Laura Dahlmeier
German biathlete (1993–2025)
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- Laura Dahlmeier ( German: [ˈlaʊʁa ˈdaːlˌmaɪɐ] ; 22 August 1993 – 28 July 2025) was a German biathlete.
- In 2014, she participated in the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
- In 2018, she became the first woman to win the biathlon sprint and pursuit in the same Olympics.
- Dahlmeier announced her retirement from competition in May 2019, at the age of 25.
- Early life Born on 22 August 1993 in the Bavarian ski-town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Dahlmeier began skiing at a young age and took up biathlon by the age of 7.
Laura Dahlmeier (German: [ˈlaʊʁa ˈdaːlˌmaɪɐ] ; 22 August 1993 – 28 July 2025) was a German biathlete. Dahlmeier started in her first World Cup races in the 2012–13 season. In 2014, she participated in the Winter Olympics in Sochi. She won a record of five gold medals at the World Championships of 2017. In 2018, she became the first woman to win the biathlon sprint and pursuit in the same Olympics. During her career she won a total of two golds and one bronze at the Olympics, seven gold medals, three silver medals and five bronze medals at World Championships, one overall World Cup and two discipline World Cup titles.
Dahlmeier announced her retirement from competition in May 2019, at the age of 25. She died on 28 July 2025 in a mountaineering accident in northern Pakistan.
Early life
Born on 22 August 1993 in the Bavarian ski-town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Dahlmeier began skiing at a young age and took up biathlon by the age of 7. She excelled as a teenaged biathlete, and at the age of 17, she won gold in all three races (10km individual, 6km sprint, and the mixed relay) at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Liberec.
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