János Panyik Explained

János Panyik
Nationality:	Hungarian
Birth Date:	25 October 1970
Birth Place:	Gyöngyös, Hungary
Club:	Gyöngyösi Honvéd Zalka SE

János Panyik (born 25 October 1970) is a retired Hungarian biathlete. He competes in the Biathlon World Cup, and represents Hungary at the three Winter Olympic. His best result vas 10th place at the 1997 World Championships. This is the best Hungarian result ever in biathlon.^[1]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[2]

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
Representing
align=left	1992 Albertville	78th	73rd	15th
align=left	1994 Lillehammer	31st	33rd	—
align=left	1998 Nagano	—	63rd	—

World Championships

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit		Team	Relay
Representing
align=left	1990 Minsk	71st	—			—	—
align=left	1991 Lahti	63rd	61st			—	—
align=left	1993 Borovets	81st	83rd			22nd	22nd
align=left	1995 Antholz-Anterselva	42nd	53rd			20th	22nd
align=left	1996 Ruhpolding	64th	70th			—	22nd
align=left	1997 Brezno-Osrblie	10th	66th	—		21st	—
align=left	1999 Kontiolahti	72nd	—	—	—		—

• During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

• • Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999.

• • • In 1990 due to unconducive weather conditions during the season it was only possible to hold the individual competitions in Minsk. The sprints, the women's relay and team events were held in Oslo and the men's relay was finally held in Kontiolahti.

• • • In 1999 due to the cold, the individual and the mass start events were moved to Oslo, Norway.

Notes and References

1. News: Panyik János sporttörténeti bravúrja . Heves Megyei Hírlap. Hungarian. 11 February 1997. 12 February 2018.
2. Web site: János Panyik. . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union . 11 February 2018.