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Dominik Landertinger
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Dominik Landertinger in November 2009
Personal information
Born (1988-03-13) 13 March 1988 (age 36)
Braunau am Inn, Austria
Height 1.88 m
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club HSV Hochfilzen
World Cup debut 13 December 2007
Olympic Games
Teams 3 (2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals 4 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams 8 (2009–2017, 2020)
Medals 5 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 11 (2007/08–)
Individual victories 2
All victories 5
Individual podiums 17
All podiums 36
Discipline titles 1:
1 Mass start (2008–09)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver 2010 Vancouver 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver 2014 Sochi 10 km sprint
Bronze 2014 Sochi 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze 2018 Pyeongchang 20 km individual
World Championships
Gold 2009 Pyeongchang 15 km mass start
Silver 2009 Pyeongchang 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver 2016 Oslo 20 km individual
Bronze 2017 Hochfilzen 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze 2020 Antholz 20 km individual
Youth World Championships
Gold 2007 Martell 3 × 7.5 km relay
Silver 2006 Presque Isle 3 × 7.5 km relay
Silver 2007 Martell 7.5 km sprint
Bronze 2006 Presque Isle 12.5 km individual

Dominik Landertinger (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔmɪnɪk ˈlandɐtɪŋɐ]; born 13 March 1988) is a retired Austrian biathlete.

Life and career

Landertinger debuted in the 2007–08 season, and his big breakthrough came during the 2008–09 season, where he, as of 22 March 2015, has fourteen podium finishes, including a gold medal in the 15 km mass start at the 2009 World Championships in Pyeongchang and a win in the 15 km mass start in Khanty-Mansiysk at the last round of the 2009–10 season. He also finished second in the men's relay in the same World Championships, alongside Daniel Mesotitsch, Simon Eder and Christoph Sumann.

He represented Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2014 Winter Olympics, and 2018 Winter Olympics. He has won 4 medals: silver in the Men's relay in 2010, a silver and a bronze in the Men's sprint and in the Men's relay in 2014, and a bronze in the Men's individual in 2018. Both of the relays together with Daniel Mesotitsch, Simon Eder and Christoph Sumann.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

4 medals (2 silver, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Canada 2010 Vancouver 23rd 34th 14th 7th Silver N/A
Russia 2014 Sochi 5th Silver 10th 7th Bronze
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang Bronze 16th 22nd 12th 4th
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

5 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
South Korea 2009 Pyeongchang 6th 17th 34th Gold Silver
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 16th 49th 46th 9th 7th
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding 15th 28th 31st 24th 5th
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 14th 15th 5th 6th 5th 17th
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 28th 39th 15th 24th 5th
Norway 2016 Oslo Silver 9th 14th 15th 4th 5th
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 26th 17th 15th 21st Bronze 9th
Sweden 2019 Östersund 48th 21st 34th 21st 8th 17th
Italy 2020 Antholz-Anterselva Bronze 31st 40th 17th 8th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

Junior/Youth World Championships

4 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
France 2004 Haute Maurienne 9th DNF 11th
Finland 2005 Kontiolahti 7th DSQ 4th
United States 2006 Presque Isle Bronze 22nd 22nd Silver
Italy 2007 Martell-Val Martello 33rd Silver 4th Gold
Germany 2008 Ruhpolding 11th 30th 14th 4th

Individual victories

2 victories (2 MS)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
2008–09
1 victory
(1 MS)
21 February 2009 South Korea Pyeongchang 15 km mass start Biathlon World Championships
2009–10
1 victory
(1 MS)
27 March 2010 Russia Khanty-Mansiysk 15 km mass start Biathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

See also

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