Pieralberto Carrara

Pieralberto Carrara (born 14 February 1966) is a former Italian biathlete. He grew up in Serina. At the 1998 Olympics he won a silver in the 20 km individual. In the 1992–93 season he ended in third in the overall World Cup standings behind Mikael Löfgren and Mark Kirchner.

Pieralberto Carrara
Personal information
Full namePieralberto Carrara
Born (1966-02-14) 14 February 1966
Bergamo, Italy
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubCS Forestale
World Cup debut17 January 1985
Olympic Games
Teams4 (1988, 1992, 1994, 1998)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams10 (1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999)
Medals5 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons16 (1984/85–1999/2000)
Individual victories2
Individual podiums8

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games
Event Individual Sprint Relay
1988 Calgary — 13th —
1992 Albertville — 41st 4th
1994 Lillehammer 15th 23rd 6th
1998 Nagano Silver 10th 9th

World Championships
Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay
1987 Lake Placid — 42nd N/A N/A N/A —
1990 Minsk — 14th N/A N/A — Gold
1991 Lahti 59th 14th N/A N/A — 4th
1993 Borovets — 6th N/A N/A 8th Gold
1994 Canmore N/A N/A N/A N/A Gold N/A
1995 Antholz-Anterselva 43rd 9th N/A N/A — 4th
1996 Ruhpolding 18th 4th N/A N/A Bronze 10th
1997 Brezno-Osrblie 38th — — N/A 10th Bronze
1998 Pokljuka N/A N/A 19th N/A 6th N/A
1999 Kontiolahti — 34th 44th — N/A 8th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The team event was added in 1989 and subsequently removed in 1998, pursuit having been added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999.

Individual victories

2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1990–91
1 victory
(1 In)		17 January 1991 Ruhpolding20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1992–93
1 victory
(1 Sp)		23 January 1993 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
Further notable results
  • 1990: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1991: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1992: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1994:
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
    • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1995: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1996:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1997: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1999: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit

References
  1. "Pieralberto Carrara". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
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