Wilfried Pallhuber

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Wilfried Pallhuber
Personal information
Full nameWilfried Pallhuber
NicknameWilli the Kid
Born (1967-08-04) 4 August 1967 (age 56)
Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club C.S. Carabinieri
World Cup debut17 January 1985
Retired17 March 2007
Olympic Games
Teams5 (1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams18 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Medals6 (5 gold)
World Cup
Seasons21 (1984/85, 1987/88–2006/07)
Individual victories6
Individual podiums7
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Lahti Team event
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Borovets 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Canmore Team event
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 10 km sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 4 × 7.5 km relay

Wilfried "Willi the Kid" Pallhuber (born 4 August 1967) is a former Italian biathlete. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin he competed in his fifth olympics.

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Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelay
Flag of France.svg 1992 Albertville 40th
Flag of Norway.svg 1994 Lillehammer 20th24th
Flag of Japan.svg 1998 Nagano 41st14th9th
Flag of the United States.svg 2002 Salt Lake City 50th50th33rd16th
Flag of Italy.svg 2006 Turin 9th22nd17th24th8th
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships

6 medals (5 gold, 1 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startTeamRelayMixed relay
Flag of Austria.svg 1989 Feistritz 14th4th4th
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1990 Minsk 16th24thGold
Flag of Finland.svg 1991 Lahti 47th30thGold
Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg 1992 Novosibirsk 8th
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1993 Borovets 48th8thGold
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1994 Canmore Gold
Flag of Italy.svg 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 79th46th10th4th
Flag of Germany.svg 1996 Ruhpolding 41st7th10th
Flag of Slovakia.svg 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 41stGold12thBronze
Flag of Slovenia.svg 1998 Pokljuka 28th
Flag of Finland.svg 1999 Kontiolahti 21st33rd21st12th8th
Flag of Norway.svg 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 50th51st5th
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2001 Pokljuka 31st69th10th
Flag of Russia.svg 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 78th32nd19th18th
Flag of Germany.svg 2004 Oberhof 26th25th30th15th
Flag of Austria.svg 2005 Hochfilzen 10th25th13th23rd9th19th
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2006 Pokljuka 12th
Flag of Italy.svg 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 46th24th27th4th6th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.

Individual victories

6 victories (4 In, 2 Sp)

SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
1991–92
1 victory
(1 Sp)
21 March 1992 Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Novosibirsk 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1992–93
1 victory
(1 In)
4 March 1993 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
1993–94
1 victory
(1 In)
10 March 1994 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Hinton 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
1994–95
1 victory
(1 In)
19 January 1995 Flag of Germany.svg Oberhof 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
1996–97
2 victories
(1 In, 1 Sp)
5 December 1996 Flag of Sweden.svg Östersund 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
1 February 1997 Flag of Slovakia.svg Brezno-Osrblie 10 km sprint Biathlon World Championships
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
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References

  1. "Wilfried Pallhuber". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 25 June 2015.