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Patrick Favre

Patrick Favre

Italian biathlete

Patrick Favre (born 30 July 1972) is a former Italian biathlete. At the Biathlon World Championships 1997 in Osrblie he won a bronze medal with the Italian relay team. Two years later at the Biathlon World Championships 1999 in Kontiolahti he won a silver medal in the sprint event. In the 1994–95 season he came second in the overall World Cup behind Jon Åge Tyldum. After the 2000–01 season, he retired as biathlete, though he had a short-lived comeback during the 2003–04 season. Following his retirement, he became a coach, spending seven years with the Italian national biathlon team before joining the French national men's biathlon team in June 2018 on a four-year contract.[1][2]

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Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[3]

Olympic Games

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World Championships

3 medals (1 silver, 2 bronze)

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*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.

Individual victories

2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)

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*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
Further notable results
  • 1993: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1996: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1998:
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
    • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
  • 1999: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 2000:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
  • 2001:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
    • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon
    • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
  • 2004: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit

References

  1. [1]
    Casali, Luca (15 May 2018). "Favre: "Alla corte di Fourcade, il più forte biatleta di sempre"" [Favre: "At the court of Fourcade, the strongest biathlete of all time"]. lastampa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Coaching Carousel Part 2: Moves in Austria, Switzerland, France and Russia". International Biathlon Union. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Patrick Favre". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
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