Thomas Frei (biathlete)
Thomas Frei 
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| birthday | April 17, 1980 | ||||||||
| place of birth | Switzerland | ||||||||
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| society | SC Davos | ||||||||
| Debut in the European Cup / IBU Cup | 2006 | ||||||||
| European Cup / IBU Cup victories | 1 | ||||||||
| Debut in the World Cup | 2007 | ||||||||
| status | resigned | ||||||||
| End of career | March 24, 2011 | ||||||||
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| Overall World Cup | 77th ( 2008/2009 ) | ||||||||
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| last change: December 19, 2009 | |||||||||
Thomas Frei (born April 17, 1980 ) is a former Swiss biathlete and cross-country skier .
Career
Thomas Frei starts for the Davos Ski Club . Since 1999 he has participated in international cross-country skiing events, initially for several years only in FIS and Continental Cup races. He made his debut in the cross-country world cup at the end of 2002 in a 15-kilometer race in Davos, in which he finished 84th. The sports soldier , who also took part in military world championships several times, only rarely started in the World Cup. Therefore he switched to biathlon in 2006 and ran cross-country skiing races for the last time at the end of the 2006/07 season. The best results in this sport were three second placements in FIS races , each over the 15 kilometer distance.
Frei began his international career at the comparatively advanced age of 26 in a race as part of the Biathlon European Cup in Obertilliach . In the sprint he finished 42nd. He won first points in the same season as 17th in the sprint race in Forni Avoltri . The highlight was the European Championship in Bansko , Bulgaria , where he achieved placings between 29th and 32nd in individual, sprint and pursuit. Shortly after the title fights, Frei won his only European Cup race in the sprint in Haute-Maurienne . In the following season he also started in the Continental Cup, where he was placed in the top ten several times. After these achievements, he rose to the World Cup and took part in the competitions in Oberhof . He made his debut as 32nd in the sprint and missed the first World Cup points by two places. After six races in the World Cup, Frei was nominated for his first biathlon world championships in 2008 in Östersund . There he took a good place in the sprint as 37th. In the pursuit he reached 58th place, in the individual 70th place. With the Swiss relay he was only 18th. Frei won his first World Cup points at the last station of the 2007/08 season at Holmenkollen in Oslo as 28th in the sprint. In 2009 Frei became Swiss double champion in sprint and pursuit. In the 2009/2010 World Cup , Frei achieved his first podium finish on December 19, 2009 with third place in the sprint in Pokljuka . Thomas Frei took part in the 2010 Winter Olympics. His best result was 12th place in the pursuit. With the relay he finished 9th.
On March 24, 2011, Frei announced his resignation.
successes
World Cup placements
The table shows all placements (including the Olympic Games and World Championships, depending on the year of the event).
- 1st - 3rd Place: Number of podium placements
- Top 10: Number of placements among 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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| 3rd place | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Top 10 | 1 | 8th | 9 | |||
| Scoring | 4th | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 32 |
| Starts | 10 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 17th | 69 |
Web links
- Thomas Frei in the IBU database (English)
- Thomas Frei in the database of the International Ski Association (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Free, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss biathlete and former cross-country skier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1980 |