Amy Baserga

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Amy Baserga
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Amy Baserga in 2024
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Born (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 23)
Zürich, Switzerland
Sport
SportBiathlon
ClubSC Einsiedeln
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Lenzerheide Single mixed relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Obertilliach 7.5 km sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021 Obertilliach10 km pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Lenzerheide 12.5 km individual
Youth World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Osrblie 7.5 km pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Osrblie6 km sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Otepää 7.5 km pursuit

Amy Baserga (born 29 September 2000) is a Swiss biathlete. [1] She competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics. [2]

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Career

Baserga was a successful junior competitor in biathlon, winning six medals at the Biathlon Junior World Championships. [3] [4] [5] [6] She competed in four biathlon events at the 2022 Winter Olympics. She was part of the Swiss team in the mixed relay, placing 8th out of 20 teams. [7] She placed 69th out of 89 competitors in the individual event, [8] 54th out of 89 competitors in the sprint, [9] and 39th out of 60 competitors in the pursuit. [10]

Personal life

Baserga also participated in athletics, ski jumping, and cross-country skiing before starting biathlon after her older brother Tim discovered the sport in 2007.

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References

  1. "International Biathlon Union – Athlete profile for Amy BASERGA". International Biathlon Union - IBU.
  2. "Amy BASERGA Biathlon - Beijing 2022 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  3. "Baserga and Claude clinch second titles at IBU Junior World Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. March 3, 2021.
  4. "Baserga and Claude earn sprint titles at IBU Junior World Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. March 2, 2021.
  5. "IBU Youth/Junior World Championships set to crown new stars in Obertilliach". www.insidethegames.biz. February 26, 2021.
  6. "Room-mates take gold and silver in youth men's sprint at IBU Youth/Junior World Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. February 1, 2019.
  7. "Saturday's Biathlon Results". WTOP News. February 5, 2022.
  8. "Monday's Biathlon Results". WTOP News. February 7, 2022.
  9. "Lena Häcki und Amy Baserga treffen nicht wunschgemäss | Radio Central". Lena Häcki und Amy Baserga treffen nicht wunschgemäss.
  10. "Biathlon-Verfolgung an Olympia – Röiseland jubelt über Gold-Hattrick – Fillon Maillet doppelt nach". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). February 13, 2022.