- Sandrine Bailly
Sandrine Bailly (born
November 25 ,1979 , inBelley ,France ) is a French biathlete. She was most successful in the 2004–05 season, when she could win the overall World Cup, and in the 2007–08 season, when she finished second. In 2003, she became world champion in the 10 km pursuit (together withMartina Glagow ).Career
As of date|March 17, 2008, Bailly has achieved 20 victories in the
Biathlon World Cup , as well as numerous wins on the youth and junior levels. In the 2004–05 season she was the most successful female athlete in the overall World Cup (most points in all events) after placing third in the previous year. She also won the World Cup ranking in the 10 km pursuit discipline. In the 2007–08 season, she finished second in the overall standings and, again, first in the pursuit discipline.Bailly has won seven medals at the
Biathlon World Championship s (three in individual events and four in relays). She is well-remembered for winning the pursuit gold medal during the 2003 World Championships inKhanty-Mansiysk , sharing it with German biathleteMartina Glagow as both had exactly the same time on the finish line, a first in biathlon history.Fact|date=March 2008For several years Bailly has also closed out most relays for the French national team. Her greatest success in that discipline was the the
bronze medal in the 4×6 km relay at the2006 Winter Olympics inTurin ,Italy .Achievements
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Winter Olympics
** 2006: Bronze (Relay)*
Biathlon World Championships
** 2003: Gold (Pursuit), Bronze (Mass start)
** 2004: Bronze (Mass start)
** 2006: Bronze (Mixed relay)
** 2007: 2x Silver (Mixed Relay, Relay)
** 2008: Bronze (Relay)*
Biathlon World Cup
** 2003/2004: 3rd place (Overall)
** 2004/2005: Winner (Overall), Winner (Pursuit)
** 2007/2008: Winner (Pursuit), 2nd place (Overall)
** 20 victories in the World Cup
** Two wins at theHolmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition: 2003 sprint and 2004 pursuitReferences
*cite web | url = http://data.biathlonworld.com/data/archives.aspx?IbuId=BTFRA22511197901 | title = IBU Profile of Sandrine Bailly | publisher = International Biathlon Union | accessdate = 2008-02-15
External links
* [http://www.sandrinebailly.com/ Personal website] fr icon
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