Wilfried Pallhuber

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.

Wilfried Pallhuber

Personal information
Full name	Wilfried Pallhuber
Nickname(s)	Willi the Kid
Born	4 August 1967 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 1990 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay 1991 Lahti Team event 1993 Borovets 4 × 7.5 km relay 1994 Canmore Team event 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 10 km sprint 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 4 × 7.5 km relay

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

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.

World Championships

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.

Individual victories

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
	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.

Further notable results

• 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

References

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

External links

• Wilfried Pallhuber at BiathlonWorld.com and BiathlonResults.com from IBU
• Wilfried Pallhuber at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)