Anaïs Bescond

Anais Bescond
Anaïs Bescond in 2010
Full name Anais Bescond
Born (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987
Aunay-sur-Odon, France
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
World Cup career
Seasons 2009/10–
Individual wins 1
Indiv. podiums 5
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  France
Olympic Games
2018 PyeongchangMixed relay
2018 Pyeongchang10 km pursuit
2018 Pyeongchang4 × 6 km relay
World Championships
2016 OsloMixed relay
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk4 x 6 km relay
2012 Ruhpolding4 x 6 km relay
2015 Kontiolahti4 x 6 km relay
2015 KontiolahtiMixed relay
2016 Oslo15 km individual
2016 Oslo4 × 6 km relay

Anaïs Bescond (born 15 May 1987) is a French biathlete and non-commissioned officer.[1]

Career

Bescond was born in Aunay-sur-Odon. She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2011, and won a silver medal in the relay with the French team, a result repeated at the Biathlon World Championships 2012.[2]

She won her first victory on the World Cup biathlon sprint at Antholz-Anterselva played on 16 January 2014.[3]

Bescond competed in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics for France. Her best performance was two 5th places in the Individual and Sprint.[2]

At the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, she finished at the 3rd place in the Pursuit[4], claimed gold with the French Team in the Mixed relay[5] and took bronze in the Relay[6].

Results

Olympic Games

3 medals (1 gold, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Russia 2014 Sochi 5th 5th 12th 10th DNF 6th
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 31st 19th Bronze 17th Bronze Gold

World Championships

7 medals (1 gold, 6 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 16th 39th 21st 22nd Silver —
Germany 2012 Rupholding 53rd 19th 28th 17th Silver —
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 48th 20th 23rd 14th 6th —
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 7th 56th — 9th Silver Silver
Norway 2016 Oslo Silver 12th 12th 5th Silver Gold

World Cup

Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2009–107655th1261st3754th2745th——
2010–1134325th4731st16320th8627th4731st
2011–1225130th2239th11930th8629th2439th
2012–1349917th1350th16819th17018th14811th
2013–1436021st1245th17114th11428th6318th
2014–1554512th6716th16319th14914th1667th

Individual victories

1 victory (1 Sp)

Date Event Competition Level
16 January 2014Italy Antholz7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup

References

  1. ↑ Bescond, Anaïs, Équipe de France Militaire de Ski 2011.
  2. 1 2 International Biathlon Union – Anais Becond
  3. ↑ IBU – Sprint Antholz 2013/14 Archived 16 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "Biathlon: Women's 10km pursuit cumulative results" (PDF). pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Biathlon: Mixed relay results" (PDF). pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Biathlon: Women's relay results" (PDF). pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
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