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

Christian De Lorenzi
Personal information
Full nameChristian De Lorenzi
NicknameJap
Born (1981-02-18) 18 February 1981 (age 43)
Sondalo, Lombardy, Italy
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut20 December 2002
Retired26 March 2016
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams11 (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons14 (2002/03–2015/16)
Individual victories0
All victories1
Individual podiums2
All podiums6
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Italy
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Haute Maurienne 10 km sprint

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

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

Olympic Games

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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

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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.
Further notable results
  • 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

References

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  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ "Christian De Lorenzi". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
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