Laura Dahlmeier

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.

Laura Dahlmeier
Dahlmeier in 2018
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1993-08-22) 22 August 1993
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)
Medals3 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 (2013–2019)
Medals15 (7 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 (2012/13–2018/19)
Individual races124
All races152
Individual victories22
All victories35
Individual podiums50
All podiums71
Overall titles1 (2016–17)
Discipline titles2:
1 Individual (2016–17)
1 Pursuit (2016–17)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Pyeongchang7.5 km sprint
Gold medal – first place2018 Pyeongchang10 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2018 Pyeongchang15 km individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Kontiolahti4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place2016 Oslo10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place2017 Hochfilzen10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place2017 Hochfilzen15 km individual
Gold medal – first place2017 Hochfilzen12.5 km mass start
Gold medal – first place2017 Hochfilzen4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place2017 HochfilzenMixed relay
Silver medal – second place2015 Kontiolahti10 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place2016 Oslo12.5 km mass start
Silver medal – second place2017 Hochfilzen7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place2016 Oslo15 km individual
Bronze medal – third place2016 Oslo7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place2016 Oslo4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2019 Östersund7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place2019 Östersund10 km pursuit
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Obertilliach12.5 km individual
Gold medal – first place2013 Obertilliach7.5 km sprint
Gold medal – first place2013 Obertilliach3 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place2013 Obertilliach10 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2011 Nové Město10 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2011 Nové Město3 × 6 km relay
European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
Gold medal – first place2011 Liberec10 km individual
Gold medal – first place2011 Liberec6 km sprint
Gold medal – first place2011 LiberecMixed relay
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

Career

Biathlon career

At the 2013 Biathlon Junior World Championships in Obertilliach, Austria, Dahlmeier took three gold medals in the individual, sprint and relay, as well as a silver in the pursuit. Following this, she was selected for the German team in the women's relay at the 2013 Biathlon World Championships: racing in the third leg, she shot clean and overcame a 38 second deficit to hand over with Germany in the lead. Dahlmeier completed her first full World Cup campaign the following season: she enjoyed further success in World Cup relays, however she was unable to secure a solo podium finish, and did not make an impact at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.[4]

Dahlmeier's start to her 2014–15 season was delayed due to injury, and she made her World Cup season debut at Pokljuka in December 2014. Two months later she took her first World Cup win in Nové Město na Moravě, following which she took another six podiums, including a second win, and her first two senior World Championship medals, a silver in the pursuit and a gold in the women's relay.

In 2015–16 she took five World Cup wins, and at the World Championships in Oslo she took her first solo gold medal in the pursuit along with a silver in the mass start and bronzes in the sprint, individual and women's relay.[4]

Dahlmeier enjoyed her best season in 2016–17, winning the overall World Cup and winning five golds and a silver at the World Championships in Hochfilzen, Austria, missing out on a sixth gold by four seconds in the sprint to Gabriela Koukalová. She became the first woman in biathlon history to win five gold medals at a World Championships.[5]

The following season Dahlmeier's focus was on the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang: at the Games she became the second German woman to take the Olympic gold in the sprint, shooting clean as one of only three competitors to hit all targets in windy conditions, before doubling up with a second title in the pursuit and additionally taking a bronze in the individual.[4]

Dahlmeier's 2018–19 season was disrupted by illness, however she took a World Cup race win at Antholz in January 2019 before going on to take two bronzes at the 2019 World Championships in Östersund in the sprint and the pursuit. After the end of the season, in May 2019 she announced her retirement from competition, stating that she no longer feels the 100% passion necessary for professional biathlon.[4][6]

Post-biathlon career

On 18 October 2019, Dahlmeier released the children's book Die Klima Gang: Laura Dahlmeier und Freunde im Einsatz für die Natur, which she co-authored.

For the 2019-2020 Biathlon World Cup season, she served as an expert commentator for the German broadcaster ZDF.[7]

Since retiring from competitive biathlon Dahlmeier has competed in mountain running. In June 2019 she won the 39-kilometer Basetrail XL race of the Zugspitz Ultratrail in Grainau, Germany.[8] In September 2019 she won and set a new women's course record in the 52-kilometer Karwandelmarsch race from Scharnitz to Pertisau in Austria.[9] In November of that year she placed 27th at the 2019 World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships in Argentina.[10]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[11] On 17 May 2019, she announced her retirement from biathlon.[12]

Olympic Games

3 medals (2 gold, 1 bronze)

Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Russia 2014 Sochi 21 13th 46th 30th — 11th DSQ —
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 25 Bronze Gold Gold 16th 8th 4th
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

15 medals (7 gold, 3 silver, 5 bronze)

Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 20 — — — — 5th — —
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 22 6th 4th Silver 7th Gold —
Norway 2016 Oslo 23 Bronze Bronze Gold Silver Bronze —
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 24 Gold Silver Gold Gold Gold Gold
Sweden 2019 Östersund 26 4th Bronze Bronze 6th 4th — —
*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.

Junior World Championships
Year Age Sprint Pursuit Relay Mixed relay
Czech Republic 2011 Nové Město 18 12th 14th Bronze Bronze
Finland 2012 Kontiolahti 19 16th 37th 34th 6th
Austria 2013 Obertilliach 20 Gold Gold Silver Gold

European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
Year Age Individual Sprint Mixed relay
Czech Republic 2011 Liberec 18 Gold Gold Gold

World Cup
Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Races Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2012/137/2622035th——10132nd6936th5029th
2013/1417/2241015th5412th13823rd14514th7314th
2014/1517/257258th818th2928th2244th12812th
2015/1618/257866th8010th2139th2655th2283rd
2016/1724/2612111st1801st3722nd4111st2542nd
2017/1819/227304th——2524th2713rd2072nd
2018/1915/2555412th759th19110th16314th12513th

Individual victories
  • 22 victories – (4 SP, 11 PU, 3 IN, 4 MS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level
1 2014/155 February 2015Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
217 March 2015Russia Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia12.5 km Mass startWorld Cup
3 2015/1612 December 2015Austria Hochfilzen, Austria10 km PursuitWorld Cup
419 December 2015Slovenia Pokljuka, Slovenia10 km PursuitWorld Cup
59 January 2016Germany Ruhpolding, Germany10 km PursuitWorld Cup
610 January 2016Germany Ruhpolding, Germany12.5 km Mass StartWorld Cup
76 March 2016Norway Holmenkollen, Norway10 km PursuitWorld Championships
8 2016/1730 November 2016Sweden Östersund, Sweden15 km IndividualWorld Cup
99 December 2016Slovenia Pokljuka, Slovenia7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
1010 December 2016Slovenia Pokljuka, Slovenia10 km PursuitWorld Cup
1119 January 2017Italy Antholz, Italy15 km IndividualWorld Cup
1212 February 2017Austria Hochfilzen, Austria10 km PursuitWorld Championships
1315 February 2017Austria Hochfilzen, Austria15 km IndividualWorld Championships
1419 February 2017Austria Hochfilzen, Austria12.5 km Mass StartWorld Championships
152 March 2017South Korea Pyeongchang, South Korea7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
164 March 2017South Korea Pyeongchang, South Korea10 km PursuitWorld Cup
1711 March 2017Finland Kontiolahti, Finland10 km PursuitWorld Cup
18 2017/1816 December 2017France Annecy, France10 km PursuitWorld Cup
1920 January 2018Italy Antholz, Italy10 km PursuitWorld Cup
2010 February 2018South Korea Pyeongchang, South Korea7.5 km SprintWinter Olympic Games
2112 February 2018South Korea Pyeongchang, South Korea10 km PursuitWinter Olympic Games
22 2018/1927 January 2019Italy Antholz-Anterselva, Italy12.5 km Mass StartWorld Cup
*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Relay victories
No. Season Date Location Level Teammate
12012–1310 March 2013Russia Sochi, Russia World Cup Henkel, Sachenbacher-Stehle, Neureuther
22013-1412 December 2013France Le Grand-Bornand, France Henkel, Preuss, Hildebrand
38 January 2014Germany Ruhpolding, Germany Sachenbacher-Stehle, Preuss, Hildebrand
42014–1525 January 2015Italy Antholz, Italy Kummer, Preuss, Hildebrand
513 March 2015Finland Kontiolahti, FinlandWorld Championships Hinz, Preuss, Hildebrand
62016–1711 December 2016Slovenia Pokljuka, SloveniaWorld Cup Hinz, Hammerschmidt, Hildebrand
712 January 2017Germany Ruhpolding, Germany Hinz, Hammerschmidt, Preuss
822 January 2017Italy Antholz, Italy Hinz, Hammerschmidt, Hildebrand
99 February 2017Austria Hochfilzen, AustriaWorld Championshpis Hinz, Peiffer, Schempp
1017 February 2017Austria Hochfilzen, Austria Hinz, Hammerschmidt, Hildebrand)
112017–1810 December 2017Austria Hochfilzen, AustriaWorld Cup Hinz, Hildebrand, Hammerschmidt
1213 January 2018Germany Ruhpolding, Germany Preuss, Herrmann-Wick, Hildebrand
132018–19 8 February 2019 Canada Canmore, Canada Hildebrand, Hinz, Herrmann-Wick

Overall record
Result Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed
relay		 Total
Individual events Team events All events
1st place34114121221335
2nd place–9453118422
3rd place24323–11314
Podiums5171811182512071
4–105131394140545
11–2036641–19120
21–40–723––12–12
41–60111–––3–3
Others––––––––0
DNS1–––––1–1
DNF––––––––0
DSQ–––––1–11
Starts1544402723412627153
* Results in IBU World Cup races, Olympics and World Championships.

References
  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.
  5. "Germany's Dahlmeier wins record fifth biathlon gold". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  6. Die Gier weicht der Ruhe, sueddeutsche, 20190517
  7. zdf.de. "Als TV-Expertin - Laura Dahlmeier verstärkt ZDF-Team". ZDF. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  8. "SALOMON ZUGSPITZ ULTRATRAIL 2019". Plan B Registration. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  9. "Laura Dahlmeier Siegt beim 11. Karwendelmarsch". Bergsteiger.de. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  10. "WORLD LONG DISTANCE MOUNTAIN RUNNING CHALLENGE / CHAMPIONSHIPS - Women individual (41.5 km/+-2184m/84 participants)". World Mountain Running Association. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  11. International Biathlon Union. Laura Dahlmeier. IBU Datacenter. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  12. Karolos Grohmann, Alexander Smith (17 May 2019). "Double Olympic champion Dahlmeier retires at 25". Reuters. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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