Deedra Irwin
 Deedra Irwin during 2024 World Championships in Nové Město, Czechia | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | United States |
| Born | 27 May 1992 Pulaski, Wisconsin |
| Professional information | |
| Sport | Biathlon |
| World Cup debut | 2021 |
| Olympic Games | |
| Teams | 1 (2022) |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 3 (2021, 2023, 2024) |
Deedra Irwin (born 27 May 1992 in Pulaski, Wisconsin) is an American biathlete.[1] She competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in women's mass start, women's relay, women's pursuit, women's individual, and women's sprint.[2][3] She finished 7th in the women's individual event, which is the highest ever placing for a United States athlete in any international biathlon championship.[1]
She graduated from the Michigan Technological University.[4] She is a specialist in the Vermont Army National Guard.
She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2021 in the team relay. She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2023 in the mixed relay, women's sprint, women's pursuit, women's individual, single mixed relay, and women's relay.[5]
Biathlon results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
[edit]| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2022 Beijing
|
7th | 37th | 47th | 23rd | 11th | — |
World Championships
[edit]| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2021 Pokljuka
|
— | 51st | 45th | — | 13th | — | — |
 2023 Oberhof
|
20th | 55th | 57th | — | 15th | 13th | 11th |
 2024 Nové Město
|
11th | 39th | 46th | — | 21st | 11th | 7th |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "U.S. Olympic Biathlete Deedra Irwin Missed a Silver Medal by One Shot, but Her Seventh-Place Finish Was Still the Best Ever by an American". Outdoor Life. 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ "Deedra Irwin". olympics.com.
- ^ "Deedra Irwin 2022 Olympics". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ "Deedra Irwin". .teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018.
- ^ "Irwin Dedra". Biathlon World. IBU. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Deedra Irwin at IBU
- Deedra Irwin at FIS (cross-country)
- Deedra Irwin at Olympics.com
- Deedra Irwin at Olympedia
- Deedra Irwin at Team USA (archived)
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- Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic biathletes for the United States
- Sportspeople from Brown County, Wisconsin
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- People from Shawano County, Wisconsin
- Michigan Technological University alumni
- United States Army soldiers
- Vermont National Guard personnel
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