Wilfried Pallhuber

Wilfried Pallhuber

Personal information
Full name	Wilfried Pallhuber
Nickname	Willi the Kid
Born	(1967-08-04) 4 August 1967 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	C.S. Carabinieri
World Cup debut	17 January 1985
Retired	17 March 2007
Olympic Games
Teams	5 (1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	18 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Medals	6 (5 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	21 (1984/85, 1987/88–2006/07)
Individual victories	6
Individual podiums	7
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing Italy World Championships 1990 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay 1991 Lahti Team event 1993 Borovets 4 × 7.5 km relay 1994 Canmore Team event 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 10 km sprint 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 4 × 7.5 km relay

Wilfried "Willi the Kid" Pallhuber (born 4 August 1967) is a former Italian biathlete. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin he competed in his fifth olympics.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay
1992 Albertville	40th	—	—	—	—
1994 Lillehammer	20th	24th	—	—	—
1998 Nagano	41st	14th	—	—	9th
2002 Salt Lake City	50th	50th	33rd	—	16th
2006 Turin	9th	22nd	17th	24th	8th

*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships

6 medals (5 gold, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Team	Relay	Mixed relay
1989 Feistritz	—	14th	—	—	4th	4th	—
1990 Minsk	16th	24th	—	—	—	Gold	—
1991 Lahti	47th	30th	—	—	Gold	—	—
1992 Novosibirsk	—	—	—	—	8th	—	—
1993 Borovets	48th	—	—	—	8th	Gold	—
1994 Canmore	—	—	—	—	Gold	—	—
1995 Antholz-Anterselva	79th	46th	—	—	10th	4th	—
1996 Ruhpolding	41st	7th	—	—	—	10th	—
1997 Brezno-Osrblie	41st	Gold	12th	—	—	Bronze	—
1998 Pokljuka	—	—	28th	—	—	—	—
1999 Kontiolahti	21st	33rd	21st	12th	—	8th	—
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen	—	50th	51st	—	—	5th	—
2001 Pokljuka	31st	69th	—	—	—	10th	—
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk	78th	32nd	19th	—	—	18th	—
2004 Oberhof	26th	25th	30th	—	—	15th	—
2005 Hochfilzen	10th	25th	13th	23rd	—	9th	19th
2006 Pokljuka	—	—	—	—	—	—	12th
2007 Antholz-Anterselva	46th	24th	27th	—	—	4th	6th

*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.

Individual victories

6 victories (4 In, 2 Sp)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
1991–92 1 victory (1 Sp)	21 March 1992	Novosibirsk	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
1992–93 1 victory (1 In)	4 March 1993	Lillehammer	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
1993–94 1 victory (1 In)	10 March 1994	Hinton	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
1994–95 1 victory (1 In)	19 January 1995	Oberhof	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
1996–97 2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)	5 December 1996	Östersund	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
	1 February 1997	Brezno-Osrblie	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Championships

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Further notable results

• 1990: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
• 1991: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
• 1994: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
• 1995: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
• 1996: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
• 1997: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon
• 1999:
  • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
  • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon
• 2000:
  • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start
  • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
• 2001:
  • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
  • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start
• 2002:
  • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
  • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start
  • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
• 2003:
  • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
• 2004:
  • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start
• 2006:
  • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
• 2007: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start

External links

• Wilfried Pallhuber at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
• Wilfried Pallhuber at IBU BiathlonResults.com
• Wilfried Pallhuber at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)