Elia Zeni Explained

Elia Zeni
Nationality:Italian
Birth Date:5 June 2001
Birth Place:Cavalese, Italy
Country:Italy
Sport:Biathlon

Elia Zeni (born 5 June 2001) is an Italian biathlete. He has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since 2022.[1]

Career

Elia Zeni made his IBU Cup debut in the 2022-2023 season in the Ridanna stage, finishing 16th in the sprint and 15th in the pursuit.[2] In the Pokljuka stage, he finished 5th in the sprint.[3] He made his World Cup debut in the 2022-2023 season in the Antholz stage; in his first race he finished 52nd in the sprint.[4] He was joined Italian team to the 2023 World Championships in Oberhof, where he finished 7th in the 4x7.5 relay, along with Didier Bionaz, Tommaso Giacomel and Lukas Hofer,[5] 48th in the 20 km individual race, 53rd in the 12.5 km pursuit and the 10 km sprint. He made it onto the World Cup podium for the first time in the 2023–2024 season by taking third place in the relay in Oberhof together with Didier Bionaz, Lukas Hofer and Tommaso Giacomel;[6] at the World Championships in Nové Město na Moravě 2024 he finished 53rd in the individual and 6th in the relay. His best World Cup placing is 24th in the sprint in Canmore in the 2023–2024 season.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

World Championships

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
align=left 2023 Oberhof48th53rd53rd7th
align=left 2024 Nové Město53rd6th

World Cup

Relay podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationLevelRacePlaceTeammate
12023–24 7 January 2024Relayalign=center bgcolor="cc9966"3rdBionaz, Hofer, Giacomel
211 January 2024Relay align=center bgcolor="cc9966"3rdBionaz, Hofer, Giacomel

Youth and Junior World Championships

1 medals (1 silver)

Year Age IndividualSprintPursuit Relay
align=left 2020 Lenzerheide1936th16th23rd8th
align=left 2022 Soldier Hollow2030th27th31stSilver

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlete Statistics - real biathlon. www.realbiathlon.com.
  2. Web site: Biathlon - IBU Cup: Stroemsheim vince ancora, ottimo esordio di Elia Zeni in Val Ridanna. December 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: Ibu Cup, Pokljuka: il norvegese Soerum si impone nella seconda sprint, quinto un ottimo Elia Zeni. Nicolò. Persico. January 15, 2023.
  4. Web site: Esordio con un quinto posto in staffetta per Elia Zeni. January 22, 2023. FISI TRENTINO.
  5. Web site: Mondiali Oberhof 2023, staffetta maschile: Oro per la Francia, solo argento per la Norvegia, bronzo per la Svezia. Italia 7a.. Riccardo. Pascucci. February 18, 2023.
  6. Web site: Biathlon – Una super Italia sale sul podio a Oberhof, la Norvegia vince e fa tre su tre nelle staffette. January 7, 2024. Fondo Italia.