Felix Leitner (born 31 December 1996) is an Austrian biathlete. He made his World Cup debut in December 2016, and won the 20km individual race at the 2018 IBU Open European Championships.[3][4] He competed in six events at the 2022 Winter Olympics, with his best placing being 10th in the pursuit.[5] Leitner took his first individual World Cup podium on 17 January 2021 in the 15 km mass start event.
 Leitner in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Austrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 1996 Hall in Tirol, Austria[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SCV Bernau[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 3 December 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
edit0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 2022 Beijing
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16th | 46th | 10th | 29th | 10th | 10th |
World Championships
edit0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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 2019 Östersund
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30th | 36th | 22nd | 19th | 8th | — | — |
 2020 Rasen-Antholz
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27th | 9th | 9th | 6th | 6th | 8th | — |
 2021 Pokljuka
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14th | 51st | 44th | — | 10th | — | — |
 2024 Nové Město na Moravě
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57th | 49th | 39th | — | 12th | — | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
References
edit- ^ "Felix Leitner". biathlon.com. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Felix Leitner". Eurosport. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Bray,Thomas (24 January 2018). "Ridanna : Leitner champion d'Europe, Fabien Claude 7e". nordicmag.info. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Felix Leitner". biathlonresults.com. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Ibu.blob.core.windows.net. 13 February 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Tiroler Senkrechtstarter Leitner hat den Weltcup im Visier". tt.com.
