Sean Doherty (biathlete)

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Sean Doherty
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Doherty in 2023
Personal information
Born (1995-06-08) June 8, 1995 (age 28)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Winter Youth Olympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Innsbruck Mixed relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Cheile Grădiştei 12.5 km pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 Cheile Grădiştei10 km sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Raubichi 10 km sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 Cheile Grădiştei15 km individual
Youth World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Obertilliach 10 km pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Presque Isle 7.5 km sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 Presque Isle10 km pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 Obertilliach7.5 km sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 Obertilliach12.5 km individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014 Presque Isle12.5 km individual

Sean Doherty (born June 8, 1995, in Conway, New Hampshire [1] ) is an American biathlete.

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Career

Doherty competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Winter Olympics. [2] Among other competitions, he participated in the Biathlon World Cup opening in 2015 in November and December.

He represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [3]

He is a specialist in the Vermont Army National Guard.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang 44th65th6th
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 42nd47th43rd13th7th

World Championships

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle Mixed relay
Flag of Austria.svg 2017 Hochfilzen 58th39th55th7th16th
Flag of Sweden.svg 2019 Oestersund 17th22nd21st19th13th
Flag of Italy.svg 2020 Antholz 24th44th43rd8th13th11th
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2021 Pokljuka 51st78th15th12th22nd
Flag of Germany.svg 2023 Oberhof 35th80th12th13th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2024 Nové Město na Moravě 23rd44th26th28th5th11th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

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References

  1. "Sean DOHERTY". Olympics.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. "Sean DOHERTY | Biathlon | United States – Sochi 2014 Olympics". m.sochi2014.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  3. OlympicTalk (2022-01-22). "Team USA athlete roster for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-01-23.

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