Dominik Windisch
Italian biathlete
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Dominik Windisch (born 6 November 1989) is an Italian former biathlete.[1]
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 November 1989 Bruneck, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Centro Sportivo Esercito | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 (2014, 2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 8 (2011–2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Individual victories | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
His 1st major individual results came in the Oslo Biathlon World Championships 2016, where he finished 4th in the Mass start & 5th in the Sprint.
At the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, he finished 11th in the Sprint and won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay (together with Dorothea Wierer, Karin Oberhofer and Lukas Hofer).
At the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics he won a bronze medal in both the Sprint[2] as well as in the Mixed relay (together with Dorothea Wierer, Lisa Vittozzi and Lukas Hofer).[3]
The highlight of his career however came at the Östersund Biathlon World Championships 2019, where he won the gold medal in the Mass start. Here he also won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay (together with Dorothea Wierer, Lisa Vittozzi and Lukas Hofer).
In the following year at the Rasen-Antholz Biathlon World Championships 2020 he got his best Mixed-relay result with a silver medal (together with Dorothea Wierer, Lisa Vittozzi and Lukas Hofer).
His last major individual result came at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, where he finished 5th in the Mass start, he retired at the end of the season.
His brother Markus Windisch is also a former biathlete.
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
3 medals (3 bronze medals)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 2014 Sochi |
64th | 11th | 25th | 25th | 5th | Bronze |
 2018 Pyeongchang |
50th | Bronze | 16th | 17th | 12th | Bronze |
 2022 Beijing |
14th | 30th | 26th | 5th | 7th | — |
World Championships
3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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| 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk |
56th | — | — | — | — | — | N/a |
 2012 Ruhpolding |
— | 68th | — | — | 4th | — | |
 2013 Nové Město |
18th | 57th | 33rd | — | 7th | 4th | |
 2015 Kontiolahti |
91st | 23rd | 35th | — | 12th | 7th | |
 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen |
50th | 5th | 28th | 4th | 11th | 8th | |
 2017 Hochfilzen |
21st | 18th | 25th | 24th | 5th | 4th | |
 2019 Östersund |
29th | 27th | 17th | Gold | 15th | Bronze | — |
 2020 Rasen-Antholz |
75th | 48th | 51st | 14th | 7th | Silver | — |
 2021 Pokljuka |
44th | 33rd | 35th | — | 6th | — | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.
