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.
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| Full name | Wilfried Pallhuber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Willi the Kid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 August 1967 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]
Olympic Games
edit| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1992 Albertville
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40th | — | — | — | — |
 1994 Lillehammer
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20th | 24th | — | — | — |
 1998 Nagano
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41st | 14th | — | — | 9th |
 2002 Salt Lake City
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50th | 50th | 33rd | — | 16th |
 2006 Turin
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9th | 22nd | 17th | 24th | 8th |
- *Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.
World Championships
edit6 medals (5 gold, 1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Team | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1989 Feistritz
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— | 14th | — | — | 4th | 4th | — |
 1990 Minsk
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16th | 24th | — | — | — | Gold | — |
 1991 Lahti
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47th | 30th | — | — | Gold | — | — |
 1992 Novosibirsk
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— | — | — | — | 8th | — | — |
 1993 Borovets
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48th | — | — | — | 8th | Gold | — |
 1994 Canmore
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— | — | — | — | Gold | — | — |
| 1995 Antholz-Anterselva
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79th | 46th | — | — | 10th | 4th | — |
 1996 Ruhpolding
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41st | 7th | — | — | — | 10th | — |
 1997 Brezno-Osrblie
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41st | Gold | 12th | — | — | Bronze | — |
 1998 Pokljuka
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— | — | 28th | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 Kontiolahti
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21st | 33rd | 21st | 12th | — | 8th | — |
| 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen
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— | 50th | 51st | — | — | 5th | — |
| 2001 Pokljuka
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31st | 69th | — | — | — | 10th | — |
 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk
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78th | 32nd | 19th | — | — | 18th | — |
| 2004 Oberhof
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26th | 25th | 30th | — | — | 15th | — |
| 2005 Hochfilzen
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10th | 25th | 13th | 23rd | — | 9th | 19th |
| 2006 Pokljuka
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 12th |
| 2007 Antholz-Anterselva
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46th | 24th | 27th | — | — | 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
edit6 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
edit- ^ "Wilfried Pallhuber". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
External links
edit- Wilfried Pallhuber at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Wilfried Pallhuber at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Wilfried Pallhuber at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
