Lukas Hofer
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1989 Bruneck, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Carabinieri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 (2010–2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 8 (2011–2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 4 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 2009/10- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 championships of biathlon, sprint
- 2008: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start
- 2009: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start
- 2011:
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start
- 2012:
- 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
- 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]
Olympic Games
2 medals (2 bronze medals)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay | Mixed Relay |
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 2010 Vancouver
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46th | 56th | 54th | – | 12th | — |
 2014 Sochi
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14th | 12th | 17th | DNF | 5th | Bronze |
 2018 Pyeongchang
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63rd | 10th | 10th | 18th | 12th | Bronze |
World Championships
3 medals (1 silver, 2 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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| 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk
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27th | 16th | 9th | Bronze | 5th | 5th | — |
 2012 Ruhpolding
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20th | 31st | 13th | 16th | 4th | 9th | |
 2013 Nové Město
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7th | 14th | 11th | 21st | 7th | 4th | |
 2015 Kontiolahti
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50th | 24th | 30th | — | 12th | 7th | |
 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen
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31st | 75th | — | — | 11th | 7th | |
 2017 Hochfilzen
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36th | 56th | DNS | — | 5th | 4th | |
 2019 Östersund
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5th | 52rd | 42rd | 17th | 15th | Bronze | Silver |
- *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.
Junior/Youth World Championships
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay |
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 2007 Martell-Val Martello
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23rd | 29th | 22nd | – |
| 2008 Ruhpolding
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4th | 15th | 4th | – |
| 2009 Canmore
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44th | Gold | Gold | 7th |
Individual victories
1 victory (1 Sp)
| Date | Event | Competition | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 January 2014 | Antholz |
10 km Sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
- *Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
References
- ^ a b IBU Profile Archived 6 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Vancouver 2010 Profile Archived 9 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-biathlon-mixed/dominant-norway-win-inaugural-mixed-relay-idUSBREA1I1EN20140219
- ^ https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/biathlon/athlete-profile-n3028850-lukas-hofer.htm
External links
- Lukas Hofer at IBU
- Lukas Hofer at Olympics.com
- Lukas Hofer at Olympedia
- Lukas Hofer at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
Categories:
- Italian male biathletes
- Olympic biathletes of Italy
- Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Germanophone Italian people
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bruneck
- Biathlon World Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Olympic medalists in biathlon
- Cross-country skiers of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri