Felix Leitner

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Felix Leitner
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Leitner in 2024
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born (1996-12-31) 31 December 1996 (age 28)
Hall in Tirol, Austria [1]
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight56 kg (123 lb) [1]
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
ClubSCV Bernau [2]
World Cup debut3 December 2016
World Cup
Individual podiums1
All podiums3
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Ridnaun 20 km individual
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Minsk 10 km pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Cheile Grădiştei 15 km individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 Cheile Grădiştei10 km sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 Minsk7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 Cheile Grădiştei12.5 km pursuit
Updated on 23 March 2024

Felix Leitner (born 31 December 1996) is an Austrian biathlete. He made his World Cup debut in December 2016, and won the 20km individual race at the 2018 IBU Open European Championships. [3] [4] He competed in six events at the 2022 Winter Olympics, with his best placing being 10th in the pursuit. [5] Leitner took his first individual World Cup podium on 17 January 2021 in the 15 km mass start event.

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His brother Clemens competes as a ski jumper. [6]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 16th 46th 10th 29th 10th 10th

World Championships

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Flag of Sweden.svg 2019 Östersund 30th36th22nd19th8th
Flag of Italy.svg 2020 Rasen-Antholz 27th9th9th6th6th8th
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2021 Pokljuka 14th51st44th10th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2024 Nové Město na Moravě 57th49th39th12th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Felix Leitner". Eurosport . Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. "Felix Leitner". biathlon.com. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  3. Bray,Thomas (24 January 2018). "Ridanna : Leitner champion d'Europe, Fabien Claude 7e". nordicmag.info. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. "Felix Leitner". biathlonresults.com. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  5. "Final results" (PDF). Ibu.blob.core.windows.net. 13 February 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  6. "Tiroler Senkrechtstarter Leitner hat den Weltcup im Visier". tt.com.