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Anna Gandler

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Anna Gandler
Gandler in 2024
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23)
Hall in Tirol, Austria
Professional information
SportBiathlon
IBU Cup debut2020
World Cup debut2022
World Championships
Teams1 (2023)
World Cup
Seasons2 (2022/23-)
European/IBU Cup
Seasons4 (2019/20-2022/23)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Austria
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Lenzerheide 7.5 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2017 Brezno-Osrblie 6 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Lenzerheide 10 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Obertilliach 4 × 6 km relay

Anna Gandler (born 5 January 2001) is an Austrian biathlete. She has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since 2022.[1]

Career

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She made her first international appearance in 2017, competing at the Junior World Championships in Osrblie. There she won the silver medal in the sprint. At the Junior World Championships in Lenzerheide, held three years later, she won the pursuit race and was third in the individual race. In addition, she won the bronze medal in the relay at the Junior World Championships in Obertilliach in 2021.

She made her World Cup debut on 8 December 2022 in Hochfilzen, finishing 51st in the sprint. She won her first points two days later at the same venue, finishing the pursuit run in 30th place. On 8 March 2024 at the 2023-24 World Cup at Soldier Hollow, she made her first appearance in the flower ceremony, finishing in 6th place in sprint.[2]

Personal life

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She is the daughter of Markus Gandler, a former cross-country skier and silver medallist in the 10km classic at the Nagano Olympics in 1998.[3] She is the partner of French biathlete Émilien Claude.[4][5]

Biathlon results

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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

World Championships

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Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Germany 2023 Oberhof 24th 49th 29th 5th
Czech Republic 2024 Nové Město 19th 11th 12th 7th 8th 6th

World Cup

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World Cup rankings
Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2022–23 177 32nd - - 66 35th 53 35th 58 26th

Youth and Junior World Championships

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

Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
Slovakia 2017 Brezno-Osrblie 16 11th Silver 20th 11th
Estonia 2018 Otepää 17 25th 11th 11th
Slovakia 2019 Brezno-Osrblie 18 4th 9th
Switzerland 2020 Lenzerheide 19 Bronze 4th Gold 6th
Austria 2021 Obertilliach 20 12nd 28th 27th Bronze

References

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  1. ^ "Athlete Statistics - real biathlon". www.realbiathlon.com.
  2. ^ https://ua.tribuna.com/biathlon/1000000136287-anna-gandler-moya-sleduyushhaya-czel-podium/
  3. ^ https://www.laola1.at/de/red/wintersport/biathlon/anna-gandler-im-interview--wie-der-vater-so--nicht--die-tochter/
  4. ^ https://www.nordicmag.info/biathlon-cette-semaine-emilien-claude-sest-entraine-en-autriche-0626/
  5. ^ https://www.merkur.de/sport/wintersport/gandler-wintersport-traumpaar-biathlon-junioren-weltmeistertitel-claude-92842465.html
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