Dorothea Wierer

Dorothea Wierer (doroˈtɛːa ˈviːrer, doʁoˈteːa ˈviːʁɐ; born 3 April 1990) is an Italian former biathlete. Together with Karin Oberhofer, Dominik Windisch and Lukas Hofer she won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea she won again the bronze medal in the Mixed relay with Lisa Vittozzi, Lukas Hofer and Dominik Windisch. At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, she won her first individual medal in the Sprint. She is the 2019 Mass Start World Champion and the 2020 Pursuit and Individual World Champion.

Career

Wierer won her first Biathlon World Championships medal, placing third in the Women's relay together with Nicole Gontier, Michela Ponza and Karin Oberhofer^[2] at the Biathlon World Championships 2013 in Nové Město na Moravě, which was the first ever medal for Italian women at the Biathlon World Championships. At the 2019 Championships in Östersund, she won the gold medal in the 12.5 km Mass Start, also a first for Italian women in Biathlon.^[3] She has currently won 12 medals in total, including 4 Golds, 5 Silvers and 3 Bronzes.

At the start of the 2015–16 season, Wierer recorded the first win in her career in the Biathlon World Cup in Östersund and as of the end of 2021–22 season, Wierer has finished on the podium 45 times with 13 wins. She has also finished on the podium in 23 relays, including five victories. She has won the 2018–19 Overall World Cup (first Italian to do so, including men^[4][5]). Wierer defended the overall title in the 2019–20 Season (the first woman to do since Magdalena Forsberg in 2001/02^[A]) and has also won 4 disciplines cup, the 2015–16 Individual World Cup, the 2018–19 Pursuit World Cup, the 2019–20 Mass Start World Cup and the 2020-21 Individual World Cup.

In February 2019, Wierer became the third biathlete (after French Martin Fourcade and Marie Dorin Habert) to achieve a victory in every^[B] biathlon discipline.^[6]

Record

Olympic Games

4 Medals (1 Silver, 3 Bronze)

Wierer has won four medals from Olympic Games. In Sochi, she won a bronze medal in the mixed relay. In Pyeongchang, she won another bronze medal in the same discipline, mixed relay.^[7] In Beijing she won her first individual medal in Sprint. At the 2026 Winter Olympics, she won a silver medal in the mixed relay event.^[8]

*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

12 Medals (4 Gold, 5 Silver, 3 Bronze)

*The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

Junior/Youth World Championships

World Cup

Updated as of 22 March 2026, all the point totals count the dropped results, if there are any.

Overall record

* Results in IBU World Cup races, Olympics and World Championships.

** Updated as of 24 Feb 2025

Individual podiums

• 17 victories (7 Individuals, 4 Sprints, 2 Pursuits, 4 Mass starts)
• 53 podiums (7 Individuals, 18 Sprints, 20 Pursuits, 8 Mass starts)

*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

*Bolded lines are WCH or WOG races

Relay podiums

• 7 victories (3 Women relays, 3 Mixed relays, 1 Single mixed relay)
• 35 podiums (15 Women relays, 18 Mixed relays, 2 Single mixed relays)

*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

*Bolded lines are WCH or OWG races

See also

• Italian sportswomen multiple medalists at Olympics and World Championships

Notes

1. ^ On 21 December 2021, Tora Berger was jointly awarded the 2013-14 Biathlon World Cup after the disqualification of Olga Zaitseva, so Berger also won 2 Overall in a row after her win in 2012-13. However, it wasn't the case in March 2020. "IBU EB AWARDS TOTAL SCORE CRYSTAL GLOBE 2013/2014 TO TORA BERGER AND KAISA MAKARAINEN". biathlonworld.com. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
2. ^ This means every discipline at the World Cup / World Championships level as of the 2018–19 season; this includes Individual, Sprint, Pursuit, Mass Start, Women's Relay, Mixed Relay, and Single Mixed Relay. Later at the 2019 World Championships, Johannes Thingnes Bø achieved the same feature, while Sturla Holm Lægreid did that in March 2022. Ole Einar Bjørndalen has also won in 7 different disciplines at the World Cup / World Championships level (Individual, Sprint, Pursuit, Mass Start, Men's Relay, Mixed Relay, and the Team event which has not been raced since 1998); however, he never competed in a Single Mixed Relay during the later stages of his career. Halvard Hanevold also won in the same disciplines and retired before the introduction of Single Mixed Relay in 2015.

Notes about WC results

During Wierer's career, until 2023 the World Championships results counted for the World Cup of that season, starting from that season they did not anymore. Olympic Winter Games results did not.

1. ^ Including races at the Biathlon WCH that were part of the WC until 2022/23 season, 15 races at WOG not counted, 9 races at the WCH not counted
2. ^ Including races at the Biathlon WCH that were part of the WC until 2022/23 season, 23 races at WOG not counted, 16 races at the WCH not counted
3. ^ Including 3 wins at the Biathlon WCH that were part of the WC
4. ^ Including 3 wins at the Biathlon WCH that were part of the WC, 1 win at the Biathlon WCH not counted
5. ^ Including 5 podiums at the Biathlon WCH that were part of the WC, 1 podium at the WOG not counted
6. ^ Including 10 podiums at the Biathlon WCH that were part of the WC, 4 podiums at the WOG not counted, 2 podiums at the WCH not counted

References

1. ^ "Sport invernali statistiche Olimpiadi" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
2. ^ "Tora Pulls Norway to Relay Gold". Biathlonworld.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
3. ^ "Runaway Mass Start Win: IBU WCH Gold to Dorothea Wierer". biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
4. ^ "The Crystal Quest: Johannes and Doro". biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
5. ^ "Dorothea Wierer – Women on the rise". biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
6. ^ "Italy's Hofer/Wierer Duo Capture Soldier Hollow Single Mixed Relay". biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
7. ^ "France Wins Gold Medal for Biathlon Olympics 2018 Mixed Relay". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
8. ^ "Simon's Perfect Anchor Leg Brings France Impressive Mixed Relay Gold". International Biathlon Union. 8 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.

External links

• Dorothea Wierer at FISI.org 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
• Dorothea Wierer at Milano Cortina 2026
• Dorothea Wierer at IMDb