Daniel Mesotitsch
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| Born |
22 May 1976 Villach, Austria |
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| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 8 December 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 13 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 17 (1999/00–) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Daniel Mesotitsch (born 22 May 1976) is an Austrian biathlete.
Mesotitsch originally competed in cross-country skiing. However, in 1997 he was injured in a car crash and took up shooting during his recovery when he was unable to undertake ski training. He subsequently switched to biathlon.
He has competed in four Winter Olympics, in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. He won 2 medals: silver in the Men's relay in 2010, and a bronze in Men's relay in 2014. Both of the relays together with Dominik Landertinger, Simon Eder and Christoph Sumann.
He was named Sportsman of the Year in 2011 in his home state of Carinthia.
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)
2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)
3 victories (2 In, 1 Pu)
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