 Badacz in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 2003 Piechowice, Poland | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Poland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Konrad Badacz (born 16 January 2003) is a Polish biathlete. He made his debut in the Biathlon World Cup in 2023. [1]
Konrad Badacz gained international experience at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne but missed out on top-10 finishes due to shooting errors. [2] He later participated in the 2020 Youth World Championships, achieving a sixth-place finish in the relay event. In January 2021, he made his debut in the IBU Cup but achieved only lower placements. By the end of the season, he won a gold medal in the relay event at the 2021 Youth World Championships with teammates Jan Guńka and Marcin Zawół. [3] In the winter of 2021/22, Badacz competed in the IBU Junior Cup, winning a race with the men's relay team in Martell. In the 2022 Youth World Championships, he narrowly missed a medal, finishing fourth in the sprint, but secured a silver medal at the 2022 Youth Olympic Festival in the sprint event. [4] [5] In the winter of 2022/23, Badacz had a successful season, winning two races in the IBU Junior Cup and achieving top-30 results in the IBU Cup, including a 15th place in the sprint in Osrblie. He also participated in the 2023 European Championships, finishing 71st in the sprint. At the 2023 Junior European Championships, he won a bronze medal in the sprint, and at the Junior World Championships, he finished 11th in both the sprint and pursuit events. [6]
In the early winter of 2023/24, Badacz made his World Cup debut in Östersund. After several placements outside the top 60, he improved significantly in the sprint event in Oberhof, finishing 35th and earning his first World Cup points. He achieved his best result in a relay event with a 15th-place finish at the same location.
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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 2024 Nové Město | 42nd | 40th | 31st | — | 9th | — | — |
| Season | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | ||||||
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| Races | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | |
| 2023–24 | 11/21 | 10 | 77th | — | — | — | — | 10 | 61st | — | — |
1 medals (1 gold)
| Year | Age | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2020 Lenzerheide | 17 | 37th | 43rd | 37th | N/A | 6th |
 2021 Obertilliach | 18 | 52nd | 15th | 27th | Gold | |
 2022 Soldier Hollow | 19 | 7th | 4th | 5th | 6th | |
 2023 Shchuchinsk | 20 | 47th | 11th | 11th | 5th | |
 2024 Otepää | 21 | 7th | 7th | N/A | 5th | 6th |
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