Lukas Hofer
Hofer during the World Championships in Östersund, Sweden, in March 2019
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1989-09-30) 30 September 1989
Bruneck, Italy
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
World Cup debut2009
Olympic Games
Teams4 (2010–2022)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 (2011–2020)
Medals4 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons2009/10-
Individual victories2
Individual podiums9
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 Sochi Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2018 PyeongchangMixed relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 ÖstersundSingle mixed relay
Silver medal – second place2020 AntholzMixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2011 Khanty-Mansiysk15 km mass start
Bronze medal – third place2019 ÖstersundMixed relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Canmore10 km sprint
Gold medal – first place2009 Canmore12.5 km pursuit
Youth World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2008 Ruhpolding3 × 7.5 km relay
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 Ridnaun10 km sprint
Updated on 19 March 2021.

Lukas Hofer (born 30 September 1989) is an Italian biathlete.[1]

Career

Hofer competed for Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics in biathlon.[2] Together with Karin Oberhofer, Dorothea Wierer and Dominik Windisch he won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia.[3] Then four years later at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County, South Korea together with Lisa Vittozzi, Dorothea Wierer and Dominik Windisch, he once again won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay.[4]

Further notable results
  • 2007: 3rd, Italian Biathlon Championships, sprint
  • 2008: 1st, Italian Biathlon Championships, mass start
  • 2009: 3rd, Italian Biathlon Championships, mass start
  • 2011:
    • 1st, Italian Biathlon Championships, sprint
    • 1st, Italian Biathlon Championships, mass start
  • 2012:
    • 3rd, Italian Biathlon Championships, sprint
    • 3rd, Italian Biathlon Championships, pursuit

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games

2 medals (2 bronze medals)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed Relay
Canada 2010 Vancouver 46th 56th 54th – 12th —
Russia 2014 Sochi 14th 12th 17th DNF 5th Bronze
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 63rd 10th 10th 18th 12th Bronze
China 2022 Beijing 27th 14th 4th 27th 7th 9th

World Championships

4 medals (2 silver, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 27th 16th 9th Bronze 5th 5th —
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding 20th 31st 13th 16th 4th 9th
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 7th 14th 11th 21st 7th 4th
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 50th 24th 30th — 12th 7th
Norway 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 31st 75th — — 11th 8th
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 36th 56th DNS — 5th 4th
Sweden 2019 Östersund 5th 52rd 42rd 17th 15th Bronze Silver
Italy 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 13th 21st 20th 18th 7th Silver 9th
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 19th 13th 15th 7th 6th 6th 5th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

Junior/Youth World Championships

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
Italy 2007 Martell-Val Martello 23rd 29th 22nd –
Germany 2008 Ruhpolding 4th 15th 4th –
Canada 2009 Canmore 44th Gold Gold 7th

Individual victories

2 victory (2 Sp)

Date Event Competition Level
17 January 2014Italy Antholz10 km SprintBiathlon World Cup
19 March 2021Sweden Östersund10 km SprintBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

  1. 1 2 IBU Profile Archived 6 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Vancouver 2010 Profile Archived 9 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Dominant Norway win inaugural mixed relay". Reuters. 19 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Biathlon | Athlete Profile: Lukas HOFER - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
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