Amanda Lightfoot

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Amanda Lightfoot in 2009

Amanda Lightfoot (born 30 January 1987) [1] is a former British biathlete who competed in many international races.

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Lightfoot was born in Coventry. She took up the sport after first learning to ski at the age of nineteen. She is a Sergeant clerk in the Adjutant General's Corps. [2] She was selected as part of the Team GB squad for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. [3] Her trainer was Walter Pichler, and his cousin Wolfgang Pichler at some point. [1] [4] [5] Lightfoot achieved a new personal best at the 2017 Biathlon World Championships in Hochfilzen when she finished 32nd in the individual race. [6]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of Russia.svg 2014 Sochi 71st75th————
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang 73rd67th————

World Championships

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Flag of South Korea.svg 2009 Pyeongchang 104th105th——21st——
Flag of Russia.svg 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 33rd53rdLAP—19th18th
Flag of Germany.svg 2012 Ruhpolding 59th36th43rd—22nd24th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2013 Nové Město 95th58th52nd——26th
Flag of Finland.svg 2015 Kontiolahti 66th47th47th——25th
Flag of Norway.svg 2016 Oslo 48th81st————
Flag of Austria.svg 2017 Hochfilzen 32nd66th————
Flag of Italy.svg 2020 Rasen-Antholz 64th90th—————
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2021 Pokljuka DNS81st—————
*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. 1 2 "International Biathlon Union – IBU". Biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. ↑ British Biathlon Association website
  3. ↑ "Winter Olympics 2014: Amanda Lightfoot excited by Sochi chance". bbc.co.uk . 17 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Lightfoot Notches 34th At World Champs, A Best for Britain – FasterSkier.com". fasterskier.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  5. ↑ ""I don't think I would have been able to have a career in sports without the Army" — Amanda Lightfoot on the struggles of the British biathlete". Sports Gazette. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Ward, Verity (17 February 2017). "Snow Queen's Olympic hopes after World Championship biathlete performance". Shields Gazette . Retrieved 6 March 2017.


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