Magdalena Gwizdoń

Magdalena Gwizdoń
Born (1979-08-04) 4 August 1979 (age 45)
Cieszyn, Poland
Medal record
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Pokljuka 3 × 7.5 km relay
Updated on 28 February 2013.

Magdalena Gwizdoń (born 4 August 1979) is a Polish biathlete, born in Cieszyn.[1] She is the record holder[2] for the women for the most IBU Biathlon World Cup starts with 529 and second overall after Ole Einar Björndalen.

Career

Gwizdoń competed in the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics for Poland. Her best finish was 7th, as part of the 2006 Polish relay team. Her best individual finish was 20th in the 2006 sprint. In 2006, she also finished 21st in the pursuit, 29th in the mass start, and 33rd in the individual. In 2010, she finished 35th in the sprint, 31st in the pursuit, 59th in the individual and 12th as part of the relay team.[3]

As of February 2013, her best performance at the Biathlon World Championships is 6th, as part of the 2008 Polish mixed relay team, and again with the 2009 women's relay team. Her best individual performance is 7th in the 2008 sprint.[1]

As of February 2013, Gwizdoń has finished on the podium six times in the Biathlon World Cup. This includes one victory, taken in a sprint event at Östersund in 2006/07. Her best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup is 16th, in 2006/07.[1]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[4]

Olympic Games

0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Italy 2006 Torino 33rd 20th 21st 29th 7th —
Canada 2010 Vancouver 59th 35th 31st DNS 12th
Russia 2014 Sochi 32nd 40th 38th — 10th 13th
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 83rd 56th 49th — 7th 16th

:*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Italy 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 32nd 14th 17th 16th 10th 11th —
Sweden 2008 Östersund 15th 7th 12th 11th 7th 6th
South Korea 2009 Pyeongchang 40th 76th — — 6th —
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 73rd 31st 31st — 9th 16th
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding 24th 17th 15th 29th 9th —
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 18th 12th 12th 27th 9th 10th
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 56th 7th 17th 18th 12th 14th
Norway 2016 Oslo 12th 55th 30th 23rd 4th —
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 37th 38th 25th — 7th —
Sweden 2019 Östersund — 55th 46th — 7th 9th —
Italy 2020 Rasen-Antholz — 54th 55th — 7th — —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

World Cup Podiums

Season[1] Location Event Rank
2002/03 Ruhpolding Mixed Relay 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2004/05 Holmenkollen Individual 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2004/05 Torino Sprint 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2006/07 Östersund Sprint 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2006/07 Östersund Pursuit 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2006/07 Hochfilzen Sprint 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2008/09 Hochfilzen Relay 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2012/13 Sochi Sprint 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ a b c d IBU Profile
  2. ^ "Most World Cup starts in biathlon history". 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Magdalena Gwizdoń". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  4. ^ "International Biathlon Union - Athlete profile for Magdalena GWIZDON". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 14 April 2024.


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