Felix Leitner Explained

Felix Leitner
Birth Date:1996 12, df=y
Birth Place:Hall in Tirol, Austria[1]
Nationality:Austrian
Height:1.71 m
Weight:56 kg
Disciplines:Biathlon
Club:SCV Bernau[2]
Wcpodiums:1
Wcrelayspodiums:3
Wcdebut:3 December 2016
Show-Medals:no
Updated:23 March 2024

Felix Leitner (born 31 December 1996) is an Austrian biathlete. He made his World Cup debut in December 2016, and won the 20km individual race at the 2018 IBU Open European Championships.[3] [4] He competed in six events at the 2022 Winter Olympics, with his best placing being 10th in the pursuit.[5] Leitner took his first individual World Cup podium on 17 January 2021 in the 15 km mass start event.

His brother Clemens competes as a ski jumper.[6]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

World Championships

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
2019 Östersund30th36th22nd19th8th
2020 Rasen-Antholz27th9th9th6th6th8th
2021 Pokljuka14th51st44th10th
2024 Nové Město na Moravě57th49th39th12th

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Felix Leitner . . 23 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Felix Leitner . biathlon.com . 23 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Ridanna : Leitner champion d’Europe, Fabien Claude 7e . nordicmag.info . 24 January 2018 . 23 March 2024 . Bray,Thomas.
  4. Web site: Felix Leitner . biathlonresults.com . 23 March 2024.
  5. Web site: Final results. PDF. Ibu.blob.core.windows.net. 14 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220213195216/https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/2122/BT/SWRL/OG__/SMPU/C73D_v1.pdf. 13 February 2022. 13 February 2022. live.
  6. Web site: Tiroler Senkrechtstarter Leitner hat den Weltcup im Visier. tt.com.