Deedra Irwin Explained

Deedra Irwin
Nationality:United States
Birth Date:1992 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Pulaski, Wisconsin
Disciplines:Biathlon
Wcdebut:2021
Olympicteams:1 (2022)
Worldsteams:3 (2021, 2023, 2024)

Deedra Irwin (born 27 May 1992 in Pulaski, Wisconsin) is an American biathlete.[1] She competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in women's mass start, women's relay, women's pursuit, women's individual, and women's sprint.[2] [3] She finished 7th in the women's individual event, which is the highest ever placing for a United States athlete in any international biathlon championship.[1]

She graduated from the Michigan Technological University.[4] She is a specialist in the Vermont Army National Guard.

She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2021 in the team relay.She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2023 in the mixed relay, women's sprint, women's pursuit, women's individual, single mixed relay, and women's relay.[5]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

World Championships

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
align=left 2021 Pokljuka51st45th13th
align=left 2023 Oberhof20th55th57th15th13th11th
align=left 2024 Nové Město11th39th46th21st11th7th

References

  1. Web site: 2022-02-09 . U.S. Olympic Biathlete Deedra Irwin Missed a Silver Medal by One Shot, but Her Seventh-Place Finish Was Still the Best Ever by an American . 2022-02-26 . Outdoor Life . en-US.
  2. Web site: Deedra Irwin . olympics.com.
  3. Web site: Deedra Irwin 2022 Olympics . NBC Olympics . 2022-02-26 . en.
  4. Web site: Deedra Irwin . https://web.archive.org/web/20181202010638/https://www.teamusa.org/us-biathlon/athletes/Deedra-Irwin . dead . December 2, 2018 . .teamusa.org.
  5. Web site: Irwin Dedra . Biathlon World . IBU . 8 September 2023.