Indrek Tobreluts

Indrek Tobreluts
Tobreluts in 2013
Personal information
Born (1976-04-05) 5 April 1976 (age 48)
Tartu, Estonia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubElva Suusaklubi
World Cup debut19 January 1995
Retired14 January 2016
Olympic Games
Teams5 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams15 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons21 (1994/95–2014/15)
Individual podiums0
All podiums0
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Estonia
Summer World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 2000 Khanty-Mansiysk 6 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2004 Brezno-Osrblie 4 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 2006 Ufa 4 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 2006 Ufa 6 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2007 Otepää 6 km mass start
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Kraków 4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Minsk 4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 6 km relay
Summer European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Haanja 6 km pursuit

Indrek Tobreluts (born 5 April 1976) is an Estonian former biathlete and cross-country skier. He has competed at five Winter Olympics.[1]

Life and career

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin,[2] he finished 15th in the men's relay, 40th in the men's sprint, 43rd in the men's pursuit and 66th in the men's individual. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver,[3] he finished 14th in the 4 × 7.5 km relay, 31st in the 10 km sprint and 48th in the 12.5 km pursuit.

After an injury ahead of the 2015–16 season, Tobreluts announced his retirement on 14 January 2016.[4]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[5]

Olympic Games

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Japan 1998 Nagano — 36th — — 13th —
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 53rd 48th 41st — 11th —
Italy 2006 Turin 66th 40th 43rd — 15th —
Canada 2010 Vancouver — 31st 48th — 14th —
Russia 2014 Sochi 29th 53rd 45th — — —
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006 and the mixed relay in 2014.

World Championships

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay Mixed relay
Italy 1995 Antholz-Anterselva — 81st — — 16th 18th —
Germany 1996 Ruhpolding — 77th — — 16th 17th —
Slovakia 1997 Brezno-Osrblie — 70th — — 16th 9th —
Finland 1999 Kontiolahti 63rd 58th 52nd — — 13th —
Norway 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 26th 17th 42nd — — 13th —
Slovenia 2001 Pokljuka DNF 67th — — — 15th —
Russia 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk — 18th DNF — — 9th —
Germany 2004 Oberhof 27th 35th 22nd — — 14th —
Austria 2005 Hochfilzen 70th 69th — — — — —
Italy 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 47th 20th DNF — — 11th 12th
Sweden 2008 Östersund — 30th 60th — — 12th 11th
South Korea 2009 Pyeongchang 82nd 64th — — — 14th 13th
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 24th 43rd 37th — — 15th 14th
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding 51st 69th — — — 18th 15th
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 56th 86th — — — 15th —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Indrek Tobreluts Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Profile: Indrek Tobreluts". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Indrek Tobreluts, Biathlon". Vancouver 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  4. ^ Roosna, Märt (14 January 2016). "Pika karjääri lõpetanud Indrek Tobreluts: toredad aastad olid" [The end of the long career of Indrek Tobreluts: they were wonderful years]. Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 8 March 2016. (in Estonian) (subscription required)
  5. ^ "Indrek Tobreluts". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
Winter Olympics
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Estonia
Sochi 2014 		Succeeded by