Roman Rees (born 1 March 1993) is a German biathlete. His greatest success is winning the silver medal with the German relay team at the Biathlon World Championships 2019.[1]

Roman Rees
Rees in 2018
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31)
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubSV Schauinsland
World Cup debut2016
World Championships
Teams4 (20192024)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons5 (2016/17–)
Individual victories1
All victories0
Individual podiums2
All podiums13
Overall titles0
Discipline titles0
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Östersund 4 × 7.5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Presque Isle 4 × 7.5 km relay

On 26 November 2023 he won his first World Cup victory in the individual race, making him the first German World Cup leader since Michael Greis in 2008.

Biathlon results

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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

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Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
  2022 Beijing 7th 17th 6th 14th 4th

World Championships

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1 medal (1 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed Relay Single mixed relay
  2019 Östersund 20th Silver
  2021 Pokljuka 10th 7th
  2023 Oberhof 21st 19th 10th 18th 5th 6th
  2024 Nové Město 13th
*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.

References

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