Andreas Zingerle

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Andreas Zingerle
Personal information
Full nameAndreas Zingerle
Born (1961-11-25) 25 November 1961 (age 60)
Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Olympic Games
Teams4 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1994)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams12 (1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
Medals5 (4 gold)
World Cup
Seasons14 (1981/82–1994/95)
Individual victories3
Individual podiums14
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Calgary 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1993 Borovets 20 km individual
Gold medal – first place 1993 Borovets 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1994 Canmore Team event
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Oslo 4 × 7.5 km relay

Andreas Zingerle (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdreːas dzinˈdʒɛrle]; born 25 November 1961) is an Italian former biathlete. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Zingerle won a bronze medal in the relay. At the World Championships Zingerle accumulated one individual gold medal and three golds and a bronze in relay and team events.

He has later become the head coach of Italian National Team. Under his tenure the Italians collected several medals at the Olympic Winter Games and World Championships, including Gold Medals by Dominik Windisch and Dorothea Wierer at the Biathlon World Championships 2019. Wierer also won the 2018-19 Women's Overall World Cup.

Biathlon results[]

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

Olympic Games[]

1 medal (1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo 9th 29th 5th
Canada 1988 Calgary DSQ 15th Bronze
France 1992 Albertville 17th 7th 4th
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 6th 44th 6th

World Championships[]

5 medals (4 gold, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Team Relay
Soviet Union 1982 Minsk — 12th N/A —
Italy 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 9th 22nd N/A 10th
West Germany 1985 Ruhpolding 27th 9th N/A 8th
Norway 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 9th 13th N/A Bronze
United States 1987 Lake Placid 11th 14th N/A 8th
Austria 1989 Feistritz 5th 10th — 4th
Soviet Union 1990 Minsk 5th 7th 9th Gold
Finland 1991 Lahti 8th 4th — 4th
Russia 1992 Novosibirsk N/A N/A 8th N/A
Bulgaria 1993 Borovets Gold 10th — Gold
Canada 1994 Canmore N/A N/A Gold N/A
Italy 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 64th — — —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was added as an event in 1989.

Individual victories[]

3 victories (2 In, 1 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1989–90
1 victory
(1 Sp)		 17 March 1990 Finland Kontiolahti 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1992–93
2 victories
(2 In)		 14 January 1993 Italy Ridnaun-Val Ridanna 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
11 February 1993 Bulgaria Borovets 20 km individual Biathlon World Championships
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
Further notable results
  • 1980: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1982: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1983: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1986:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1987:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1988:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
    • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1990:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1991: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1992:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1995: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint

References[]

  1. ^ "Andreas Zingerle". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

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