Laura Dahlmeier

Laura Dahlmeier
Dahlmeier in 2018
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1993-08-22) 22 August 1993 (age 31)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Websitehttp://www.laura-dahlmeier.de/
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubSC Partenkirchen
World Cup debut2013
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2014, 2018)
World Championships
Teams5 (2013–2019)
World Cup
Seasons7 2012/13–2018/19
Individual races124
All races152
Overall titles1: 2016/17
Discipline titles2:
1 Individual (2016–17)
1 Pursuit (2016–17)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 1
World Championships 7 3 5
Total 9 3 6
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 7.5 km sprint
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 10 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang 15 km individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kontiolahti 4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2016 Oslo 10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hochfilzen 10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hochfilzen 15 km individual
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hochfilzen 12.5 km mass start
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hochfilzen 4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hochfilzen Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kontiolahti 10 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2016 Oslo 12.5 km mass start
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hochfilzen 7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Oslo 15 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Oslo 7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Oslo 4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Östersund 7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Östersund 10 km pursuit
World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Sprint 4 9 4
Pursuit 11 4 3
Mass Start 4 5 2
Individual 3 0 2
Relay 12 3 3
Mixed Relay 1 1 0
Total 35 22 14
  • WC podiums including the Olympic games and World championships races
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Obertilliach 12.5 km individual
Gold medal – first place 2013 Obertilliach 7.5 km sprint
Gold medal – first place 2013 Obertilliach 3 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Obertilliach 10 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Nové Město 10 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Nové Město 3 × 6 km relay
European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
Gold medal – first place 2011 Liberec 10 km individual
Gold medal – first place 2011 Liberec 6 km sprint
Gold medal – first place 2011 Liberec Mixed relay

Laura Dahlmeier (German pronunciation: [ˈlaʊ.̯ʁa ˈdaːlˌmaɪ̯ɐ] ⓘ; born 22 August 1993) is a retired German biathlete. Dahlmeier started in her first world cup races in the 2012/13 season.[2] In 2014, she participated in the Winter Olympics in Sochi. She won a record of five gold medals at the World Championships of 2017. In 2018 she became the first woman to win the biathlon sprint and pursuit in the same Olympics.[3] During her career she has won a total of two golds and one bronze at the Olympics, seven gold medals, three silver medals and five bronze medals at World Championships, one overall World Cup and two discipline World Cup titles. Dahlmeier announced her retirement from competition in May 2019, at the age of 25.[4] In October 2019, she released a children's book.

  1. ^ "Profile".
  2. ^ "Über mich (German)". Laura Dahlmeier (personal homepage). Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Martin Fourcade, Laura Dahlmeier win biathlon gold medals". Espn.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Laura Dahlmeier Retires". International Biathlon Union. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.