Károly Gombos (biathlete)

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Károly Gombos biathlon
Association HungaryHungary Hungary
birthday 3rd October 1981
Career
job Winemaker
society Gyvsc
Debut in the European Cup / IBU Cup 2005
Debut in the World Cup 2006
status active
World Cup balance
last change: February 4, 2013

Károly Gombos (born October 3, 1981 ) is a Hungarian biathlete and cross-country skier .

Károly Gombos studied viticulture and horticulture in Budapest and worked as a master winemaker in France. He has had a holiday home in Ramsau am Dachstein since 2012 . The athlete from the Gyvsc ski club made his debut in 2005 when he placed 102nd in a sprint race in Obertilliach in the European Biathlon Cup . Towards the end of the season he already reached a 24th place in the sprint in Gurnigel in what was, however, a weak competition. At the beginning of the 2006/07 season , the Hungarian made his Biathlon World Cup debut in Östersund . In the individual he came in 112th and thus last, in the sprint on 114th and penultimate place. He achieved his first single-digit results at the end of the season in Lahti . While Gombos mostly finished one of the last in the World Cup, he was able to improve steadily in the European Cup. The highlight of the season was participation in the 2007 Biathlon World Championships in Antholz , where the Hungarian was 111th in the sprint and 100th in the individual. For the next season Gombos was able to achieve his best place in the European Cup in a pursuit race in Bansko as 16th. The Hungarian had no World Cup appearances during the season, but he was used again at the Biathlon World Championships in Östersund in 2008 , where he came in 92nd in the individual and 94th in the sprint. A week later he also ran at the Biathlon European Championships 2008 in Nové Město na Moravě , where he came in 50th in the individual and 73rd in the sprint. At the Summer Biathlon World Championships 2008 in Haute-Maurienne , Gombos ran in the cross competitions in 20th place in the sprint and 22nd in the pursuit. He finished 38th in sprint on roller skis.

In the 2008/09 season , Gombos achieved his best results so far in the World Cup with 87th places in individual and sprint. At the Biathlon World Championships in Pyeongchang in 2009 , the Hungarian reached 104th place in the individual and was 95th in the sprint. Later in the year he participated in the Summer Biathlon World Championships 2009 in Oberhof part and was there in the Cross Country Competitions, the 40th in the sprint and 38th in pursuit and 61st in Skiroller -Sprint. For the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver Gombos could not qualify, only in 2011 he took part in the World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk and ran there to the ranks 97 in the individual and 109 in the sprint. The Summer Biathlon European Championships 2011 in Martell brought in very good placements 12 in the sprint and 20 in the pursuit for a Hungarian biathlete. At the Biathlon World Championships 2012 in Ruhpolding , Gombos was 111th in the individual and 117th in the sprint.

In 2009 Gombos competed in the sprint at the Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec and finished in 81st place.

Biathlon 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
placement singles sprint persecution Mass start Season total
1st place  
2nd place  
3rd place  
Top 10  
Scoring 1 1
Starts 16 27     1 44
As of February 4, 2013

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personal data
SURNAME Gombos, Károly
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian biathlete and cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd October 1981