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Full name | Wilfried Pallhuber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Willi the Kid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Antholz-Anterselva, Italy | 4 August 1967|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | C.S. Carabinieri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 17 January 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 17 March 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 5 (1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 18 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 6 (5 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 21 (1984/85, 1987/88–2006/07) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [1]
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay |
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1992 Albertville | 40th | — | — | — | — |
1994 Lillehammer | 20th | 24th | — | — | — |
1998 Nagano | 41st | 14th | — | — | 9th |
2002 Salt Lake City | 50th | 50th | 33rd | — | 16th |
2006 Turin | 9th | 22nd | 17th | 24th | 8th |
6 medals (5 gold, 1 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Team | Relay | Mixed relay |
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1989 Feistritz | — | 14th | — | — | 4th | 4th | — |
1990 Minsk | 16th | 24th | — | — | — | Gold | — |
1991 Lahti | 47th | 30th | — | — | Gold | — | — |
1992 Novosibirsk | — | — | — | — | 8th | — | — |
1993 Borovets | 48th | — | — | — | 8th | Gold | — |
1994 Canmore | — | — | — | — | Gold | — | — |
1995 Antholz-Anterselva | 79th | 46th | — | — | 10th | 4th | — |
1996 Ruhpolding | 41st | 7th | — | — | — | 10th | — |
1997 Brezno-Osrblie | 41st | Gold | 12th | — | — | Bronze | — |
1998 Pokljuka | — | — | 28th | — | — | — | — |
1999 Kontiolahti | 21st | 33rd | 21st | 12th | — | 8th | — |
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen | — | 50th | 51st | — | — | 5th | — |
2001 Pokljuka | 31st | 69th | — | — | — | 10th | — |
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk | 78th | 32nd | 19th | — | — | 18th | — |
2004 Oberhof | 26th | 25th | 30th | — | — | 15th | — |
2005 Hochfilzen | 10th | 25th | 13th | 23rd | — | 9th | 19th |
2006 Pokljuka | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12th |
2007 Antholz-Anterselva | 46th | 24th | 27th | — | — | 4th | 6th |
6 victories (4 In, 2 Sp)
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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1991–92 1 victory (1 Sp) | 21 March 1992 | Novosibirsk | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
1992–93 1 victory (1 In) | 4 March 1993 | Lillehammer | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
1993–94 1 victory (1 In) | 10 March 1994 | Hinton | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
1994–95 1 victory (1 In) | 19 January 1995 | Oberhof | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
1996–97 2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp) | 5 December 1996 | Östersund | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
1 February 1997 | Brezno-Osrblie | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Championships |
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