Felix Leitner
Felix Leitner 
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 Austria
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| birthday | 31st December 1996 (age 23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| place of birth | Hall in Tirol , Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| size | 171 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| job | Sports soldier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| society | Nordic Team Absam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trainer |
Ricco Gross , Ludwig Gredler |
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| Debut in the European Cup / IBU Cup | December 12, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Cup / IBU Cup victories | 1 individual victory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debut in the World Cup | 3rd December 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| status | active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall World Cup | 27. ( 2019/20 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual World Cup | 27. (2019/20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sprint World Cup | 22. (2019/20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pursuit World Cup | 19. ( 2018/19 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mass start world cup | 21. (2019/20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| last change: May 7, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Felix Leitner (born December 31, 1996 in Hall in Tirol ) is an Austrian biathlete . He was three times junior world champion and 2018 European champion in singles.
biography
Felix Leitner comes from Mils bei Hall and starts for the Nordic Team Absam . He is a graduate of the Stams ski school . His role models include Ole Einar Bjørndalen , Martin Fourcade and compatriot Dominik Landertinger . His younger brother Clemens is active as a ski jumper .
Leitner first took part in 2014 Biathlon Junior World Championships , where he finished tenth with the relay in Presque Isle . At the European Championships in 2015 in Otepää , he narrowly missed a medal with fourth place in the mixed relay. Only a few weeks later he secured the silver medal in the sprint and the gold medal in the pursuit at the Junior World Championships in Minsk . After his first appearances in the IBU Cup, he was crowned two-time junior world champion in sprint and individual in 2016 in Cheile Grădiștei, Romania . He also won the bronze medal in the pursuit.
Leitner made his World Cup debut on December 3, 2016 in Östersund . A week later he won World Cup points for the first time with 39th place in the Pokljuka sprint . In his first season as a substitute for Julian Eberhard , he delivered an impeccable performance and helped his team to sixth place. Due to a severe inflammation on his right index finger, Leitner had to undergo an operation at the end of January 2017 and thus missed the home world championships in Hochfilzen .
In the 2017/18 season he missed the qualification for the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang , but was able to win the gold medal in the individual at the European Championships in Ridanna . In the next season he was able to significantly improve his hit rate, was part of the regular line-up of the Austrian team in the relay and achieved his best World Cup result with twelfth place in the Oberhof sprint . In March he took part in the World Championships in Östersund for the first time and qualified with good performances for the final mass start, in which he also achieved his best individual result with 19th place. At the end of winter he managed to improve again and after sprinting tenth, he narrowly missed his first podium as fourth in the Oslo pursuit .
In the following season he was able to improve his World Cup results. At the World Championships in Antholz , he was first twice the best Austrian in sprint and pursuit, finishing ninth in each case and finished sixth in the mass start with the second-best running time just twelve seconds behind the bronze medal.
statistics
World Cup placements
The table shows all placements (depending on the year, including the Olympic Games and World Championships).
- 1st - 3rd Place: Number of podium placements
- Top 10: Number of placements in the top ten (including podium)
- Points ranks: Number of placements within the point ranks (including podium and top 10)
- Starts: Number of races run in the respective discipline
- Relay: including mixed relays
| placement | singles | sprint | persecution | Mass start | Season | total |
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| 1st place | ||||||
| 2nd place | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 3rd place | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Top 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15th | 21st | |
| Scoring | 6th | 14th | 9 | 6th | 19th | 54 |
| Starts | 7th | 28 | 17th | 6th | 19th | 77 |
| Status: end of season 2019/20 | ||||||
World championships
| World championships | sprint | persecution | singles | Mass start | Season | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay | |
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| 2019 |
 Ostersund
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36. | 22nd | 30th | 19th | 8th. | - | - |
| 2020 |
 Antholz
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9. | 9. | 27. | 6th | 6th | - | - |
Web links
- Felix Leitner in the IBU database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Felix Leitner. Eurosport , accessed February 23, 2020 .
- ↑ The Tyrolean high-flyer Leitner has his sights set on the World Cup. Tiroler Tageszeitung , February 9, 2016, accessed on March 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Leitner misses the home World Cup due to a finger injury. ORF , February 1, 2017, accessed on February 1, 2017 .
- ↑ Leitner leaves the medal at the shooting range. ORF , February 23, 2020, accessed on February 23, 2020 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Leitner, Felix |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian biathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1996 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hall in Tirol , Austria |