Christian De Lorenzi

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Christian De Lorenzi
Personal information
Full nameChristian De Lorenzi
Nickname(s)Jap
Born (1981-02-18) 18 February 1981 (age 39)
Sondalo, Lombardy, Italy
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
World Cup debut20 December 2002
Retired26 March 2016
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams11 (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons14 (2002/03–2015/16)
Individual victories0
All victories1
Individual podiums2
All podiums6

Christian De Lorenzi (born 18 February 1981) is a former Italian biathlete.

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De Lorenzi represented Italy at 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. He debuted in the Biathlon World Cup in 2002. His best World Cup overall finish was 23rd in the 2010–11 season. He retired after the 2015–16 season, his last competitions being the Italian Championships. [1]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [2]

Olympic Games

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of Italy.svg 2006 Turin 7th26th14th26th8thN/A
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2010 Vancouver 38th61st12thN/A
Flag of Russia.svg 2014 Sochi 30th46th42nd5th
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of Germany.svg 2004 Oberhof DNF57thLAP15thN/A
Flag of Austria.svg 2005 Hochfilzen 13th58th45th9th
Flag of Italy.svg 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 26th11th44th28th4th
Flag of Sweden.svg 2008 Östersund 6th21st14th30th11th5th
Flag of South Korea.svg 2009 Pyeongchang 43rd27th12th10th7th7th
Flag of Russia.svg 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A8th
Flag of Russia.svg 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 33rd21st23rd23rd5th5th
Flag of Germany.svg 2012 Ruhpolding 32nd60th37th4th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2013 Nové Město 54th26th25th7th
Flag of Finland.svg 2015 Kontiolahti 12th25th21st18th12th
Flag of Norway.svg 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 82nd41st54th11th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.
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References

  1. Paone, Francesco (26 March 2016). "A Forni Avoltri si è conclusa la carriera di Christian De Lorenzi" [The career of Christian De Lorenzi concluded in Forni Avoltri]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 27 March 2016.(in Italian)
  2. "Christian De Lorenzi". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 27 March 2016.