Dorothea Wierer Explained

Dorothea Wierer
Nationality:Italian
Birth Date:1990 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Bruneck, Italy
Height:1.58 m
Disciplines:Biathlon
Club:Fiamme Gialle[1]
Skis:Rossignol
Rifle:Anschütz
Wcdebut:2009
Olympicteams:3 (2014, 2018, 2022)
Olympicmedals:3
Olympicgolds:0
Worldsteams:11 (2011–2024)
Worldsmedals:12
Worldsgolds:4
Wcseasons:15 (2008/09, 2010/11–)
Wcraces:279[2]
Wcraceswithrelays:361[3]
Wcwins:16[4]
Wcrelayswins:21[5]
Wcpodiums:49[6]
Wcrelayspodiums:75[7]
Wcoveralls:2 (2018–19;2019-20)
Wctitles:4:
2 Individual (2015–16, 2020-21);
1 Pursuit (2018–19);
1 Mass Start (2019–20)
Show-Medals:no
Updated:19 February 2024

Dorothea Wierer (pronounced as /it/, pronounced as /de/; 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[8] 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.[9] 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[10] [11]). Wierer defended the overall title in the 2019–20 Season (the first woman to do since Magdalena Forsberg in 2001/02[12]) 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[13] biathlon discipline.[14]

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.[15] In Beijing she won her first individual medal in Sprint.

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
align=left 2014 SochiDNS6th17th26th6thBronze
align=left 2018 Pyeongchang7th18th15th6th9thBronze
align=left 2022 Beijing18thBronze6th22nd5th9th

World Championships

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

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
align=left 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk–28th9th21st4th–rowspan="6"
align=left 2012 Ruhpolding41st61st––12th–
align=left 2013 Nové Město58th21st30th–Bronze4th
align=left 2015 Kontiolahti4th20th9th27thBronze7th
align=left 2016 Oslo8th5thSilver20th7th8th
align=left 2017 Hochfilzen16th21st10th8th5th4th
align=left 2019 Östersund8th10th20thGold–BronzeSilver
align=left 2020 Antholz-AnterselvaGold7thGoldSilver10thSilver9th
align=left 2021 Pokljuka9th20th4th8th9th6th5th
align=left 2023 Oberhof15th19th 11th14th Gold Silver –
align=left 2024 Nové Město14th10th21st20th11th10th–

Junior/Youth World Championships

EventAge ClassIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
align=left 2007 MartellYouth (U19)10th16th14th—
align=left 2008 RuhpoldingYouth (U19)Gold8th21stBronze
align=left 2009 CanmoreYouth (U19)7th4thGoldBronze
align=left 2010 TorsbyJunior (U21)6th13th11th—
align=left 2011 Nové MěstoJunior (U21)GoldGoldGoldSilver

World Cup

SeasonAgeOverallSprintPursuitIndividualMass start
RacesPointsPositionRacesPointsPositionRacesPointsPositionRacesPointsPositionRacesPointsPosition
2008/0918 2/26 0 N/A 2/10 0 N/A 0/7 – – 0/4 – – 0/5 – –
2010/1120 9/26 86 54th 5/10 30 58th 3/7 36 46th 0/4 – – 1/5 20 40th
2011/1221 16/26 5 91st 9/10 5 78th 4/8 – – 3/3 – – 0/5 — —
2012/1322 17/26171 38th 9/10 63 40th 5/8 87 29th 3/3 21 39th 0/5 — —
2013/1423 21/22 399 16th 9/9 143 19th 7/8 141 17th 2/2 60 7th 3/3 55 20th
2014/1524 22/25 745 7th 9/10 333 4th 6/7 214 5th 2/3 70 14th 5/5 128 13th
2015/1625 25/25 944 3rd 9/9 327 3rd 8/8 348 2nd3/3 154 1st5/5 148 8th
2016/1726 26/26 719 5th 9/9 246 8th 9/9 286 5th 3/3 45 23rd 5/5 156 5th
2017/1827 22/22 681 5th 8/8 228 8th 7/7 264 4th 2/2 60 6th 5/5 131 11th
2018/1928 25/25 904 1st 9/9 330 2nd 8/8 327 1st 3/3 89 7th 5/5 194 2nd
2019/2029 21/21 793 1st 8/8 305 2nd 5/5 186 2nd 3/3 114 2nd 5/5 223 1st
2020/2130 26/26 821 5th 10/10 282 4th 8/8 220 7th 3/3 103 1st 5/5 144 8th
2021/2231 21/22 577 9th 9/9 196 13th 6/7 185 9th 2/2 44 11th 4/4 152 3rd
2022/2332 20/20 911 2nd 7/7 310 2nd 6/6 285 3rd 3/3 143 5th 4/4 169 4th
2023/2433 7/21 150 40th 3/7 48 43rd 2/7 51 39th 2/3 51 18th 0/4 / /

Overall record

ResultIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed
relay		Single
mixed
relay		Total
Individual eventsTeam eventsAll events
align=left 1st place 6 4 2 4 3 2 1 16 6 22
align=left 2nd place 0 6 10 2 2 7 1 18 10 28
align=left 3rd place 0 7 7 2 8 6 0 16 14 30
align=left Podiums 6 17 19 8 13 15 2 50 30 80
align=left Top 10 17 50 44 23 54 25 5 134 84 218
align=left 32 101 83 52 62 25 5 268 92 360
align=left 6 18 5 0 0 0 0 29 0 29
align=left 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
align=left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
align=left Starts 38 120 88 52 62 25 5 298 92 390

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationLevelRacePlace
1 8 March 2014 PokljukaWorld CupPursuit 3rd
2 7 December 2014 World CupPursuit 3rd
3 18 December 2014 World CupSprint 2nd
4 9 January 2015 World CupSprint 2nd
5 3 December 2015 World CupIndividual 1st
6 6 December 2015 World CupPursuit 2nd
7 9 January 2016 World CupPursuit 3rd
8 14 January 2016 World CupIndividual 1st
9 21 January 2016World CupSprint 2nd
10 23 January 2016World CupPursuit 3rd
11 5 February 2016 World CupSprint 3rd
12 6 February 2016 World CupMass start 1st
13 6 March 2016 Oslo World ChampionshipsPursuit 2nd
14 19 March 2016World CupPursuit 3rd
15 4 December 2016World CupPursuit 3rd
16 17 December 2016 World CupPursuit 2nd
17 18 December 2016 World CupMass start 3rd
18 8 December 2017 World CupSprint 3rd
19 6 January 2018 World CupPursuit 2nd
20 11 January 2018 World CupIndividual 1st
21 20 January 2018 World CupPursuit 2nd
22 8 December 2018World CupSprint 2nd
23 9 December 2018World CupPursuit 2nd
24 13 December 2018World CupSprint 1st
25 15 December 2018 World CupPursuit 3rd
26 22 December 2018World CupPursuit 2nd
27 26 January 2019World CupPursuit 1st
28 17 March 2019 Östersund World ChampionshipsMass start 1st
29 1 December 2019World CupSprint 1st
30 13 December 2019World CupSprint 1st
31 22 December 2019World CupMass start 2nd
32 15 January 2020World CupSprint 3rd
33 16 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva World ChampionshipsPursuit 1st
34 18 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva World ChampionshipsIndividual 1st
35 23 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva World ChampionshipsMass start 2nd
36 28 November 2020World CupIndividual 1st
37 20 December 2020World CupMass start 3rd
38 14 January 2021World CupSprint 2nd
39 13 March 2021World CupSprint 3rd
40 19 March 2021World CupSprint 2nd
41 12 January 2022World CupSprint 3rd
42 23 January 2022World CupMass Start 1st
43 11 February 2022 Winter Olympic Games Sprint 3rd
44 6 March 2022World CupPursuit 2nd
45 4 December 2022World CupPursuit 2nd
46 5 January 2023World Cup Sprint 3rd
47 7 January 2023World Cup Pursuit 2nd
48 19 January 2023World CupSprint 1st
49 9 March 2023World CupIndividual 1st
50 12 March 2023World CupMass Start1st

Relay podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationLevelRacePlaceTeammates
1 15 February 2013 Nové Město na Moravě World Championships Women 4x6 km 3rd Gontier/Ponza/Oberhofer
2 19 February 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games Mixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M) 3rd Oberhofer/Windish/Hofer
3 15 February 2015 World Cup2nd Gontier/Sanfilippo/Oberhofer
4 13 March 2015 Kontiolahti World Championships Women 4x6 km 3rd Vittozzi/Oberhofer/Gontier
5 13 December 2015 World Cup 1st Vittozzi/Oberhofer/Sanfilippo
6 17 January 2016 World Cup 3rd Vittozzi/Oberhofer/Runggaldier
7 7 February 2016 World Cup 2nd
8 27 November 2016 World Cup 3rd
9 22 January 2017 World Cup 3rd Vittozzi/Sanfilippo/Runggaldier
10 26 November 2017 World Cup 2nd Vittozzi/Windisch/Hofer
11 13 January 2018 World Cup 2nd
12 20 February 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic GamesMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M) 3rd Vittozzi/Hofer/Windisch
13 10 March 2018 World Cup 1st
14 17 March 2018World Cup 3rd Vittozzi/Gontier/Sanfilippo
15 2 December 2018 World Cup 3rd Vittozzi/Hofer/Windisch
16 16 December 2018 World Cup 1st Vittozzi/Runggaldier/Sanfilippo
17 17 February 2019 World Cup 1st Hofer
18 7 March 2019 Östersund World Championships Mixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M) 3rd Vittozzi/Hofer/Windisch
19 14 March 2019 Östersund World Championships Single Mixed (W-M) 2nd Hofer
20 30 November 2019 World Cup 1st Vittozzi/Hofer/Windisch
21 13 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva World Championships Mixed 4x6 km (W-M) 2nd Vittozzi/Hofer/Windisch
22 14 March 2021 World Cup 2nd Vittozzi/Windisch/Hofer
23 3 March 2022 World Cup 3rd Comola/Sanfilippo/Vittozzi
24 11 December 2022 World Cup 3rd Passler/Comola/Vittozzi
25 8 January 2023 World Cup 2nd Bionaz/Giacomel/Vittozzi
26 14 January 2023 World Cup 3rd Comola/Vittozzi/Passler
27 9 February 2023 Oberhof World Championships Mixed 4x6 km (W-M) 2nd Vittozzi/Bionaz/Giacomel
28 18 February 2023 Oberhof World Championships Women 4x6 km 1st Comola/Auchentaller/Vittozzi
29 25 November 2023 World Cup 3rd Bionaz/Giacomel/Vittozzi
30 20 January 2024 World Cup 2nd Vittozzi/Bionaz/Giacomel

See also

Notes

Notes about WC results

During Wierer's career, until 2023 the World Championships results counted for the World Cup of that season, starting from that season they did not anymore. Olympic Winter Games results did not.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sport invernali statistiche Olimpiadi. fiammegialle.org. it. 18 May 2020.
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Including 3 wins at the Biathlon WCH that were part of the WC
  5. 1 win at the Biathlon WCH not counted
  6. Including 5 podiums at the Biathlon WCH that were part of the WC, 1 podium at the WOG not counted
  7. 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
  8. Web site: Tora Pulls Norway to Relay Gold. Biathlonworld.com. 17 February 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131017055118/http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1859. 17 October 2013.
  9. Web site: Runaway Mass Start Win: IBU WCH Gold to Dorothea Wierer . biathlonworld.com . 2 December 2019.
  10. Web site: The Crystal Quest: Johannes and Doro . biathlonworld.com . 2 December 2019.
  11. Web site: Dorothea Wierer – Women on the rise . biathlonworld.com . 2 December 2019.
  12. 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. Web site: IBU EB AWARDS TOTAL SCORE CRYSTAL GLOBE 2013/2014 TO TORA BERGER AND KAISA MAKARAINEN . biathlonworld.com . 21 December 2021 . 21 December 2021.
  13. 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.
  14. Web site: Italy's Hofer/Wierer Duo Capture Soldier Hollow Single Mixed Relay . biathlonworld.com . 18 February 2019.
  15. Web site: France Wins Gold Medal for Biathlon Olympics 2018 Mixed Relay . bleacherreport.com . 20 February 2018.

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