/Runggaldier
10 2017-18 26 November 2017 Sweden Östersund World Cup Mixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M) 2nd Vittozzi/Windisch/Hofer
11 13 January 2018 Germany Ruhpolding World Cup Women 4x6 km 2nd Vittozzi/Gontier/Sanfilippo
12 20 February 2018 South Korea Pyeongchang International Olympic Committee Winter Olympic Games Mixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M) 3rd Vittozzi/Hofer/Windisch
13 10 March 2018 Finland Kontiolahti World Cup Mixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M) 1st Vittozzi/Windisch/Hofer
14 17 March 2018 Norway Oslo World Cup Women 4x6 km 3rd Vittozzi/Gontier/Sanfilippo
15 2018-19 2 December 2018 Slovenia Pokljuka World Cup Mixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M) 3rd Vittozzi/Hofer/Windisch
16 16 December 2018 Austria Hochfilzen World Cup Women 4x6 km 1st Vittozzi/Runggaldier/Sanfilippo
17 17 February 2019 United States Soldier Hollow World Cup Single Mixed (M-W) 1st Hofer
18 7 March 2019 Sweden Östersund World Championships Mixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M) 3rd Vittozzi/Hofer/Windisch
19 14 March 2019 Sweden Östersund World Championships Single Mixed (W-M) 2nd Hofer
20 2019-20 30 November 2019 Sweden Östersund World Cup Mixed 4x6 km (W-M) 1st Vittozzi/Hofer/Windisch
21 13 February 2020 Italy Antholz-Anterselva World Championships Mixed 4x6 km (W-M) 2nd Vittozzi/Hofer/Windisch
22 2020-21 14 March 2021 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě World Cup Mixed 4x6 km (W-M) 2nd Vittozzi/Windisch/Hofer
23 2021-22 3 March 2022 Finland Kontiolahti World Cup Women 4x6 km 3rd Comola/Sanfilippo/Vittozzi
24 2022-23 11 December 2022 Austria Hochfilzen World Cup Women 4x6 km 3rd Passler/Comola/Vittozzi
25 8 January 2023 Slovenia Pokljuka World Cup Mixed 4x7.5 km (M-W) 2nd Bionaz/Giacomel/Vittozzi
26 14 January 2023 Germany Ruhpolding World Cup Women 4x6 km 3rd Comola/Vittozzi/Passler
27 9 February 2023 Germany Oberhof World Championships Mixed 4x6 km (W-M) 2nd Vittozzi/Bionaz/Giacomel
28 18 February 2023 Germany Oberhof World Championships Women 4x6 km 1st Comola/Auchentaller/Vittozzi
29 2023-24 25 November 2023 Sweden Östersund World Cup Mixed 4x6 km (M-W) 3rd Bionaz/Giacomel/Vittozzi
30 20 January 2024 Italy Antholz-Anterselva World Cup Mixed 4x6 km (W-M) 2nd Vittozzi/Bionaz/Giacomel
*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
*Bolded lines are WCH or OWG races

See also

Notes

  1. ^ On 21 December 2021, Tora Berger 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. "IBU EB AWARDS TOTAL SCORE CRYSTAL GLOBE 2013/2014 TO TORA BERGER AND KAISA MAKARAINEN". biathlonworld.com. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ This 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, Johannes Thingnes Bø achieved the same feature, while Sturla Holm Lægreid did that in March 2022. Ole Einar Bjørndalen 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. Halvard Hanevold also won in the same disciplines and retired before the introduction of Single Mixed Relay in 2015.

Notes about WC results

During Wierer's career, all World Championships results counted for the World Cup of that season. Olympic Winter Games results did not.

  1. ^ Including races at the Biathlon WCH that were part of the WC until 2022/23 season, 11 races at WOG not counted, 4 races at the WCH not counted
  2. ^ Including races at the Biathlon WCH that were part of the WC until 2022/23 season, 17 races at WOG not counted, 6 races at the WCH not counted
  3. ^ Including 3 wins at the Biathlon WCH that were part of the WC
  4. ^ 1 win at the Biathlon WCH not counted
  5. ^ Including 5 podiums at the Biathlon WCH that were part of the WC, 1 podium at the WOG not counted
  6. ^ Including 10 podiums at the Biathlon WCH that were part of the WC, 3 podiums at the WOG not counted, 2 podiums at the WCH not counted

References

  1. ^ "Sport invernali statistiche Olimpiadi" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Tora Pulls Norway to Relay Gold". Biathlonworld.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Runaway Mass Start Win: IBU WCH Gold to Dorothea Wierer". biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  4. ^ "The Crystal Quest: Johannes and Doro". biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Dorothea Wierer – Women on the rise". biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Italy's Hofer/Wierer Duo Capture Soldier Hollow Single Mixed Relay". biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  7. ^ "France Wins Gold Medal for Biathlon Olympics 2018 Mixed Relay". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

External links

World champions in women's biathlon – 10 km pursuit
World champions in women's biathlon – 12.5 km mass start
World champions in women's biathlon – 15 km individual
World champions in women's biathlon – 4 × 6 km relay
Biathlon World Cup champions – women's overall
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