Dorothea Wierer

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NationalityItalian
Born (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 36)
Bruneck, Italy
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
SportBiathlon
Dorothea Wierer
Wierer in 2018
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 36)
Bruneck, Italy
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubFiamme Gialle[1]
SkisRossignol
RifleAnschütz
World Cup debut2009
Olympic Games
Teams4 (2014, 2018, 2022, 2026)
Medals4 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams12 (2011–2025)
Medals12 (4 gold)
World Cup
Seasons17 (2008/09, 2010/11–2025/26)
Individual races310[a]
All races401[b]
Individual victories17[c]
All victories23[d]
Individual podiums52[e]
All podiums82[f]
Overall titles2 (2018–19;2019-20)
Discipline titles4:
2 Individual (2015–16, 2020-21);
1 Pursuit (2018–19);
1 Mass Start (2019–20)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 3
World Championships 4 5 3
Total 4 6 6
Women's biathlon
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2026 Milano CortinaMixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2014 SochiMixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2018 PyeongchangMixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2022 Beijing7.5 km sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Östersund12.5 km mass start
Gold medal – first place2020 Antholz10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place2020 Antholz15 km individual
Gold medal – first place2023 Oberhof4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place2016 Oslo10 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place2019 ÖstersundSingle mixed relay
Silver medal – second place2020 Antholz12.5 km mass start
Silver medal – second place2020 AntholzMixed relay
Silver medal – second place2023 OberhofMixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2013 Nové Město4×6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2015 Kontiolahti4×6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2019 ÖstersundMixed relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Nové Město12.5 km individual
Gold medal – first place2011 Nové Město7.5 km sprint
Gold medal – first place2011 Nové Město10 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place2011 Nové Město3 × 6 km relay
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Ruhpolding10 km individual
Gold medal – first place2009 Canmore7.5 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2008 Ruhpolding3 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2009 Canmore3 × 6 km relay
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 Ridnaun4×6 km relay
Updated on 24 Feb 2026

Dorothea Wierer (Italian: [doroˈtɛːa ˈviːrer], German: [doʁoˈteːa ˈviːʁɐ]; born 3 April 1990) is an Italian former biathlete. Together with Karin Oberhofer, Dominik Windisch and Lukas Hofer she won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea she won again the bronze medal in the Mixed relay with Lisa Vittozzi, Lukas Hofer and Dominik Windisch. At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, she won her first individual medal in the Sprint. She is the 2019 Mass Start World Champion and the 2020 Pursuit and Individual World Champion.

Wierer won her first Biathlon World Championships medal, placing third in the Women's relay together with Nicole Gontier, Michela Ponza and Karin Oberhofer[2] at the Biathlon World Championships 2013 in Nové Město na Moravě, which was the first ever medal for Italian women at the Biathlon World Championships. At the 2019 Championships in Östersund, she won the gold medal in the 12.5 km Mass Start, also a first for Italian women in Biathlon.[3] She has currently won 12 medals in total, including 4 Golds, 5 Silvers and 3 Bronzes.

At the start of the 2015–16 season, Wierer recorded the first win in her career in the Biathlon World Cup in Östersund and as of the end of 2021–22 season, Wierer has finished on the podium 45 times with 13 wins. She has also finished on the podium in 23 relays, including five victories. She has won the 2018–19 Overall World Cup (first Italian to do so, including men[4][5]). Wierer defended the overall title in the 2019–20 Season (the first woman to do since Magdalena Forsberg in 2001/02[A]) and has also won 4 disciplines cup, the 2015–16 Individual World Cup, the 2018–19 Pursuit World Cup, the 2019–20 Mass Start World Cup and the 2020-21 Individual World Cup.

In February 2019, Wierer became the third biathlete (after French Martin Fourcade and Marie Dorin Habert) to achieve a victory in every[B] biathlon discipline.[6]

Record

Olympic Games

4 Medals (1 Silver, 3 Bronze)

Wierer has won four medals from Olympic Games. In Sochi, she won a bronze medal in the mixed relay. In Pyeongchang, she won another bronze medal in the same discipline, mixed relay.[7] In Beijing she won her first individual medal in Sprint. At the 2026 Winter Olympics, she won a silver medal in the mixed relay event.[8]

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Russia 2014 Sochi DNS 6th 17th 26th 6th Bronze
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 7th 18th 15th 6th 9th Bronze
China 2022 Beijing 18th Bronze 6th 22nd 5th 9th
Italy 2026 Milano Cortina 5th 44th 9th 5th 11th Silver
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

12 Medals (4 Gold, 5 Silver, 3 Bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk – 28th 9th 21st 4th – N/a
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding 41st 61st – – 12th –
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 58th 21st 30th – Bronze 4th
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 4th 20th 9th 27th Bronze 7th
Norway 2016 Oslo 8th 5th Silver 20th 7th 8th
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 16th 21st 10th 8th 5th 4th
Sweden 2019 Östersund 8th 10th 20th Gold – Bronze Silver
Italy 2020 Antholz-Anterselva Gold 7th Gold Silver 10th Silver 9th
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 9th 20th 4th 8th 9th 6th 5th
Germany 2023 Oberhof 15th 19th 11th 14th Gold Silver –
Czech Republic 2024 Nové Město 14th 10th 21st 20th 11th 10th –
Switzerland 2025 Lenzerheide - 21st DNS - 7th 7th 7th
*The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

Junior/Youth World Championships

Event Age Class Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
Italy 2007 Martell Youth (U19) 10th 16th 14th —
Germany 2008 Ruhpolding Youth (U19) Gold 8th 21st Bronze
Canada 2009 Canmore Youth (U19) 7th 4th Gold Bronze
Sweden 2010 Torsby Junior (U21) 6th 13th 11th —
Czech Republic 2011 Nové Město Junior (U21) Gold Gold Gold Silver

World Cup

Season Age Overall Sprint Pursuit Individual Mass start
Races Points Position Races Points Position Races Points Position Races Points Position Races Points Position
2008/09182/260N/A2/100N/A0/7––0/4––0/5––
2010/11209/268654th5/103058th3/73646th0/4––1/52040th
2011/122116/26591st9/10578th4/8––3/3––0/5——
2012/132217/2617138th9/106340th5/88729th3/32139th0/5——
2013/142321/2239916th9/914319th7/814117th2/2607th3/35520th
2014/152422/257457th9/103334th6/72145th2/37014th5/512813th
2015/162525/259443rd9/93273rd8/83482nd3/31541st5/51488th
2016/172626/267195th9/92468th9/92865th3/34523rd5/51565th
2017/182722/226815th8/82288th7/72644th2/2606th5/513111th
2018/192825/259041st9/93302nd8/83271st3/3897th5/51942nd
2019/202921/217931st8/83052nd5/51862nd3/31142nd5/52231st
2020/213026/268215th10/102824th8/82207th3/31031st5/51448th
2021/223121/225779th9/919613th6/71859th2/24411th4/41523rd
2022/233220/209112nd7/73102nd6/62853rd3/31435th4/41694th
2023/24337/2115040th3/74843rd2/75139th2/35118th0/4//
2024/253419/2144613th7/72069th6/613813th2/30/4/510615th
2025/263512/2145613th4/716810th4/713315th2/31065th2/44927th

Updated as of 22 March 2026, all the point totals count the dropped results, if there are any.

Overall record

Result Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed
relay		 Single
mixed
relay		 Total
Individual events Team events All events
1st place742433117724
2nd place06102491181432
3rd place0882860181432
Podiums71820815182533588
Top 10195549276030615096246
Points35113945970306301106407
Other8195000032032
DNF0100000101
DSQ0000000000
Starts43133995970306334106440
* Results in IBU World Cup races, Olympics and World Championships.
** Updated as of 24 Feb 2025

Individual podiums

  • 17 victories (7 Individuals, 4 Sprints, 2 Pursuits, 4 Mass starts)
  • 53 podiums (7 Individuals, 18 Sprints, 20 Pursuits, 8 Mass starts)
No. Season Date Location Level Race Place
12013–148 March 2014Slovenia PokljukaWorld CupPursuit3rd
22014–157 December 2014Sweden ÖstersundWorld CupPursuit3rd
318 December 2014Slovenia PokljukaWorld CupSprint2nd
49 January 2015Germany OberhofWorld CupSprint2nd
52015–163 December 2015Sweden ÖstersundWorld CupIndividual1st
66 December 2015Sweden ÖstersundWorld CupPursuit2nd
79 January 2016Germany RuhpoldingWorld CupPursuit3rd
814 January 2016Germany RuhpoldingWorld CupIndividual1st
921 January 2016Italy Antholz-AnterselvaWorld CupSprint2nd
1023 January 2016Italy Antholz-AnterselvaWorld CupPursuit3rd
115 February 2016Canada CanmoreWorld CupSprint3rd
126 February 2016Canada CanmoreWorld CupMass start1st
136 March 2016Norway OsloWorld ChampionshipsPursuit2nd
1419 March 2016Russia Khanty-MansiyskWorld CupPursuit3rd
152016–174 December 2016Sweden ÖstersundWorld CupPursuit3rd
1617 December 2016Czech Republic Nové Město na MoravěWorld CupPursuit2nd
1718 December 2016Czech Republic Nové Město na MoravěWorld CupMass start3rd
182017–188 December 2017Austria HochfilzenWorld CupSprint3rd
196 January 2018Germany OberhofWorld CupPursuit2nd
2011 January 2018Germany RuhpoldingWorld CupIndividual1st
2120 January 2018Italy Antholz-AnterselvaWorld CupPursuit2nd
222018–198 December 2018Slovenia PokljukaWorld CupSprint2nd
239 December 2018Slovenia PokljukaWorld CupPursuit2nd
2413 December 2018Austria HochfilzenWorld CupSprint1st
2515 December 2018Austria HochfilzenWorld CupPursuit3rd
2622 December 2018Czech Republic Nové Město na MoravěWorld CupPursuit2nd
2726 January 2019Italy Antholz-AnterselvaWorld CupPursuit1st
2817 March 2019Sweden ÖstersundWorld ChampionshipsMass start1st
292019–201 December 2019Sweden ÖstersundWorld CupSprint1st
3013 December 2019Austria HochfilzenWorld CupSprint1st
3122 December 2019France Annecy-Le Grand-BornandWorld CupMass start2nd
3215 January 2020Germany RuhpoldingWorld CupSprint3rd
3316 February 2020Italy Antholz-AnterselvaWorld ChampionshipsPursuit1st
3418 February 2020Italy Antholz-AnterselvaWorld ChampionshipsIndividual1st
3523 February 2020Italy Antholz-AnterselvaWorld ChampionshipsMass start2nd
362020–2128 November 2020Finland KontiolahtiWorld CupIndividual1st
3720 December 2020Austria HochfilzenWorld CupMass start3rd
3814 January 2021Germany OberhofWorld CupSprint2nd
3913 March 2021Czech Republic Nové Město na MoravěWorld CupSprint3rd
4019 March 2021Sweden ÖstersundWorld CupSprint2nd
412021–2212 January 2022Germany RuhpoldingWorld CupSprint3rd
4223 January 2022Italy Antholz-AnterselvaWorld CupMass Start1st
4311 February 2022China BeijingInternational Olympic Committee Winter Olympic GamesSprint3rd
446 March 2022Finland KontiolahtiWorld CupPursuit2nd
452022–234 December 2022Finland KontiolahtiWorld CupPursuit2nd
465 January 2023Slovenia PokljukaWorld CupSprint3rd
477 January 2023Slovenia PokljukaWorld CupPursuit2nd
4819 January 2023Italy Antholz-AnterselvaWorld CupSprint1st
499 March 2023Sweden ÖstersundWorld CupIndividual1st
5012 March 2023Sweden ÖstersundWorld CupMass Start1st
512025–262 December 2025Sweden ÖstersundWorld CupIndividual1st
5218 December 2025France Annecy-Le Grand-BornandWorld CupSprint3rd
5320 December 2025France Annecy-Le Grand-BornandWorld CupPursuit3rd
*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
*Bolded lines are WCH or WOG races

Relay podiums

  • 7 victories (3 Women relays, 3 Mixed relays, 1 Single mixed relay)
  • 35 podiums (15 Women relays, 18 Mixed relays, 2 Single mixed relays)
No. Season Date Location Level Race Place Teammates
12012-1315 February 2013Czech Republic Nové Město na MoravěWorld ChampionshipsWomen 4x6 km3rdGontier/Ponza/Oberhofer
22013-1419 February 2014Russia SochiInternational Olympic Committee Winter Olympic GamesMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M)3rdOberhofer/Windish/Hofer
32014-1515 February 2015Norway OsloWorld CupWomen 4x6 km2ndGontier/Sanfilippo/Oberhofer
413 March 2015Finland KontiolahtiWorld ChampionshipsWomen 4x6 km3rdVittozzi/Oberhofer/Gontier
52015-1613 December 2015Austria HochfilzenWorld CupWomen 4x6 km1stVittozzi/Oberhofer/Sanfilippo
617 January 2016Germany RuhpoldingWorld CupWomen 4x6 km3rdVittozzi/Oberhofer/Runggaldier
77 February 2016Canada CanmoreWorld CupMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M)2ndOberhofer/Hofer/Windisch
82016-1727 November 2016Sweden ÖstersundWorld CupMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M)3rdVittozzi/Hofer/Windisch
922 January 2017Italy Antholz-AnterselvaWorld CupWomen 4x6 km3rdVittozzi/Sanfilippo/Runggaldier
102017-1826 November 2017Sweden ÖstersundWorld CupMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M)2ndVittozzi/Windisch/Hofer
1113 January 2018Germany RuhpoldingWorld CupWomen 4x6 km2ndVittozzi/Gontier/Sanfilippo
1220 February 2018South Korea PyeongchangInternational Olympic Committee Winter Olympic GamesMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M)3rdVittozzi/Hofer/Windisch
1310 March 2018Finland KontiolahtiWorld CupMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M)1stVittozzi/Windisch/Hofer
1417 March 2018Norway OsloWorld CupWomen 4x6 km3rdVittozzi/Gontier/Sanfilippo
152018-192 December 2018Slovenia PokljukaWorld CupMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M)3rdVittozzi/Hofer/Windisch
1616 December 2018Austria HochfilzenWorld CupWomen 4x6 km1stVittozzi/Runggaldier/Sanfilippo
1717 February 2019United States Soldier HollowWorld CupSingle Mixed (M-W)1stHofer
187 March 2019Sweden ÖstersundWorld ChampionshipsMixed 2x6+2x7.5 km (W-M)3rdVittozzi/Hofer/Windisch
1914 March 2019Sweden ÖstersundWorld ChampionshipsSingle Mixed (W-M)2ndHofer
202019-2030 November 2019Sweden ÖstersundWorld CupMixed 4x6 km (W-M)1stVittozzi/Hofer/Windisch
2113 February 2020Italy Antholz-AnterselvaWorld ChampionshipsMixed 4x6 km (W-M)2ndVittozzi/Hofer/Windisch
222020-2114 March 2021Czech Republic Nové Město na MoravěWorld CupMixed 4x6 km (W-M)2ndVittozzi/Windisch/Hofer
232021-223 March 2022Finland KontiolahtiWorld CupWomen 4x6 km3rdComola/Sanfilippo/Vittozzi
242022-2311 December 2022Austria HochfilzenWorld CupWomen 4x6 km3rdPassler/Comola/Vittozzi
258 January 2023Slovenia PokljukaWorld CupMixed 4x7.5 km (M-W)2ndBionaz/Giacomel/Vittozzi
2614 January 2023Germany RuhpoldingWorld CupWomen 4x6 km3rdComola/Vittozzi/Passler
279 February 2023Germany OberhofWorld ChampionshipsMixed 4x6 km (W-M)2ndVittozzi/Bionaz/Giacomel
2818 February 2023Germany OberhofWorld ChampionshipsWomen 4x6 km1stComola/Auchentaller/Vittozzi
292023-2425 November 2023Sweden ÖstersundWorld CupMixed 4x6 km (M-W)3rdBionaz/Giacomel/Vittozzi
3020 January 2024Italy Antholz-AnterselvaWorld CupMixed 4x6 km (W-M)2ndVittozzi/Bionaz/Giacomel
312025-2629 November 2025Sweden ÖstersundWorld CupWomen 4x6 km2ndCarrara/Vittozzi/Auchentaller
3230 November 2025Sweden ÖstersundWorld CupMixed 4x6 km (M-W)2ndGiacomel/Hofer/Vittozzi
3314 January 2026Germany RuhpoldingWorld CupWomen 4x6 km2ndAuchentaller/Carrara/Vittozzi
3424 January 2026Czech Republic Nové Město na MoravěWorld CupMixed 4x6 km (W-M)1stVittozzi/Hofer/Giacomel
358 February 2026Italy Milano Cortina - Antholz/AnterselvaInternational Olympic Committee Winter Olympic GamesMixed 4x6 (M-W)2ndGiacomel/Hofer/Vittozzi
*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
*Bolded lines are WCH or OWG races

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