Marie-Laure Brunet

Marie-Laure Brunet (born 20 November 1988[1] in Lannemezan, Hautes-Pyrénées) is a retired French biathlete and Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal in the women's pursuit at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games of Vancouver.[2]

Marie-Laure Brunet
Personal information
Full nameMarie-Laure Brunet
Born (1988-11-20) 20 November 1988
Lannemezan, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Websitemarielaurebrunet.com
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubDouanes Autrans
World Cup debut29 November 2007
Retired8 June 2014
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2010, 2014)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medals9 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 (2007/08–2013/14)
Individual victories0
All victories2
Individual podiums10
All podiums33
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2010 Vancouver 4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver 10 km pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pyeongchang Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ruhpolding 15 km individual
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ruhpolding 12.5 km mass start
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ruhpolding 4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Nové Město Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Östersund 4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pyeongchang 4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2008 Ruhpolding12.5 km individual
Silver medal – second place2008 Ruhpolding3 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2008 Ruhpolding10 km pursuit
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Martell7.5 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place2007 Martell3 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place2007 Martell10 km individual

Brunet made her Biathlon World Cup debut in March 2007 at Kontiolahti, shortly after winning a gold medal in the pursuit event at the Youth World Championships. During her career she developed a reputation as one of the most accurate shooters on the biathlon circuit. Brunet announced her retirement in June 2014 after suffering health problems, including collapsing during the relay at the 2014 Olympics.[3]

Biathlon results

Olympics

2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Canada 2010 Vancouver 12th 6th Bronze 14th Silver —
Russia 2014 Sochi 16th 55th DNS — DNF —
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

9 medals (1 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Sweden 2008 Östersund — 30th 26th — Bronze 7th
South Korea 2009 Pyeongchang 15th 52nd 7th 8th Bronze Gold
Russia 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk — — — — — 5th
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk DNF 43rd DNS 8th Silver Bronze
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding Silver 5th 6th Silver Silver 11th
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 19th 26th 11th 28th 6th Silver
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

World Cup
Relay victories

2 victories

No. Season Date Location Discipline Level Team
1 2008–09 19 February 2009South Korea PyeongchangMixed RelayBiathlon World Championships Brunet / Becaert / Defrasne / S.Fourcade
2 2011–12 21 January 2012Italy Antholz-AnterselvaRelayBiathlon World Cup Brunet / Boilley / Bescond / Dorin Habert

References
  1. Marie Laure Brunet Archived 2010-02-17 at the Wayback Machine – Biathlon Athletes : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
  2. German Wins Women’s 10K Biathlon – The New York Times – By REUTERS – Published: February 16, 2010
  3. "Retirement for Marie Laure Brunet". International Biathlon Union. 9 June 2014. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
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