Vincent Defrasne
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Full name | Vincent Defrasne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pontarlier, France | 9 March 1977|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | EMHM - Pontarlier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 8 January 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 (2002, 2006, 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 3 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 11 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 6 (2 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 12 (1998/99–2009/10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All victories | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All podiums | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 1: 1 Individual (2007–08) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vincent Defrasne (born 9 March 1977) is a former French biathlete. He won a gold medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
He was also a member of the winning
Biathlon World Championship 2007 in Antholz, Defrasne earned a bronze medal, in the 12.5 km pursuit and a silver medal in the Mixed Relay event. In 2009 at the World Championships in Pyeongchang
, Defrasne was part of the victorious mixed relay team.
Defrasne served as the flagbearer for France at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
He retired from the sport after the 2009–10 season.[1]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
Olympic Games
3 medals (1 gold, 2 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay |
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2002 Salt Lake City | 37th | 21st | 18th | — | Bronze |
2006 Turin | 34th | 4th | Gold | 11th | Bronze |
2010 Vancouver | 26th | 53rd | 22nd | — | 6th |
- *Mass start was added as an event in 2006.
World Championships
6 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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1999 Kontiolahti | — | 57th | 51st | — | 12th | — |
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen | 54th | 25th | 32nd | — | 10th | — |
2001 Pokljuka | 48th | 10th | 7th | 12th | Gold | — |
2002 Oslo Holmenkollen | — | — | — | 20th | — | — |
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk | 4th | 17th | DNF | 18th | 13th | — |
2004 Oberhof | 20th | 6th | 4th | 6th | Bronze | — |
2005 Hochfilzen | 11th | 10th | 7th | 16th | 5th | 6th |
2006 Pokljuka | — | — | — | — | — | Bronze |
2007 Antholz-Anterselva | — | 16th | Bronze | 11th | 10th | Silver |
2008 Östersund | 12th | 54th | 22nd | 7th | 5th | — |
2009 Pyeongchang | 21st | 41st | 40th | — | 4th | Gold |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.
Individual victories
3 victories (1 In, 1 Sp, 1 Pu)
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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2005–06 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) |
7 January 2006 | Oberhof | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
18 February 2006 | Turin | 12.5 km pursuit | Winter Olympic Games | |
2007–08 1 victory (1 In) |
29 November 2007 | Kontiolahti | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
References
- ^ Kokesh, Jerry (15 November 2010). "French Team Reloads for New Season". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "Vincent Defrasne". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
External links
- Vincent Defrasne at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Vincent Defrasne at IBU BiathlonResults.com