Wilfried Pallhuber

Wilfried Pallhuber
Personal information
Full name	Wilfried Pallhuber
Nickname(s)	Willi the Kid
Born	4 August 1967 (age 54); Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	C.S. Carabinieri
World Cup debut	17 January 1985
Retired	17 March 2007
Olympic Games
Teams	5 (1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	18 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Medals	6 (5 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	21 (1984/85, 1987/88–2006/07)
Individual victories	6
Individual podiums	7
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Italy
World Championships

Wilfried "Willi the Kid" Pallhuber (born 4 August 1967) is a former Italian biathlete. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin he competed in his fifth olympics.

Biathlon results[]

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

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay
1992 Albertville	40th	—	N/A	N/A	—
1994 Lillehammer	20th	24th	N/A	N/A	—
1998 Nagano	41st	14th	N/A	N/A	9th
2002 Salt Lake City	50th	50th	33rd	N/A	16th
2006 Turin	9th	22nd	17th	24th	8th

*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

6 medals (5 gold, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Team	Relay	Mixed relay
1989 Feistritz	—	14th	N/A	N/A	4th	4th	N/A
1990 Minsk	16th	24th	N/A	N/A	—	Gold	N/A
1991 Lahti	47th	30th	N/A	N/A	Gold	—	N/A
1992 Novosibirsk	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8th	N/A	N/A
1993 Borovets	48th	—	N/A	N/A	8th	Gold	N/A
1994 Canmore	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gold	N/A	N/A
1995 Antholz-Anterselva	79th	46th	N/A	N/A	10th	4th	N/A
1996 Ruhpolding	41st	7th	N/A	N/A	—	10th	N/A
1997 Brezno-Osrblie	41st	Gold	12th	N/A	—	Bronze	N/A
1998 Pokljuka	N/A	N/A	28th	N/A	—	N/A	N/A
1999 Kontiolahti	21st	33rd	21st	12th	N/A	8th	N/A
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen	—	50th	51st	—	N/A	5th	N/A
2001 Pokljuka	31st	69th	—	—	N/A	10th	N/A
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk	78th	32nd	19th	—	N/A	18th	N/A
2004 Oberhof	26th	25th	30th	—	N/A	15th	N/A
2005 Hochfilzen	10th	25th	13th	23rd	N/A	9th	19th
2006 Pokljuka	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	12th
2007 Antholz-Anterselva	46th	24th	27th	—	N/A	4th	6th

*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 and the mixed relay in 2005.

6 victories (4 In, 2 Sp)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
1991–92 1 victory (1 Sp)	21 March 1992	Novosibirsk	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
1992–93 1 victory (1 In)	4 March 1993	Lillehammer	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
1993–94 1 victory (1 In)	10 March 1994	Hinton	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
1994–95 1 victory (1 In)	19 January 1995	Oberhof	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
1996–97 2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)	5 December 1996	Östersund	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
1996–97 2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)	1 February 1997	Brezno-Osrblie	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Championships

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

1990: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
1991: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
1994: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
1995: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
1996: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
1997: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon
1999:
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
- 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
- 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon
2000:
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start
- 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
- 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
2001:
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
- 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
- 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
- 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start
2002:
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start
- 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
2003:
- 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
- 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
2004:
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
- 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start
2006:
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
2007: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start

^ "Wilfried Pallhuber". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 25 June 2015.

v t World champions in men's biathlon – Team event
4 × 20 km (time)	1958: (Adolf Wiklund, , Sture Ohlin, )
3 × 20 km (time)	1959: (Vladimir Melanin, Dmitri Sokolov, ) 1961: (Kalevi Huuskonen, , Antti Tyrväinen) 1962: (Vladimir Melanin, , Nikolay Puzanov) 1963: (Vladimir Melanin, , ) 1965: (Olav Jordet, Ola Wærhaug, Ivar Nordkild)
4 × 20 km	1989: (Juri Kashkarov, Sergei Bulygin, Alexandr Popov, Sergei Tchepikov) 1990: (Raik Dittrich, Mark Kirchner, Birk Anders, Frank Luck) 1991: (Hubert Leitgeb, Gottlieb Taschler, , Wilfried Pallhuber) 1992: (Evgeny Redkin, , , Alexandr Popov) 1993: (Fritz Fischer, Frank Luck, Steffen Hoos, Sven Fischer)
4 × 10 km	1994: (Pieralberto Carrara, Hubert Leitgeb, Andreas Zingerle, Wilfried Pallhuber) 1995: (Frode Andresen, Dag Bjørndalen, Halvard Hanevold, Jon Åge Tyldum) 1996: (Oleg Ryzhenkov, , Alexandr Popov, Vadim Sashurin) 1997: (Oleg Ryzhenkov, , Alexandr Popov, Vadim Sashurin) 1998: (Egil Gjelland, Halvard Hanevold, Sylfest Glimsdal, Ole Einar Bjørndalen)