Dorothea Wierer

Dorothea Wierer Corradini (Italian: [doroˈtɛːa ˈviːrer korraˈdiːni], 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. She is the 2019 mass start world champion, and 2020 individual and pursuit world champion.

Dorothea Wierer
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990
Bruneck, Italy
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubFiamme Gialle[1]
SkisRossignol
RifleAnschütz
World Cup debut2009
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2014, 2018)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams9 (2011–2020)
Medals10 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons12 (2008/09, 2010/11–)
Individual races220[lower-alpha 1]
All races284[lower-alpha 2]
Individual victories12[lower-alpha 3]
All victories17
Individual podiums38[lower-alpha 4]
All podiums57[lower-alpha 5]
Overall titles2 (2018–19;2019-20)
Discipline titles3:
1 Individual (2015–16);
1 Pursuit (2018–19);
1 Mass Start (2019–20)
Updated on 24 January 2021.

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 10 medals in total, including 3 Golds, 4 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 2019-20 season, Wierer has finished on the podium 35 times with 11 wins. She has also finished on the podium in 21 relays, including 5 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 to do since Magdalena Forsberg in 2001/02) and has also won 3 disciplines cup, the 2015–16 Individual World Cup, the 2018–19 Pursuit World Cup and the 2019–20 Mass Start World Cup.

In February 2019, Wierer was the third biathlete (after French Martin Fourcade and Marie Dorin Habert) to achieve a victory in every[upper-alpha 1] biathlon discipline.[6]

Record

Olympic Games

2 medals (2 bronze)

Wierer has won two 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]

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
2014 Sochi DNS 6th 17th 26th 6th Bronze
2018 Pyeongchang 7th 18th 15th 6th 9th Bronze
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

10 medals (3 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk – 28th 9th 21st 4th – N/A
2012 Ruhpolding 41st 61st – – 12th –
2013 Nové Město 58th 21st 30th – Bronze 4th
2015 Kontiolahti 4th 20th 9th 27th Bronze 7th
2016 Oslo 8th 5th Silver 20th 7th 8th
2017 Hochfilzen 16th 21st 10th 8th 5th 4th
2019 Östersund 8th 10th 20th Gold – Bronze Silver
2020 Antholz-Anterselva Gold 7th Gold Silver 10th Silver 9th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

Junior/Youth World Championships
Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
2007 Martell 10th 16th 14th —
2008 Ruhpolding Gold 8th 21st Bronze
2009 Canmore 7th 4th Gold Bronze
2010 Torsby 6th 13th 11th —
2011 Nové Město 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
2010/11209/268654th5/103058th3/73646th0/4––1/52040th
2011/122116/26591st9/10578th4/8––3/3––0/5–—
2012/132217/2617138th9/106340th5/88729th3/32139th0/5–—
2013/142321/2239916th9/914319th7/814117th2/2607th3/35520th
2014/152422/257457th9/103334th6/72145th2/37014th5/512813th
2015/162525/259443rd9/93273rd8/83482nd3/31541st5/51488th
2016/172626/267195th9/92468th9/92865th3/34523rd5/51565th
2017/182722/226815th8/82288th7/72644th2/2606th5/513111th
2018/192825/259041st9/93302nd8/83271st3/3897th5/51942nd
2019/202921/217931st8/83052nd5/51862nd3/31142nd5/52231st
2020/213015/155094th6/616110th4/41356th2/21031st3/31108th
*Updated as of 24 January 2021, all the point totals count the dropped results if there are any. Italic means season still on-going

Overall record
Result Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed
relay		 Single
mixed
relay		 Total
Individual events Team events All events
1st place532222112517
2nd place057223114620
3rd place0372550121022
Podiums5111669102382159
Top 10133834184116410361164
Points217662394816419868266
Other6175000028028
DNF0100000101
DSQ0000000000
Starts279467394816422768295
* Results in IBU World Cup races, Olympics and World Championships.
** Updated as of 24 January 2021.

Individual podiums
  • 12 victories (5 Individuals, 3 Sprints, 2 Pursuits, 2 Mass starts)
  • 38 podiums (5 Individuals, 11 Sprints, 16 Pursuits, 6 Mass starts)
No. Season Date Location Level Race Place
12013–148 March 2014 PokljukaWorld CupPursuit3rd
22014–157 December 2014 ÖstersundWorld CupPursuit3rd
318 December 2014 PokljukaWorld CupSprint2nd
49 January 2015 OberhofWorld CupSprint2nd
52015–163 December 2015 ÖstersundWorld CupIndividual1st
66 December 2015 ÖstersundWorld CupPursuit2nd
79 January 2016 RuhpoldingWorld CupPursuit3rd
814 January 2016 RuhpoldingWorld CupIndividual1st
921 January 2016 Antholz-AnterselvaWorld CupSprint2nd
1023 January 2016 Antholz-AnterselvaWorld CupPursuit3rd
115 February 2016 CanmoreWorld CupSprint3rd
126 February 2016 CanmoreWorld CupMass start1st
136 March 2016 OsloWorld ChampionshipsPursuit2nd
1419 March 2016 Khanty-MansiyskWorld CupPursuit3rd
152016–174 December 2016 ÖstersundWorld CupPursuit3rd
1617 December 2016 Nové Město na MoravěWorld CupPursuit2nd
1718 December 2016 Nové Město na MoravěWorld CupMass start3rd
182017–188 December 2017 HochfilzenWorld CupSprint3rd
196 January 2018 OberhofWorld CupPursuit2nd
2011 January 2018 RuhpoldingWorld CupIndividual1st
2120 January 2018 Antholz-AnterselvaWorld CupPursuit2nd
222018–198 December 2018 PokljukaWorld CupSprint2nd
239 December 2018 PokljukaWorld CupPursuit2nd
2413 December 2018 HochfilzenWorld CupSprint1st
2515 December 2018 HochfilzenWorld CupPursuit3rd
2622 December 2018 Nové Město na MoravěWorld CupPursuit2nd
2726 January 2019 Antholz-AnterselvaWorld CupPursuit1st
2817 March 2019 ÖstersundWorld ChampionshipsMass start1st
292019–201 December 2019 ÖstersundWorld CupSprint1st
3013 December 2019 HochfilzenWorld CupSprint1st
3122 December 2019 Annecy-Le Grand-BornandWorld CupMass start2nd
3215 January 2020 RuhpoldingWorld CupSprint3rd
3316 February 2020 Antholz-AnterselvaWorld ChampionshipsPursuit1st
3418 February 2020 Antholz-AnterselvaWorld ChampionshipsIndividual1st
3523 February 2020 Antholz-AnterselvaWorld ChampionshipsMass start2nd
362020–2128 November 2020 KontiolahtiWorld CupIndividual1st
3720 December 2020 HochfilzenWorld CupMass start3rd
3814 January 2021 OberhofWorld CupSprint2nd
*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
*Bolded lines are medal races

Relay podiums
  • 5 victories (2 Women relays, 2 Mixed relays, 1 Single mixed relay)
  • 21 podiums (9 Women relays, 10 Mixed relays, 2 Single mixed relay)
No. Season Date Location Level Race Place Teammates
12012-1315 February 2013 Nové Město na MoravěWorld ChampionshipsWomen 4x6 km3rdwith Nicole Gontier, Michela Ponza and Karin Oberhofer
22013-1419 February 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic GamesMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M)3rdwith Karin Oberhofer, Dominik Windisch and Lukas Hofer
32014-1515 February 2015 OsloWorld CupWomen 4x6 km2ndwith Nicole Gontier, Federica Sanfilippo and Karin Oberhofer
413 March 2015 KontiolahtiWorld ChampionshipsWomen 4x6 km3rdwith Lisa Vittozzi, Karin Oberhofer and Nicole Gontier
52015-1613 December 2015 HochfilzenWorld CupWomen 4x6 km1stwith Lisa Vittozzi, Karin Oberhofer and Federica Sanfilippo
617 January 2016 RuhpoldingWorld CupWomen 4x6 km3rdwith Lisa Vittozzi, Karin Oberhofer and Alexia Runggaldier
77 February 2016 CanmoreWorld CupMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M)2ndwith Karin Oberhofer, Lukas Hofer and Dominik Windisch
82016-1727 November 2016 ÖstersundWorld CupMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M)3rdwith Lisa Vittozzi, Lukas Hofer and Dominik Windisch
922 January 2017 Antholz-AnterselvaWorld CupWomen 4x6 km3rdwith Lisa Vittozzi, Federica Sanfilippo and Alexia Runggaldier
102017-1826 November 2017 ÖstersundWorld CupMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M)2ndwith Lisa Vittozzi, Dominik Windisch and Lukas Hofer
1113 January 2018 RuhpoldingWorld CupWomen 4x6 km2ndwith Lisa Vittozzi, Nicole Gontier and Federica Sanfilippo
1220 February 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic GamesMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M)3rdwith Lisa Vittozzi, Lukas Hofer and Dominik Windisch
1310 March 2018 KontiolahtiWorld CupMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M)1stwith Lisa Vittozzi, Dominik Windisch and Lukas Hofer
1417 March 2018 OsloWorld CupWomen 4x6 km3rdwith Lisa Vittozzi, Nicole Gontier and Federica Sanfilippo
152018-192 December 2018 PokljukaWorld CupMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M)3rdwith Lisa Vittozzi, Lukas Hofer and Dominik Windisch
1616 December 2018 HochfilzenWorld CupWomen 4x6 km1stwith Lisa Vittozzi, Alexia Runggaldier and Federica Sanfilippo
1717 February 2019 Soldier HollowWorld CupSingle Mixed (M-W)1stwith Lukas Hofer
187 March 2019 ÖstersundWorld ChampionshipsMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M)3rdwith Lisa Vittozzi, Lukas Hofer and Dominik Windisch
1914 March 2019 ÖstersundWorld ChampionshipsSingle Mixed (W-M)2ndwith Lukas Hofer
202019-2030 November 2019 ÖstersundWorld CupMixed 4x6 km (W-M)1stwith Lisa Vittozzi, Lukas Hofer and Dominik Windisch
2113 February 2020 Antholz-AnterselvaWorld ChampionshipsMixed 4x6 km (W-M)2ndwith Lisa Vittozzi, Lukas Hofer and Dominik Windisch
*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
*Bolded lines are medal races

See also

Notes
  1. 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. 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 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, 7 races at OWG not counted
  2. Including races at the Biathlon WCH that were part of the WC, 11 races at OWG not counted
  3. Including 3 wins at the Biathlon WCH that were part of the WC
  4. Including 5 podiums at the Biathlon WCH that were part of the WC
  5. Including 10 podiums at the Biathlon WCH that were part of the WC, 2 podiums at OWG 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.
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