Paula Botet

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Paula Botet
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 25)
Sallanches, France
Sport
CountryFrance
Sport Biathlon
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Lenzerheide Single mixed relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Lenzerheide 4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Obertilliach 4 × 6 km relay
Youth World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lenzerheide 3 × 6 km relay

Paula Botet (born 19 December 2000) is a French biathlete. She has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since 2022. [1]

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Career

Botet began competing in biathlon in 2011. She entered the Junior Cup in the 2017/2018 season. During the 2019/2020 season, she achieved third place in the overall standings, as well as in the individual rankings for sprint and pursuit. Following this success, she transitioned to the IBU Cup in the next season. At the 2020 Junior World Championships in Lenzerheide, she won the gold medal with the relay team, though her individual races placed her outside the top 10.

The following year, at the 2021 Junior World Championships in Obertilliach, she repeated her relay triumph, while achieving fifth place in the individual race. [2]

Botet made her World Cup debut at the first event of 2022 in Oberhof. [3] She finished 39th in both the sprint and pursuit events, earning her first World Cup points. At the seventh World Cup of the season, she competed for the first time in the French women's relay team in the third position, contributing to a bronze medal finish. She concluded her first World Cup season ranked 79th overall.

She spent the entire 2023–2024 season on the IBU Cup circuit, but her performance was hampered by shin pain, and she did not achieve any podium finishes. [4] She won the first sprint in Idre, which marked the start of the 2024–2025 IBU Cup season. [5]

Personal life

Father — Yannick Bothe (osteopath, one of the first coaches of biathlete Martin Fourcade), mother — Véronique Claudel (born in 1966, biathlete). [6]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

World Cup

 Season AgeOverallIndividualSprintPursuitMass start
RacesPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPosition
2021–22 209/222579th162nd1870th677th——
2022–23 213/202668th662nd2062nd————
2024–25 238/2121434th——11222nd5238th5030th

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationLevelRacePlace
1 2024–25 9 January 2025 Flag of Germany.svg Oberhof World CupSprint1st

Relay podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationLevelRacePlaceTeammate
1 2021–22 22 January 2021 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva World CupRelay3rd C. Chevalier, Braisaz-Bouchet, Bescond
2 2024–25 17 January 2025 Flag of Germany.svg Ruhpolding World CupRelay3rd Michelon, Braisaz-Bouchet, Simon

Youth and Junior World Championships

3 medals (2 gold, 1 bronze)

YearAgeIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
Flag of Estonia.svg 2018 Otepää 1844th44th36th—
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2019 Brezno-Osrblie 1949th43th16thBronze
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2020 Lenzerheide 2015th14th26thGold
Flag of Austria.svg 2021 Obertilliach 215th16th11thGold

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete Statistics - real biathlon". www.realbiathlon.com.
  2. ↑ Jacquemard, Nicolas (March 6, 2021). "Mondiaux juniors de biathlon : le relais féminin français champion du monde pour la 4ème fois consécutive". Dicodusport.
  3. ↑ BIAVANT, Romain LE (January 6, 2022). "Oberhof - Paula Botet : "J'ai hâte de découvrir la Coupe du Monde"".
  4. ↑ Burgaud, Florian (April 2, 2024). "Biathlon | Paula Botet donne de ses nouvelles après une saison perturbée par des douleurs tibiales : " J'ai fait l'autruche en faisant comme s'il n'y avait pas de problème " | Nordic Mag | N°1 Biathlon | Ski nordique". www.nordicmag.info.
  5. ↑ Burgaud, Florian (November 28, 2024). "Biathlon | Idre Fjäll : avec le 10/10, Paula Botet et Chloé Chevalier écrasent le sprint d'ouverture de l'IBU Cup féminine en signant le doublé | Nordic Mag | N°1 Biathlon | Ski nordique". www.nordicmag.info.
  6. ↑ "JO 2022. Biathlon : Véronique Claudel, médaillée d'or à Albertville évoque sa relation avec sa fille Paula Botet sélectionnée pour les JO de Pékin". www.vosgesmatin.fr.
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