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Raphael Poiree

Raphael Poiree

Biathlon

France

France

Birthdate:
August 09, 1974
Height:
5' 9"
Weight:
157 pounds
Age:
35

Biathlon

Date Round Result
02/25 Men's 15 km Mass Start Final Rankings   48:24.9(2) (12th)
02/21 Men's 4x7.5 km Relay Final Rankings Bronze Medal 1h22:35.1(0+6) (3rd)
02/18 Men's 12.5 km Pursuit Final Rankings DNF(1)
02/14 Men's 10 km Sprint Final Rankings   27:19.0(1) (9th)
02/11 Men's 20 km Individual Final Rankings   57:21.1(3) (20th)

Notes

Birthplace
Rives, France
Residence
La Chapelle En Vercors, France
Club
Vercors Ski De Fond
Previous Olympics
2002 at Salt Lake City - 9th in sprint, 10th in individual, silver in pursuit, bronze in relay; 1998 at Nagano, Japan - 22nd in individual, 7th in relay, DNF in sprint.
World Championships
2005 - Hochfilzen, Austria, 13th in sprint, 9th in pursuit, 8th in individual, 5th in relay, 3rd in mass start. 2004 - Oberhof, Germany, 1st in sprint, 2nd in pursuit, 1st in individual, 3rd in relay, 1st in mass start. 2003 - Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, DNF in sprint, 7th in individual, 13th in relay, 3rd in mass start. 2001 - Pokljuka, Slovenia, 7th in sprint, 2nd in pursuit, 37th in individual, 1st in mass start, 1st in relay. 2000 - Oslo Holmenkollen, 6th in sprint, 3rd in pursuit, 4th in individual, 10th in relay, 1st in mass start. 1999 - Kontiolahti, Finland, 11th in pursuit, 12th in relay, 26th in sprint, 19th in individual, 9th in mass start. 1998 - Pokljuka, 3rd in pursuit. 1997 - Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia, 14th pursuit, 5th in relay, 59th in sprint, 7th in team. 1996 - Ruhpolding, Norway, 67th in individual, 5th in relay, 23rd in sprint.
World Cup
34 1st-place finishes, 81 top 3 finishes. 2005-06 - Hochfilzen, 1st in individual, 18th in sprint. Brezno-Osrblie, 12th in sprint. Oberhof, 46th in sprint. Ruhpolding, 4th in sprint. Antholz, Italy, 17th in sprint, DNS in pursuit, 2nd in mass start.
Other career highlights
Married to biathlete Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poiree from Norway; Liv won a silver in individual in the 2002 Salt Lake Games, making them the first husband and wife to win medals in the same Olympics for different nations; won three straight overall World Cup titles between 1998-99 and 2001-02; won overall World Cup title in 2003-04.

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Gold Silver Medal TOTAL
Germany GERMANY 5 4 2 11
Norway NORWAY 0 3 3 6
Russia RUSSIA 2 1 2 5
France FRANCE 2 0 2 4
Sweden SWEDEN 1 1 0 2
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