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Raphaël Poirée
French biathlete (born 1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raphaël Poirée (born 9 August 1974) is a retired French biathlete who was active from 1995 to 2007. With his 44 World Cup victories and several World Championship medals he ranks among the most successful biathletes ever.
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Raphaël Poirée |
Born | (1974-08-09) 9 August 1974 (age 49) Rives, France |
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Professional information | |
Sport | Biathlon |
Club | Vercors Ski De Fond |
Skis | Rossignol |
World Cup debut | 9 March 1995 |
Retired | 11 March 2007 |
Olympic Games | |
Teams | 3 (1998, 2002, 2006) |
Medals | 3 (0 gold) |
World Championships | |
Teams | 12 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
Medals | 18 (8 gold) |
World Cup | |
Seasons | 13 (1994/95–2006/07) |
Individual victories | 44 |
All victories | 46 |
Individual podiums | 103 |
All podiums | 117 |
Overall titles | 4 (1999−00, 2000−01, 2001−02, 2003−04) |
Discipline titles | 10: 2 Individual (2003−04, 2006–07); 1 Sprint (2003−04); 4 Pursuit (1998−99, 2000−01, 2001−02, 2003−04); 3 Mass start (1999−00, 2003−04, 2004–05) |
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