Lowell Bailey
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 15, 1981 Siler City, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Professional information | |
| Sport | Biathlon |
| World Cup debut | January 24, 2002 |
| Olympic Games | |
| Teams | 3 (2006, 2010, 2014) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 8 (2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017) |
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 13 (2001/02–2002/03, 2004/05–) |
| Individual victories | 1 |
| All victories | 0 |
| Individual podiums | 2 |
| All podiums | 1 |
Medal record
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Lowell Bailey (born July 15, 1981) is an American biathlete who has competed since 2001.
Career
His first World Cup podium was a 2nd place (following a disqualification) in the second sprint event at Kontiolahti (FIN) in 2014.,[2] and his first World Cup victory came in the 20 km event at the 2017 Biathlon World Championships in Hochfilzen, Austria.[3] He thus became the first biathlon world champion from the United States, as well as the oldest individual gold medalist at the World Championships in biathlon history, at 35 years and 216 days.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he finished 27th in the individual, 46th in the sprint, and 48th in the pursuit events.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he finished 36th in the 10 km sprint event[4] and he also finished 36th in the 12.5 km pursuit.[5]
References
- ↑ International Biathlon Union. . IBU Datacenter. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Jager, Linda (March 15, 2014). "Bailey Wins Bronze in Kontiolahti Sprint". United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.eurosport.com/biathlon/world-championships/2016-2017/live-20km-individual-men_mtc908053/live.shtml
- ↑ Men's 10km sprint results at 2010 Winter Olympics Archived December 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Men's 12.5km pursuit results at the 2010 Winter Olympics Archived April 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.