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Raphaël Poirée
Poirée in Antholz-Anterselva in 2006
Personal information
Full nameRaphaël Poirée
Born (1974-08-09) 9 August 1974 (age 50)
Rives, France
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubVercors Ski De Fond
SkisRossignol
World Cup debut9 March 1995
Retired11 March 2007
Olympic Games
Teams3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Medals3 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams12 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Medals18 (8 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 (1994/95–2006/07)
Individual victories44
All victories46
Individual podiums103
All podiums117
Overall titles4 (1999−00, 2000−01, 2001−02, 2003−04)
Discipline titles10:
2 Individual (2003−04, 2006–07);
1 Sprint (2003−04);
4 Pursuit (1998−99, 2000−01, 2001−02, 2003−04);
3 Mass start (1999−00, 2003−04, 2004–05)
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  France
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 2
World Championships 8 3 7
Total (21 medals) 8 4 9
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City 12.5 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Oslo 15 km mass start
Gold medal – first place 2001 Pokljuka 15 km mass start
Gold medal – first place 2001 Pokljuka 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2002 Oslo 15 km mass start
Gold medal – first place 2004 Oberhof 20 km individual
Gold medal – first place 2004 Oberhof 10 km sprint
Gold medal – first place 2004 Oberhof 15 km mass start
Gold medal – first place 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 20 km individual
Silver medal – second place 2001 Pokljuka 12.5 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2004 Oberhof 12.5 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2007 Antholz-Anterselva Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Pokljuka 12.5 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Oslo 12.5 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 15 km mass start
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Oberhof 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Hochfilzen 15 km mass start
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Pokljuka Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 15 km mass start

Raphaël Poirée (born 9 August 1974) is a retired French biathlete who was active from 1995 to 2007. With his 44 World Cup victories and several World Championship medals he ranks among the most successful biathletes ever.

Sports career

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Poirée was born in Rives, Isère in France and like the rest of his colleagues in the French biathlon and cross-country skiing team, was a sport soldier.[clarification needed]

Poirée has four IBU World Cup titles (1999−00, 2000−01, 2001−02 and 2003−04). He has also come second once, in 2005−06 and third once, in the 2004−05 season. Poirée has had 103 World Cup podium finishes, 44 in first place, 39 in second, and has come third 20 times. In the Winter Olympics, Poiree has one silver and two bronze medals. At the World Championships however, he has seven gold medals, three silver and seven bronze.

Raphaël Poirée was one of the best mass start biathletes of his time, with 9 1st places, 4 2nd places, and 3 3rd places in his World Cup career, second only to Ole Einar Bjørndalen who got 10 1st places, 5 2nd places and 4 3rd places in the same time frame. Poirée also won 4 out of the 7 World Championship mass start races he took part in.

Poirée also had five victories at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition with three mass starts (2000, 2002, and 2004), one pursuit (2004) and one individual (2007).

After winning the gold medal at the World Championships in Antholz in 2007, Poiree announced the end of his career after that World Cup season.[1] He eventually chose to retire after the Holmenkollen World Cup meet (i.e. before the season's last WC meet, in Khanty-Mansyisk in Russia the week after); his last competition was the Mass start race on Sunday 11 March, where he finished in second place after a cm-close last sprint to the finish line against his long-time competitor Ole Einar Bjørndalen of Norway.[2]

Personal life

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He married Norwegian biathlete Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée on 27 May 2000 in Norway. They first met at the 1992 Junior World Championships and began dating in 1996. They have three daughters together, Emma (born 27 January 2003), Anna (born 10 January 2007) and Lena (born 10 October 2008). They have a flat in La Chapelle-en-Vercors, France, but live mostly in Liv Grete's home village of Hålandsdal, Norway. The Poirées are the only husband and wife to win medals in the same Olympics for different nations. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, France's Raphaël and Norway's Liv won matching silver medals in the biathlon. In July 2013, the couple announced that they were separating.[3]

In 2009, Poirée was involved in a quad-bike accident which nearly left him paralysed. One month after undergoing neck and back surgery he was released from hospital.[4]

He speaks French, English, Norwegian and Italian

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

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3 medals (1 silver, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
Japan 1998 Nagano 22nd DNF — — 7th
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 10th 9th Silver — Bronze
Italy 2006 Turin 20th 8th DNF 12th Bronze
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships

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18 medals (8 gold, 3 silver, 7 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay Mixed relay
Germany 1996 Ruhpolding 67th 23rd — — 10th 5th —
Slovakia 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 14th 59th — — 7th 5th —
Slovenia 1998 Pokljuka — — Bronze — 7th — —
Finland 1999 Kontiolahti 19th 26th 11th 9th — 12th —
Norway 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 4th 6th Bronze Gold — 10th —
Slovenia 2001 Pokljuka 37th 7th Silver Gold — Gold —
Norway 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen — — — Gold — — —
Russia 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 7th DNF — Bronze — 13th —
Germany 2004 Oberhof Gold Gold Silver Gold — Bronze —
Austria 2005 Hochfilzen 8th 13th 9th Bronze — 5th 6th
Slovenia 2006 Pokljuka — — — — — — Bronze
Italy 2007 Antholz-Anterselva Gold 8th 6th Bronze — — Silver
*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.

World Cup

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Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
1994–95 0 — 0 — 0 — — — — —
1995–96 108 17th 59 14th 49 20th — — — —
1996–97 150 16th 29 26th 87 13th 34 12th — —
1997–98 249 5th 42 12th 161 2nd 46 7th — —
1998–99 365 5th 26 15th 107 11th 185 1st 47 2nd
1999–00 470 1st 68 2nd 153 3rd 172 3rd 77 1st
2000–01 921 1st 83 7th 375 2nd 278 1st 136 3rd
2001–02 805 1st 88 5th 233 3rd 362 1st 100 2nd
2002–03 591 4th 32 23rd 226 4th 199 3rd 114 3rd
2003–04 1010 1st 146 1st 358 1st 331 1st 140 1st
2004–05 869 3rd 99 6th 277 3rd 374 3rd 146 1st
2005–06 695 2nd 83 3rd 245 3rd 200 3rd 157 2nd
2006–07 709 3rd 150 1st 207 6th 173 7th 147 3rd
*Pursuit was added as an event in the 1996–97 season, and mass start was added in the 1998–99 season.

Individual victories

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44 victories (7 In, 13 Sp, 15 Pu, 9 MS)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1997–98
1 victory
(1 Sp)		 8 January 1998 Germany Ruhpolding 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1998–99
4 victories
(3 Pu, 1 MS)		 12 December 1998 Austria Hochfilzen 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
13 January 1999 Germany Ruhpolding 15 km mass start Biathlon World Cup
17 January 1999 Germany Ruhpolding 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
27 February 1999 United States Lake Placid 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
1999–2000
3 victories
(1 In, 1 Sp, 1 MS)		 15 December 1999 Slovenia Pokljuka 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
20 January 2000 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
26 February 2000 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 15 km mass start Biathlon World Championships
2000–01
6 victories
(3 Sp, 2 Pu, 1 MS)		 7 December 2000 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
8 December 2000 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
15 December 2000 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
4 January 2001 Germany Oberhof 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
14 January 2001 Germany Ruhpolding 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
9 February 2001 Slovenia Pokljuka 15 km mass start Biathlon World Championships
2001–02
7 victories
(2 Sp, 3 Pu, 2 MS)		 16 December 2001 Slovenia Pokljuka 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
12 January 2002 Germany Oberhof 15 km mass start Biathlon World Cup
18 January 2002 Germany Ruhpolding 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
27 January 2002 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
14 March 2002 Finland Lahti 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
17 March 2002 Finland Lahti 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
24 March 2002 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 15 km mass start Biathlon World Championships
2002–03
2 victories
(1 Sp, 1 Pu)		 19 December 2002 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
22 December 2002 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
2003–04
11 victories
(2 In, 3 Sp, 4 Pu, 2 MS)		 18 December 2003 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
21 December 2003 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
8 January 2004 Slovenia Pokljuka 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
25 January 2004 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 15 km mass start Biathlon World Cup
7 February 2004 Germany Oberhof 10 km sprint Biathlon World Championships
12 February 2004 Germany Oberhof 20 km individual Biathlon World Championships
15 February 2004 Germany Oberhof 15 km mass start Biathlon World Championships
29 February 2004 United States Lake Placid 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
4 March 2004 United States Fort Kent 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
5 March 2004 United States Fort Kent 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
13 March 2004 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
2004–05
3 victories
(1 Pu, 2 MS)		 19 December 2004 Sweden Östersund 15 km mass start Biathlon World Cup
9 January 2005 Germany Oberhof 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
19 March 2005 Russia Khanty-Mansiysk 15 km mass start Biathlon World Cup
2005–06
1 victory
(1 In)		 8 December 2005 Austria Hochfilzen 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
2006–07
6 victories
(3 In, 2 Sp, 1 Pu)		 14 December 2006 Austria Hochfilzen 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
6 February 2007 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 20 km individual Biathlon World Championships
1 March 2007 Finland Lahti 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
3 March 2007 Finland Lahti 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
4 March 2007 Finland Lahti 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
8 March 2007 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Poiree wins Gold in Individual and announces retirement" Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine – Article from biathlonworld.com, 4 February 2007
  2. ^ "Adieu Raphaël Poirée!" Archived 2007-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Liv Grete og Raphael Poirée separeres (in Norwegian) TV2, 5 July 2013, retrieved 9 July 2013
  4. ^ "Poiree finally leaves hospital following quad-bike crash" Article from CTV, 26 January 2010
  5. ^ "Raphaël Poirée". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
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