Carsten Pump

Carsten Pump (*September 30 1976) is a former German biathlete.

Carsten Pump
Personal information
Full nameCarsten Pump
Born(1976-09-30)30 September 1976
Dresden, Germany
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut5 December 2002
Retired2010
World Cup
Seasons6 (2002/03–2007/08)
Individual podiums1
All podiums3

Pump made his Biathlon World Cup debut during the 2002-03 Biathlon World Cup season when he finished 26th in the opening sprint race of the season in Östersund, Sweden.[1] In the following few years, he was mainly a member of the German B-Team, competing mostly in the European Cup with occasional starts among the elite. Pump won the overall title for the best athlete in the European Cup during the 2004-05 season, along with discipline titles for spring and pursuit. His best ever results in the World Cup was a third place in the Kontiolahti, Finland sprint at the beginning of the 2007-08 Biathlon World Cup season.[2] His best finish in the overall came in the same season when he finished 34th.[3]

He never got to compete at the Biathlon World Championships or the Winter Olympics. However, he was very successful at the Biathlon Open European Championships. In 2003, he won a bronze medal in the sprint event and gold with the German relay in Forni Avoltri, Italy.[4][5] Two years later in Novosibirsk, Russia, he won three medals: gold in the individual, silver in the pursuit and bronze with the relay.[6][7][8] In 2006 in Arber, Germany, he won another bronze medal in the sprint.[9] While the 2007 Championships in Bansko, Bulgaria were a disappointment for Pump because he did not win a single medal in the individual races, he was still able to win gold with the relay.[10]

He retired in 2010 after not being selected for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.

References
  1. "2002-03 Ruhrgas Biathlon World Cup 1 Östersund (SWE) Men 10km Sprint - Final Results" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. "2007-08 E.ON Ruhrgas Biathlon World Cup 1 Kontiolahti (FIN) Men 10km Sprint - Final Results" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. "2007-08 Men's Overall World Cup". real biathlon. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. "Biathlon European Championships 2003 Forni Avoltri (ITA) Men 10km Sprint - Final Results" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  5. "Biathlon European Championships 2003 Forni Avoltri (ITA) Men 4x7.5km Relay - Final Results" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  6. "Biathlon European Championships 2005 Novosibirsk (RUS) Men 12.5km Pursuit - Final Results" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  7. "Biathlon European Championships 2005 Novosibirsk (RUS) Men 20km Individual - Final Results" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  8. "Biathlon European Championships 2005 Novosibirsk (RUS) Men 4x7.5km Relay - Final Results" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  9. "Biathlon European Championships 2006 Arber (GER) Men 10km Sprint - Final Results" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  10. "Biathlon European Championships 2007 Bansko (BUL) Men 4x7.5 km Relay - Final Results" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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