Rebecca Passler Explained

Rebecca Passler
Nationality:	Italian
Birth Date:	2001 8, df=yes
Birth Place:	Bruneck
Disciplines:	Biathlon
Wcdebut:	2021
Club:	CS Carabinieri
Worldsteams:	1 (2023–)
Show-Medals:	no

Rebecca Passler (born August 31, 2001) is an Italian biathlete. She competes in the Biathlon World Cup, where she debuted at 2021–22 season.^[1] Her uncle is a former biathlete, relay world champion and Olympic medalist Johann Passler.^[2]

Career

Through her family, she started her biathlon at an early age and won several competitions in the Italian junior division.^[3] At the 2019/20 season, she competed in four races at the World Youth Championships and made her debut in the IBU Junior Cup, where she finished on the podium once in the sprint and twice in the single mixed relay with Michele Molinari. During the season, she won two silver medals at the Youth World Championships 2020 in Lenzerheide in the 10-kilometer individual race and relay race with Hannah Auchentaller and Linda Zingerle.^{[4] [5]}

In January 2021, at the age of 19, Passler made her debut in the IBU Cup, the second-highest competition series in international biathlon. She stood on the podium in the single mixed relay with Daniele Cappellari in Arber, Germany. Passler excelled in junior competitions, winning numerous medals at the Junior World Championships. On November 27, 2021, she made her World Cup debut in Östersund, finishing 94th in the individual race. Then, she subsequently demoted back to the IBU Cup.^[6] Passler placed 17th in the sprint competition on December 3, 2022, scoring first points.^[7] On December 11, she received her career first IBU World cup medal in the women's relay race in Hochfilzen, Austria. One month later, she also won a bronze medal along with Comola, Wierer, and Vittozzi in the relay competition in Ruhpolding, Germany.^{[8] [9]}

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^{[1] [10]} Updated on 30 March 2023

Youth and Junior World Championships

Year	Age	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Relay
align=left	2020 Lenzerheide	18	Silver	13th	9th	Silver
align=left	2021 Obertilliach	19	10th	Silver	Bronze	Silver
align=left	2022 Soldier Hollow	20	14th	Silver	12th	Gold

World Cup

Season	Age	Overall		Individual		Sprint		Pursuit		Mass start
		Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position
	2021–22	20
	2022–23	21	133	39th	12	53rd	61	36th	60	32nd

Relay podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Level	Placement	Teammate
1		11 December 2022			align=center bgcolor="cc9966"	3rd	Comola, Vittozzi, Wierer
2		14 January 2023			align=center bgcolor="cc9966"	3rd	Comola, Vittozzi, Wierer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rebecca Passler profile . biathlonworld.com . . 30 March 2023.
2. Web site: Villa . Stefano . Biathlon, chi è Rebecca Passler: un talento ritrovato. E il miglior tempo nel range time… . OA Sport . 18 March 2023 . it-IT . 3 December 2022.
3. Web site: Conosciamo Rebecca Passler, vincitrice della Coppa Italia Aspiranti femminile. fondoitalia.it . 30 March 2023.
4. Web site: Youth relays take center stage at youth/junior world championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20200813150611/https://www.teamusa.org/US-Biathlon/News/2020/January/28/Youth-Relays-Take-Center-Stage-at-Youth-Junior-World-Championships. 13 August 2020. dead. 30 March 2023. teamusa.org.
5. Web site: Double relay gold for Norway at IBU Junior World Championships . 30 March 2023. insidethegames.biz.
6. Web site: Francesco Paone. Biathlon, l’involuzione di Rebecca Passler: dubbi sulla gestione di un talento da non disperdere. oasport.it. 27 March 2023.
7. Web site: Breakthrough Seasons . penaltyloop.com. 30 March 2023.
8. Web site: Simon's shooting seals French relay victory . biathlonworld.com . 30 March 2023.
9. Web site: Tandrevold anchors Norway to women's relay victory . biathlonworld.com . 30 March 2023.
10. Web site: Rebecca Passler profile . 30 March 2023. Ukraine biathlon federation.