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Full name | Markus Windisch | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Bruneck, Italy | 12 May 1984|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Professional information | ||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||
Club | C.S. Esercito | |||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 5 December 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
Retired | 8 July 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 (2010, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 6 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012) | |||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 10 (2004/05–2013/14) | |||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
All victories | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
All podiums | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Markus Windisch (born 12 May 1984) is a former Italian biathlete.
Windisch had three top-10 finishes in World Cup races, with his best World Cup overall finish was 26th in the 2008–09 Biathlon World Cup. [1] He represented Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics. [2] His brother Dominik Windisch is also a biathlete.
He retired from the sport after the 2013–14 season. [3]
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [1]
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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2010 Vancouver | 31st | 44th | 53rd | — | 12th | — |
2014 Sochi | 71st | 81st | — | — | 5th | — |
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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2006 Pokljuka | — | — | — | — | — | DNS |
2007 Antholz-Anterselva | 57th | 47th | DNF | — | 4th | — |
2008 Östersund | — | 51st | 55th | — | 11th | — |
2009 Pyeongchang | 12th | 19th | 23rd | 16th | 7th | 7th |
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk | 83rd | 18th | 13th | 28th | 5th | — |
2012 Ruhpolding | 22nd | 8th | 30th | 20th | 4th | 9th |
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay |
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2002 Ridnaun-Val Ridanna | 11th | 5th | 8th | 7th |
2003 Kościelisko | 14th | 11th | 4th | 10th |
2004 Haute Maurienne | 30th | 19th | 29th | 8th |
2005 Kontiolahti | 19th | 44th | 24th | — |
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