Daniel Mesotitsch

Daniel Mesotitsch (born 22 May 1976) is an Austrian former biathlete.[1]

Daniel Mesotitsch
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Mesotitsch
Born (1976-05-22) 22 May 1976
Villach, Austria
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut8 December 1999
Retired26 March 2019
Olympic Games
Teams4 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams13 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Medals3 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons18 (1999/00–2017/18)
Individual victories3
All victories8
Individual podiums7
All podiums27
Updated on 13 August 2017.

Career

Mesotitsch originally competed in cross-country skiing. However, in 1997 he was injured in a car crash and took up shooting during his recovery when he was unable to undertake ski training. He subsequently switched to biathlon.[2]

He has competed in four Winter Olympics, in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. He won 2 medals: silver in the Men's relay in 2010, and a bronze in Men's relay in 2014. Both of the relays together with Dominik Landertinger, Simon Eder and Christoph Sumann.

He was named Sportsman of the Year in 2011 in his home state of Carinthia.[2]

Mesotitsch announced on 22 March 2019 that he would retire from the sport on 26 March 2019 after the Austrian Championships.[3]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[4]

Olympic Games

2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
2002 Salt Lake City 64th — — N/A — N/A
2006 Turin 59th — — — 17th N/A
2010 Vancouver 9th 45th 41st 5th Silver N/A
2014 Sochi 40th 38th 37th — Bronze 9th
*Mass start was added as an event in 2006, with the mixed relay being added in 2014.

World Championships

3 medals (1 silver, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
2001 Pokljuka — — — — 8th N/A
2002 Oslo Holmenkollen N/A N/A N/A 5th N/A N/A
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 12th — — — 8th N/A
2004 Oberhof 56th 56th DNS — 9th N/A
2005 Hochfilzen 29th 40th DNS — Bronze —
2007 Antholz-Anterselva 12th 26th 35th 29th 6th —
2008 Östersund 60th 49th 31st — 4th —
2009 Pyeongchang 20th 29th 24th 25th Silver —
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 50th 38th 26th — 9th —
2012 Ruhpolding 13th 4th 4th 14th 5th —
2013 Nové Město 45th 33rd 27th — 5th —
2015 Kontiolahti 54th 41st 26th — 5th —
2017 Hochfilzen 15th 50th 50th — Bronze —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.

Individual victories

3 victories (2 In, 1 Pu)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
2001–02
1 victory
(1 In)		24 January 2002 Antholz-Anterselva20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
2009–10
1 victory
(1 Pu)		24 January 2010 Antholz-Anterselva12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2010–11
1 victory
(1 In)		16 December 2010 Pokljuka20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References
  1. IBU Profile
  2. "Athletes: Daniel Mesotitsch". Sochi2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  3. "Mesotitsch beendet bei Staatsmeisterschaft Karriere" [Mesotitsch ends career at national championships]. Österreichischer Rundfunk (in German). Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  4. "Daniel Mesotitsch". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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