René Cattarinussi

René Cattarinussi

Personal information
Full name	René Cattarinussi
Born	(1972-04-12) 12 April 1972 Tolmezzo, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	Guardia di Finanza
World Cup debut	9 December 1993
Olympic Games
Teams	2 (1998, 2002)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	8 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003)
Medals	6 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	10 (1993/94–2002/03)
Individual victories	2
Individual podiums	11
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing Italy World Championships 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 10 km sprint 2001 Pokljuka 10 km sprint 1996 Ruhpolding 10 km sprint 1996 Ruhpolding Team event 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 4 × 7.5 km relay 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km sprint

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

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.

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Relay
1998 Nagano	21st	52nd	—	9th
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
1995 Antholz-Anterselva	—	43rd	—	—	—	—
1996 Ruhpolding	—	Bronze	—	—	Bronze	10th
1997 Brezno-Osrblie	42nd	Silver	10th	—	—	Bronze
1998 Pokljuka	—	—	10th	—	6th	—
1999 Kontiolahti	8th	30th	12th	10th	—	8th
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen	43rd	Bronze	8th	DNF	—	5th
2001 Pokljuka	21st	Silver	18th	10th	—	10th
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 1999	Antholz-Anterselva	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
1999–2000 1 victory (1 MS)	19 March 2000	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.

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

External links

• René Cattarinussi at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
• René Cattarinussi at IBU BiathlonResults.com
• Rene Cattarinussi at Olympics.com
• René Cattarinussi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)