Sean Doherty (biathlete)

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Sean Doherty
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Doherty in 2023
Personal information
Born (1995-06-08) June 8, 1995 (age 30)
Sport
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Winter Youth Olympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Innsbruck Mixed relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Cheile Grădiştei 12.5 km pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 Cheile Grădiştei10 km sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Raubichi 10 km sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 Cheile Grădiştei15 km individual
Youth World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Obertilliach 10 km pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Presque Isle 7.5 km sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 Presque Isle10 km pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 Obertilliach7.5 km sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 Obertilliach12.5 km individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014 Presque Isle12.5 km individual

Sean Doherty (born June 8, 1995, in Conway, New Hampshire [1] ) is an American biathlete and four-time Olympian who has represented the United States at the 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics. He was the youngest U.S. Olympic biathlete when he competed at the 2014 Sochi Games at age 18 and is the most decorated junior biathlete in U.S. history with ten Youth and Junior World Championship medals. [2]

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Early Life

Doherty grew up in Center Conway, New Hampshire, and began cross-country skiing at age four. He started competing in biathlon at age twelve. [2]

Career

Doherty competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Winter Olympics. [3] Among other competitions, he participated in the Biathlon World Cup opening in 2015 in November and December.

He represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [4]

He is a specialist in the Vermont Army National Guard.


Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang 44th65th——6th—
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 42nd47th43rd—13th7th
Flag of Italy.svg 2026 Milano Cortina 80th65th——5th—

World Championships

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle Mixed relay
Flag of Austria.svg 2017 Hochfilzen 58th39th55th—7th16th—
Flag of Sweden.svg 2019 Oestersund 17th22nd—21st—19th13th
Flag of Italy.svg 2020 Antholz 24th44th43rd—8th13th11th
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2021 Pokljuka 51st78th——15th12th22nd
Flag of Germany.svg 2023 Oberhof 35th80th——12th13th—
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2024 Nové Město na Moravě 23rd44th26th28th5th11th—
*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.

References

  1. ↑ "Sean DOHERTY". Beijing 2022 Olympics . Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Sean Doherty - Olympic Biathlon | Team USA". www.teamusa.com. December 12, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Sean DOHERTY | Biathlon | United States – Sochi 2014 Olympics". m.sochi2014.com. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ OlympicTalk (January 22, 2022). "Team USA athlete roster for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

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