Hubert Leitgeb (biathlete)
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Full name | Hubert Leitgeb | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1965-10-31)31 October 1965 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 4 February 2012(2012-02-04) (aged 46) Staller Saddle, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | C.S. Carabinieri | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 16 January 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 (1992, 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 9 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 3 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 12 (1985/86–1986/87, 1988/89–1997/98) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hubert Leitgeb (31 October 1965 – 4 February 2012) was an Italian biathlete.
Life and career
Leitgeb participated in two Olympics, in 1992 and 1998. Alongside Johann Passler, Pieralberto Carrara and Andreas Zingerle, he was part of the Italian squad which narrowly missed out on a medal in the men's relay at the 1992 Games, finishing fourth.[1] He won three medals at World Championships, including two golds. He competed in Biathlon World Cup, where he got 131 starts, with 17 finishes in the top 10. In 1994, he won his first and only individual World Cup victory, in a 20 km individual.[2] Leitgeb retired as a biathlete after the 1997–98 season.[3] After his retirement, he worked as a coach for five years. In 2006 he was elected to the International Biathlon Union's Technical Committee. The following year he became race director of the Biathlon World Cup races in Antholz.[1]
Avalanche accident
On 4 February 2012, Leitgeb died in an avalanche accident below the Staller Saddle in the Antholz valley, alongside his brother-in-law. Leitgeb was survived by his wife and two children.[2]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[3]
Olympic Games
Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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![]() | — | 26th | 4th |
![]() | — | 35th | — |
World Championships
3 medals (2 gold, 1 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Team | Relay |
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![]() | 14th | — | — | 4th | — |
![]() | 34th | — | — | 9th | — |
![]() | 27th | — | — | Gold | 4th |
![]() | — | — | — | 8th | — |
![]() | — | — | — | Gold | — |
![]() | — | — | — | — | 4th |
![]() | 4th | — | — | Bronze | — |
![]() | — | — | — | 10th | — |
![]() | — | — | — | 6th | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **Pursuit was added as an event in 1997.
Individual victories
1 victory (1 In)
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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1993–94 1 victory (1 In) | 17 March 1994 | ![]() | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
- Further notable results
- 1991: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon
- 1992: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
- 1993: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
- 1994: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
- 1996: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon
- 1997:
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
- 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
- 1998:
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
- 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
- 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon
References
- ^ a b "Lawine tötete Südtiroler Biathlon-Rennleiter und Schwager" [Avalanche killed South Tyrolean biathlon race director and brother-in-law]. nachrichten.at (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ a b Kokesh, Jerry (5 February 2012). "Hubert Leitgeb Dies in Tragic Avalanche Accident". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Hubert Leitgeb". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
External links
- Hubert Leitgeb at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Hubert Leitgeb at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Hubert Leitgeb at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1958:
(Adolf Wiklund, Olle Gunneriusson, Sture Ohlin, Sven Nilsson)
- 1959:
(Vladimir Melanin, Dmitri Sokolov, Valentin Pzhenitsyn)
- 1961:
(Kalevi Huuskonen, Paavo Repo, Antti Tyrväinen)
- 1962:
(Vladimir Melanin, Valentin Pzhenitsyn, Nikolay Puzanov)
- 1963:
(Vladimir Melanin, Nikolay Mezharyakov, Valentin Pzhenitsyn)
- 1965:
(Olav Jordet, Ola Wærhaug, Ivar Nordkild)
- 1989:
(Juri Kashkarov, Sergei Bulygin, Alexandr Popov, Sergei Tchepikov)
- 1990:
(Raik Dittrich, Mark Kirchner, Birk Anders, Frank Luck)
- 1991:
(Hubert Leitgeb, Gottlieb Taschler, Simon Demetz, Wilfried Pallhuber)
- 1992:
(Evgeny Redkin, Alexander Tropnikov, Anatoly Zhdanovich, Alexandr Popov)
- 1993:
(Fritz Fischer, Frank Luck, Steffen Hoos, Sven Fischer)
- 1994:
(Pieralberto Carrara, Hubert Leitgeb, Andreas Zingerle, Wilfried Pallhuber)
- 1995:
(Frode Andresen, Dag Bjørndalen, Halvard Hanevold, Jon Åge Tyldum)
- 1996:
(Oleg Ryzhenkov, Petr Ivashko, Alexandr Popov, Vadim Sashurin)
- 1997:
(Oleg Ryzhenkov, Petr Ivashko, Alexandr Popov, Vadim Sashurin)
- 1998:
(Egil Gjelland, Halvard Hanevold, Sylfest Glimsdal, Ole Einar Bjørndalen)