Jeremy Teela

Jeremy Teela
	Teela in February 2002.
Personal information
Full name	Jeremy Scott Teela
Born	27 October 1976 (age 45); Tonasket, Washington, United States
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
World Cup debut	11 January 1997
Retired	18 April 2014
Olympic Games
Teams	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	10 (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Medals	0
World Cup
Seasons	16 (1996/97–2010/11, 2013/14)
Individual victories	0
All victories	0
Individual podiums	1
All podiums	1

Last updated April 10, 2022

Jeremy Scott Teela (born 27 October 1976) is a former American biathlete and a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army.

Life and career

Teela is a three-time Olympian, having competed in the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Olympics.

Teela retired from the sport at the end of the 2013–14 season.^[3]

At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, at the biathlon course in Soldier Hollow, he finished 14th. He participated in the men's 4 × 7.5 km relay team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, which finishing 9th.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Teela finished 9th in the 10 km sprint, the best individual American result to date in biathlon;^[4] 13th as part of the 4 × 7.5 km relay team ; and 24th in the 12.5 km pursuit.^[5]

Teela's best World Cup result was a 3rd place in an individual distance race at Whistler Mountain on March 11, 2009. He did not compete in the World Cup racing during the 2011–12 season and 2012–13 season.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[6]

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay
2002 Salt Lake City	14th	20th	23rd	N/A	15th
2006 Turin	51st	60th	—	—	9th
2010 Vancouver	—	9th	24th	29th	13th

*Mass start was added as an event in 2006.

World Championships

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Team	Relay	Mixed relay
1997 Brezno-Osrblie	—	—	—	N/A	14th	20th	N/A
1999 Kontiolahti	75th	39th	58th	—	N/A	18th	N/A
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen	86th	62nd	—	—	N/A	16th	N/A
2001 Pokljuka	55th	9th	20th	—	N/A	—	N/A
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk	76th	10th	17th	28th	N/A	17th	N/A
2004 Oberhof	75th	60th	DNS	—	N/A	18th	N/A
2005 Hochfilzen	54th	22nd	36th	—	N/A	—	DNS
2007 Antholz-Anterselva	44th	46th	46th	—	N/A	9th	DNS
2008 Östersund	47th	73rd	—	—	N/A	15th	16th
2009 Pyeongchang	44th	69th	—	—	N/A	21st	18th

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and mass start was added in 1999 with the mixed relay being added in 2005.

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References

↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jeremy Teela". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
↑ Jeremy Teela (18 April 2014). "I'm officially retired from Biathlon". Facebook. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
↑ "Retiring From Biathlon: Part 1, the Men". International Biathlon Union. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
↑ Men's 10km sprint results at 2010 Winter Olympics Archived 2010-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Men's 12.5km pursuit results at the 2010 Winter Olympics Archived 2010-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Jeremy Teela". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

External links

Jeremy Teela at BiathlonWorld.com and BiathlonResults.com from IBU
Jeremy Teela at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[Sports_Reference-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jeremy Teela". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

[2] Jeremy Teela (18 April 2014). "I'm officially retired from Biathlon". Facebook. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

[3] "Retiring From Biathlon: Part 1, the Men". International Biathlon Union. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.

[4] Men's 10km sprint results at 2010 Winter Olympics Archived 2010-02-15 at the Wayback Machine

[5] Men's 12.5km pursuit results at the 2010 Winter Olympics Archived 2010-02-16 at the Wayback Machine

[IBUprofile-6] "Jeremy Teela". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

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