Baiba Bendika

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Baiba Bendika
Baiba Bendika (LAT) 2017.JPG
Bendika in 2017
Personal information
Full nameBaiba Bendika
Born (1991-06-27) 27 June 1991 (age 32)
Cēsis, Latvia
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Website baibabendika.com
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
World Cup debut2011
Olympic Games
Teams2
Medals0
World Championships
Teams8
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons8 (2011/12–)
All podiums1
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Duszniki-Zdrój 7.5 km sprint
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Nové Město
na Moravě
Single Mixed Relays (W+M)
Updated on 5 March 2023

Baiba Bendika (born 27 June 1991) is a Latvian biathlete. [1]

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She made her Biathlon World Cup debut in 2011. During the 2015–16 World Cup season, she reached her career first Top 10, finishing fifth at the 7.5 km spring in Canmore. It was the first time she gained World Cup points. Already next week in Presque Isle, she finished 15th at the 7.5 km sprint and 13th at the 10 km pursuit.

She competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Biathlon Women's sprint, and Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay. [2]

Baiba Bendika and Andrejs Rastorgujevs used nine spare rounds and the usual whirlwind dynamics accompanying the fiercest competition in the BMW IBU World Cup placed in Nové Město na Moravě, clinching third place in the Single Mixed Relays and a first-ever Relay podium for Latvia.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass StartRelay
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang 39th39th33rd
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 58th50th48th

World Championships

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass StartRelayMixed RelaySingle mixed relay
Flag of Germany.svg 2012 Ruhpolding 99th95thLPDLPD
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2013 Nové Město 98th91stLPD
Flag of Finland.svg 2015 Kontiolahti 92nd82nd
Flag of Norway.svg 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 65th78thLPD
Flag of Austria.svg 2017 Hochfilzen 65th50th27thLPD
Flag of Sweden.svg 2019 Östersund 52nd17th23rd27thLPD10th
Flag of Italy.svg 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 25th12th9th18thLPDLPD17th
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2021 Pokljuka 52nd26th18th9thLPD23rd14th
Flag of Germany.svg 2023 Oberhof 44th62nd25th19th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2024 Nové Město na Moravě 67th5th11th23rd15th19th8th
*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.

World Cup

SeasonIndividualSprintPursuitMass StartOverall
PointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPosition
2011–12
2012–13
2014–15
2015–16 7038th3551st1843rd12349th
2016–17 665th3949th4569th
2017–18 4316th2563rd1069th449th8255th
2018–19 4324th6144th1864th845th13046th
2019–20 3332nd8534th8620th2338th22732nd
*Key:Points—won World Cup points; Position—World Cup season ranking.

World Cup Record

Finish in the Top 15

SeasonPositionEventCompetition
2022–23 3rd Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město na Moravě Single Mixed Relays (W+M)
2015–16 5th Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canmore 7.5 km sprint
2018–19 5th Flag of Slovenia.svg Pokljuka 15 km individual
2021–22 9th Flag of Austria.svg Hochfilzen 7.5 km sprint
2017–18 10th Flag of Germany.svg Ruhpolding 15 km individual
2018–19 12th Flag of Slovenia.svg Pokljuka 7.5 km sprint
2015–16 13th Flag of the United States.svg Presque Isle 10 km pursuit
2021–22 13th Flag of Norway.svg Oslo 7.5 km sprint
2021–22 14th Flag of Sweden.svg Östersund 7.5 km sprint
2015–16 15th Flag of the United States.svg Presque Isle 7.5 km sprint
2019–20 15th Flag of Finland.svg Kontiolahti 7.5 km sprint

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References

  1. "Baiba Bendika". International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  2. "Baiba BENDIKA". Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2022-03-18.