Lukas Hofer
NationalityItalian
Birth date30 September 1989 (age 37)
Birth placeBruneck, Italy
Height1.74 m
Weight69 kg
DisciplinesBiathlon
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Wcdebut2009
Olympicteams5 (2010–2026)
Olympicmedals3
Olympicgolds0
Worldsteams8 (2011–2020)
Worldsmedals4
Worldsgolds0
Wcseasons2009/10-
Wcwins2
Wcpodiums9
Show-medalsyes
Updated19 March 2021

Lukas Hofer (born 30 September 1989) is an Italian biathlete.[1]

Career

Hofer competed for Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics in biathlon.[2] Together with Karin Oberhofer, Dorothea Wierer and Dominik Windisch he won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia.[3] Then four years later at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County, South Korea together with Lisa Vittozzi, Dorothea Wierer and Dominik Windisch, he once again won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay.[4]

Further notable results
  • 2007: 3rd, Italian Biathlon Championships, sprint
  • 2008: 1st, Italian Biathlon Championships, mass start
  • 2009: 3rd, Italian Biathlon Championships, mass start
  • 2011:
    • 1st, Italian Biathlon Championships, sprint
    • 1st, Italian Biathlon Championships, mass start
  • 2012:
    • 3rd, Italian Biathlon Championships, sprint
    • 3rd, Italian Biathlon Championships, pursuit

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

3 medals (1 silver, 2 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass StartRelayMixed Relay
2010 Vancouver46th56th54th–12th—
2014 Sochi14th12th17thDNF5thBronze
2018 Pyeongchang63rd10th10th18th12thBronze
2022 Beijing27th14th4th27th7th9th
2026 Milano Cortina16th13th13th25th14thSilver

World Championships

4 medals (2 silver, 2 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk27th16th9thSilver5th5throwspan="6"
2012 Ruhpolding20th31st13th16th4th9th
2013 Nové Město7th14th11th21st7th4th
2015 Kontiolahti50th24th30th—12th7th
2016 Oslo Holmenkollen31st75th——11th8th
2017 Hochfilzen36th56thDNS—5th4th
2019 Östersund5th52rd42rd17th15thBronzeSilver
2020 Antholz-Anterselva13th21st20th18th7thSilver9th
2021 Pokljuka18th13th14th7th6th6th5th
2023 Oberhof72nd28th35th—7th——
2024 Nové Město na Moravě24th18th9th19th6th——
2025 Lenzerheide70th16th20th8th5th7th—
*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.

World Cup

Individual podiums

  • 2 victories (2 Sp)
  • 13 podiums
No.SeasonDateEventCompetitionLevelPlace
12010–1112 March 2011Khanty-Mansiysk15 km Mass StartBiathlon World Championships2nd
22011–127 January 2012Oberhof10 km SprintBiathlon World Cup3rd
32012–1315 March 2013Khanty-Mansiysk10 km SprintBiathlon World Cup2nd
42013–1417 January 2014Antholz-Anterselva10 km SprintBiathlon World Cup1st
52017–1817 March 2018Oslo Holmenkollen12.5 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup2nd
624 March 2018Tyumen12.5 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup3rd
72018–1912 January 2019Oberhof12.5 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup3rd
822 March 2019Oslo Holmenkollen10 km SprintBiathlon World Cup2nd
92020–2111 March 2021Nové Město10 km SprintBiathlon World Cup3rd
1019 March 2021Östersund10 km SprintBiathlon World Cup1st
1120 March 2021Östersund12.5 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup3rd
122021–226 March 2022Kontiolahti12.5 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup3rd
132025–2622 January 2026Nové Město15 km Short IndividualBiathlon World Cup3rd
*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Junior/Youth World Championships

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
2007 Martell-Val Martello23rd29th22nd–
2008 Ruhpolding4th15th4th–
2009 Canmore44thGoldGold7th

References

  1. ^ IBU Profile Archived 6 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Vancouver 2010 Profile Archived 9 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Dominant Norway win inaugural mixed relay". Reuters. 19 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Biathlon | Athlete Profile: Lukas HOFER - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-28.