Lukas Hofer

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Lukas Hofer
Lukas Hofer 2019.jpg
Hofer during the World Championships in Östersund, Sweden, in March 2019
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1989-09-30) 30 September 1989 (age 34)
Bruneck, Italy
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club C.S. Carabinieri
World Cup debut2009
Olympic Games
Teams4 (20102022)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 (20112020)
Medals4 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons2009/10-
Individual victories2
Individual podiums9
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Sochi Mixed relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Mixed relay
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Östersund Single mixed relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Antholz Mixed relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 15 km mass start
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Östersund Mixed relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Canmore 10 km sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2009 Canmore12.5 km pursuit
Youth World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Ruhpolding 3 × 7.5 km relay
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2011 Ridnaun10 km sprint
Updated on 19 March 2021.

Lukas Hofer (born 30 September 1989) is an Italian biathlete. [1]

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Career

Hofer competed for Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics in biathlon. [2] Together with Karin Oberhofer, Dorothea Wierer and Dominik Windisch he won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia. [3] Then four years later at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County, South Korea together with Lisa Vittozzi, Dorothea Wierer and Dominik Windisch, he once again won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay. [4]

Further notable results

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [1]

Olympic Games

2 medals (2 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass StartRelayMixed Relay
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2010 Vancouver 46th56th54th12th
Flag of Russia.svg 2014 Sochi 14th12th17thDNF5thBronze
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang 63rd10th10th18th12thBronze
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 27th14th4th27th7th9th

World Championships

4 medals (2 silver, 2 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Flag of Russia.svg 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 27th16th9thBronze5th5th
Flag of Germany.svg 2012 Ruhpolding 20th31st13th16th4th9th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2013 Nové Město 7th14th11th21st7th4th
Flag of Finland.svg 2015 Kontiolahti 50th24th30th12th7th
Flag of Norway.svg 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 31st75th11th8th
Flag of Austria.svg 2017 Hochfilzen 36th56thDNS5th4th
Flag of Sweden.svg 2019 Östersund 5th52rd42rd17th15thBronzeSilver
Flag of Italy.svg 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 13th21st20th18th7thSilver9th
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2021 Pokljuka 18th13th14th7th6th6th5th
Flag of Germany.svg 2023 Oberhof 72nd28th35th7th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2024 Nové Město na Moravě 24th18th9th19th6th
*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.

Junior/Youth World Championships

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
Flag of Italy.svg 2007 Martell-Val Martello 23rd29th22nd
Flag of Germany.svg 2008 Ruhpolding 4th15th4th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2009 Canmore 44thGoldGold7th

Individual victories

2 victory (2 Sp)

DateEventCompetitionLevel
17 January 2014 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz 10 km Sprint Biathlon World Cup
19 March 2021 Flag of Sweden.svg Östersund 10 km Sprint Biathlon World Cup
*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

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References

  1. 1 2 IBU Profile Archived 6 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Vancouver 2010 Profile Archived 9 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Dominant Norway win inaugural mixed relay". Reuters. 19 February 2014.
  4. "Biathlon | Athlete Profile: Lukas HOFER - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-28.