René Cattarinussi

René Cattarinussi (born 12 April 1972) is a former Italian biathlete.

René Cattarinussi
Personal information
Full nameRené Cattarinussi
Born (1972-04-12) 12 April 1972
Tolmezzo, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubGuardia di Finanza
World Cup debut9 December 1993
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1998, 2002)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams8 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003)
Medals6 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons10 (1993/94–2002/03)
Individual victories2
Individual podiums11
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1997 Brezno-Osrblie10 km sprint
Silver medal – second place2001 Pokljuka10 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place1996 Ruhpolding10 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place1996 RuhpoldingTeam event
Bronze medal – third place1997 Brezno-Osrblie4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2000 Oslo Holmenkollen10 km sprint

He won a bronze medal in the sprint at the 1996 World Championships in Ruhpolding. The following year, at the 1997 World Championships in Brezno-Osrblie, he conquered a silver medal in the sprint event and a bronze in the relay. He also won a bronze and a silver medal in the sprint distance at the 2000 World Championships in Oslo and at the 2001 World Championships in Pokljuka.

Cattarinussi retired as a biathlete after the 2002–03 season.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games
Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
Japan 1998 Nagano 21st 52nd — 9th
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 21st 22nd 20th 16th
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002.

World Championships

6 medals (2 silver, 4 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay
Italy 1995 Antholz-Anterselva — 43rd — — — —
Germany 1996 Ruhpolding — Bronze — — Bronze 10th
Slovakia 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 42nd Silver 10th — — Bronze
Slovenia 1998 Pokljuka — — 10th — 6th —
Finland 1999 Kontiolahti 8th 30th 12th 10th — 8th
Norway 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 43rd Bronze 8th DNF — 5th
Slovenia 2001 Pokljuka 21st Silver 18th 10th — 10th
Russia 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 19th 7th 16th 26th — 18th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999.

Individual victories

2 victories (1 Sp, 1 MS)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1998–99
1 victory
(1 Sp)		22 January 1999Italy Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1999–2000
1 victory
(1 MS)		19 March 2000Russia Khanty-Mansiysk15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
Further notable results
  • 1995: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1996: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1997:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
    • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1998:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
    • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1999:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 2000:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
  • 2001:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
    • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 2002: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 2003:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit

References
  1. "René Cattarinussi". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
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