Lowell Bailey
Bailey (front leader) in 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Lowell Bailey | |||||||||||||
Born |
Siler City, North Carolina, U.S. | 15 July 1981|||||||||||||
Residence | Lake Placid, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | |||||||||||||
Website | lowellbailey.com | |||||||||||||
Professional information | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||
Club | NYSEF | |||||||||||||
Skis | Rossignol | |||||||||||||
Rifle | Anschütz | |||||||||||||
World Cup debut | January 24, 2002 | |||||||||||||
Retired | March 18, 2018 | |||||||||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||
Teams | 4 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) | |||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||
Teams | 11 (2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) | |||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||
Seasons | 14 (2001/02–2002/03, 2005/06–) | |||||||||||||
Individual victories | 1 | |||||||||||||
All victories | 1 | |||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 3 | |||||||||||||
All podiums | 4 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on September 2, 2017. |
Lowell Bailey (born July 15, 1981, Siler City, North Carolina, U.S.) is a retired American biathlete who has competed since 2001 till 2018.
Career
His first World Cup podium was a 2nd place (following a disqualification) in the second sprint event at Kontiolahti (FIN) in 2014.,[1] and his first World Cup victory came in the 20 km event at the 2017 Biathlon World Championships in Hochfilzen, Austria.[2] He thus became the first biathlon world champion from the United States, as well as the oldest individual gold medalist at the World Championships in biathlon history, at 35 years and 216 days.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he finished 27th in the individual, 46th in the sprint, and 48th in the pursuit events.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he finished 36th in the 10 km sprint event[3] and he also finished 36th in the 12.5 km pursuit.[4]
He decided to retire at the end of 8th leg of 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup[5].
Results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[6]
Olympic Winter Games
0 medals
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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27th | 46th | 48th | — | 9th | N/A | |
57th | 36th | 36th | — | 13th | N/A | |
8th | 35th | 38th | 23rd | 16th | 8th | |
51st | 33rd | 32nd | — | 6th | 15th |
- *Mass Start was first added in 2006 and the mixed relay in 2014.
World Championships
1 medal (1 gold)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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45th | 59th | 50th | — | 17th | N/A | |
— | — | — | — | 18th | — | |
41st | 48th | 50th | — | 9th | dns | |
56th | 61st | — | — | 15th | — | |
22nd | 55th | 22nd | 18th | 21st | — | |
78th | 32nd | 45th | — | 6th | — | |
38th | 20th | 20th | 25th | 10th | 12th | |
29th | 32nd | 13th | 13th | 12th | 8th | |
24th | 17th | 36th | 13th | 14th | 8th | |
15th | 29th | 36th | 10th | 8th | 10th | |
Gold | 4th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 16th |
- During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.
References
- ↑ Jager, Linda (March 15, 2014). "Bailey Wins Bronze in Kontiolahti Sprint". United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.eurosport.com/biathlon/world-championships/2016-2017/live-20km-individual-men_mtc908053/live.shtml
- ↑ Men's 10km sprint results at 2010 Winter Olympics Archived December 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Men's 12.5km pursuit results at the 2010 Winter Olympics Archived April 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ http://www.lakeplacidnews.com/page/content.detail/id/528227/Bailey--Burke-close-out-careers.html?nav=5074
- ↑ International Biathlon Union. . IBU Datacenter. Retrieved August 5, 2014.