Markus Windisch

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Markus Windisch
20110123 Markus Windisch 1.jpg
Windisch in Antholz-Anterselva in 2011.
Personal information
Full nameMarkus Windisch
Born (1984-05-12) 12 May 1984 (age 40)
Bruneck, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
ClubC.S. Esercito
World Cup debut5 December 2004
Retired8 July 2014
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams6 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons10 (2004/05–2013/14)
Individual victories0
All victories1
Individual podiums0
All podiums2
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Summer World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2008 Haute MaurienneMixed relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2013 Forni Avoltri12.5 km pursuit

Markus Windisch (born 12 May 1984) is a former Italian biathlete.

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Career

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]

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2010 Vancouver 31st44th53rd12th
Flag of Russia.svg 2014 Sochi 71st81st5th
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2006 Pokljuka DNS
Flag of Italy.svg 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 57th47thDNF4th
Flag of Sweden.svg 2008 Östersund 51st55th11th
Flag of South Korea.svg 2009 Pyeongchang 12th19th23rd16th7th7th
Flag of Russia.svg 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 83rd18th13th28th5th
Flag of Germany.svg 2012 Ruhpolding 22nd8th30th20th4th9th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

Junior/Youth World Championships

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
Flag of Italy.svg 2002 Ridnaun-Val Ridanna 11th5th8th7th
Flag of Poland.svg 2003 Kościelisko 14th11th4th10th
Flag of France.svg 2004 Haute Maurienne 30th19th29th8th
Flag of Finland.svg 2005 Kontiolahti 19th44th24th
Further notable results

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References

  1. 1 2 "Markus Windisch". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. "Markus Windisch Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  3. Paone, Francesco (8 July 2014). "Markus Windisch Announces Retirement". Snowalps. Neve Italia. Retrieved 25 December 2014.