Christian De Lorenzi

Christian De Lorenzi
Personal information
Full name	Christian De Lorenzi
Nickname	Jap
Born	18 February 1981 (age 43); Sondalo, Lombardy, Italy
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
World Cup debut	20 December 2002
Retired	26 March 2016
Olympic Games
Teams	3 (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	11 (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016)
Medals	0
World Cup
Seasons	14 (2002/03–2015/16)
Individual victories	0
All victories	1
Individual podiums	2
All podiums	6
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Italy
Junior European Championships

Christian De Lorenzi (born 18 February 1981) is a former Italian biathlete.

De Lorenzi represented Italy at 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. He debuted in the Biathlon World Cup in 2002. His best World Cup overall finish was 23rd in the 2010–11 season. He retired after the 2015–16 season, his last competitions being the Italian Championships.^[1]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[2]

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2006 Turin	7th	26th	14th	26th	8th	—
2010 Vancouver	38th	61st	—	—	12th	—
2014 Sochi	30th	46th	42nd	—	5th	—

*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2004 Oberhof	DNF	57th	LAP	—	15th	—
2005 Hochfilzen	13th	58th	45th	—	9th	—
2007 Antholz-Anterselva	26th	11th	44th	28th	4th	—
2008 Östersund	6th	21st	14th	30th	11th	5th
2009 Pyeongchang	43rd	27th	12th	10th	7th	7th
2010 Khanty-Mansiysk	—	—	—	—	—	8th
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	33rd	21st	23rd	23rd	5th	5th
2012 Ruhpolding	32nd	60th	37th	—	4th	—
2013 Nové Město	54th	26th	25th	—	7th	—
2015 Kontiolahti	12th	25th	21st	18th	12th	—
2016 Oslo Holmenkollen	82nd	41st	54th	—	11th	—

*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.

2004:
- 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
- 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
2005: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
2006: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
2007:
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
- 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
2008: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
2010:
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
2011: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit

^ Paone, Francesco (26 March 2016). "A Forni Avoltri si è conclusa la carriera di Christian De Lorenzi" [The career of Christian De Lorenzi concluded in Forni Avoltri]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 27 March 2016. (in Italian)
^ "Christian De Lorenzi". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 27 March 2016.