Dominik Landertinger

Dominik Landertinger
Personal information
Nickname(s) Landi
Born (1988-03-13) 13 March 1988
Braunau am Inn, Austria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club HSV Hochfilzen
World Cup debut 13 December 2007
Olympic Games
Teams 2 (2010, 2014)
Medals 3 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams 5 (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)
Medals 2 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 8 (2007/08–)
Individual victories 2
All victories 5
Individual podiums 14
All podiums 29
Discipline titles 1:
1 Mass start (2008–09)
Updated on 9 March 2016.

Dominik Landertinger (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔmɪnɪk ˈlandɐtɪŋɐ]; born 13 March 1988) is an 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 and in 2014 Winter Olympics. He won 3 medals: silver in the Men's relay in 2010, and a silver and a bronze in Men's sprint and in Men's relay in 2014. Both of the relays together with Daniel Mesotitsch, Simon Eder and Christoph Sumann.

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

3 medals (2 silver, 1 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
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)

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
*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 Pyeongchang15 km mass startBiathlon World Championships
2009–10
1 victory
(1 MS)
27 March 2010 Russia 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.

References

  1. "Dominik Landertinger". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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