Ukaleq Slettemark Explained

Ukaleq Slettemark
Full Name:Ukaleq Astri Slettemark
Nationality:Greenlandic
Birth Date:2001 9, df=y
Birth Place:Nuuk, Greenland
Height:1.76 m
Weight:68 kg
Disciplines:Biathlon
Club:Geilo IL
Wcdebut:11 December 2020
Olympicteams:1 (2022)
Worldsteams:1 (2021)
Wcseasons:1 (2020-21)
Wcraces:3
Wcraceswithrelays:3
Updated:08 January 2023
Show-Medals:yes

Ukaleq Astri Slettemark (born 9 September 2001, in Nuuk) is a Greenlandic biathlete. She won gold in the 10 km Individual in the Biathlon Junior World Championships 2019.[1] Slettemark made her debut in the world cup in Hochfilzen on 11 December 2020.[2] She participated at the 2021 Biathlon World Championships in Pokljuka, Slovenia.[3] She competed for Denmark at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[4]

Slettemark parents are also biathletes, her father Øystein competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics representing Denmark, her mother Uiloq participated at the 2012 World Championships.[5]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

World Championships

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
align=left 2021 Pokljuka65th77th
align=left 2023 Oberhof88th56thDNS
align=left 2024 Nové Město65th77th

Other competition

Junior/Youth World Championships

EventLevelIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
align=left 2018 OtepääYouth27th10th4th
align=left 2019 BreznoYouth1st6th4th
align=left 2020 LenzerheideYouth
align=left 2021 ObertilliachJunior8th

See also

Notes and References

  1. Anton Gundersen Lihn (27 January 2019) Ukaleq Slettemark vinder VM-guld knr.gl
  2. Alex Zhovtiuk (20 November 2020) Young Ukaleq Slettemark from Greenland will begin on the IBU World Cup focusbiathlon.com
  3. News: The championship in Pokljuka reached Greenland as well. www.pokljuka2021.si. 30 March 2021.
  4. Web site: Skiskydning OL . 2023-01-08 . Vinter-OL i Beijing - læs alt om den danske deltagelse . da.
  5. News: Ukaleq Astri Slettemark, Greenland's most talented young athlete. www.biathlonworld.com. 24 December 2019. 30 March 2021.