Clare Egan

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Clare Egan
2018-01-04 IBU Biathlon World Cup Oberhof 2018 - Sprint Women 115.jpg
Clare Egan during World Cup competitions in Oberhof, Thuringia, Germany, in January 2018
Personal information
Native nameLaurent Clare Egan
National teamU.S. biathlon team
Born (1987-11-19) November 19, 1987 (age 36)
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Years active2013-2022
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Sport Biathlon
ClubCraftsbury green racing project
Now coachingU.S. Biathlon Team Personal coach:

Laurent Clare Egan (born November 19, 1987) is a retired American biathlete. She has represented the United States in World Cup Biathlon from 2015 through the 2018-2019 season and at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. [1] [2] Clare was elected in 2018 to chair the International Biathlon Union Athletes’ Committee until 2022. [3]

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She represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [4]

Life

Egan is originally from Cape Elizabeth, Maine. She was a stand-out runner and skier at Cape Elizabeth High School, from which she graduated in 2006. Egan attended Wellesley College and received a master's degree from the University of New Hampshire; she speaks six languages. [5]

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 62nd61st13th
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 39th46th38th11th7th

World Championships

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Flag of Finland.svg 2015 Kontiolahti 51st40th52nd12th
Flag of Norway.svg 2016 Oslo 66th84th13th
Flag of Austria.svg 2017 Hochfilzen 22nd20th41st24th14th16th
Flag of Sweden.svg 2019 Östersund 53rd11th12th26th9th19th
Flag of Italy.svg 2020 Antholz 58th28th46th15th13th
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2021 Pokljuka 39th54th44th13th22nd12th
*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. "Clare Egan". International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. "Clare Egan". 2014-12-26. Archived from the original on 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  3. "Clare". 9 September 2016.
  4. OlympicTalk (2022-01-22). "Team USA athlete roster for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  5. "International Biathlon Union - IBU".

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