French biathlete (born 1987)
Anaïs Bescond Anaïs Bescond in 2018 | |
Full name | Anais Bescond |
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Born | (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 37) Aunay-sur-Odon, France |
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Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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Club | EMHM-Morbier |
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Teams | 3 (2014, 2018, 2022) |
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Medals | 3 (1 gold) |
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Teams | 9 (2011–2021) |
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Medals | 8 (1 gold) |
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Seasons | 13 (2009/10–2021/22) |
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Individual victories | 1 |
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All victories | 13 |
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Anaïs Bescond (born 15 May 1987) is a retired French biathlete, olympic champion and world champion. She is also a non-commissioned officer.[1]
Career
Bescond was born in Aunay-sur-Odon. She moved to Morbier, in the Jura region, with her family and began skiing.[2] 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.[3]
She won her first victory on the World Cup biathlon sprint at Antholz-Anterselva, played on 16 January 2014.[4]
Bescond competed in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics for France. Her best performance was two 5th places in the individual and sprint.[3]
At the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, she finished at the 3rd place in the pursuit,[5] claimed gold with the French Team in the mixed relay[6] and took bronze in the relay.[7]
She announced her retirement after the 2021/22 season.[8]
Biathlon results
Olympic Games
3 medals (1 gold, 2 bronze)
World Championships
8 medals (1 gold, 6 silver, 1 bronze)
- *The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.
World Cup
- World Cup rankings
Season
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Overall
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Individual
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Sprint
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Pursuit
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Mass start
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Points
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Position
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Points
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Position
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Points
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Position
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Points
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Position
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Points
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Position
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2009–10 |
76 |
55th |
12 |
61st |
37 |
54th |
27 |
45th |
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2010–11 |
343 |
25th |
47 |
31st |
163 |
20th |
86 |
27th |
47 |
31st
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2011–12 |
251 |
30th |
22 |
39th |
119 |
30th |
86 |
29th |
24 |
39th
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2012–13 |
499 |
17th |
13 |
50th |
168 |
19th |
170 |
18th |
148 |
11th
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2013–14 |
360 |
21st |
12 |
45th |
171 |
14th |
114 |
28th |
63 |
18th
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2014–15 |
545 |
12th |
67 |
16th |
163 |
19th |
149 |
14th |
166 |
7th
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2015–16 |
666 |
9th |
107 |
5th |
234 |
8th |
161 |
15th |
164 |
6th
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2016–17 |
501 |
14th |
58 |
18th |
203 |
11th |
165 |
17th |
79 |
23rd
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2017–18 |
582 |
7th |
51 |
11th |
219 |
9th |
216 |
6th |
123 |
14th
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2018–19 |
423 |
22nd |
36 |
32nd |
142 |
22nd |
147 |
20th |
100 |
20th
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2019–20 |
450 |
15th |
48 |
20th |
138 |
18th |
92 |
17th |
172 |
5th
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2020–21 |
442 |
18th |
61 |
12th |
133 |
24th |
118 |
22nd |
89 |
21st
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2021–22 |
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14th |
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48th |
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8th |
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6th |
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26th
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- Individual victories
1 victory (1 Sp)
- Relay victories
13 victories
References
External links
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- 2007: (Helena Jonsson, Anna Carin Olofsson, Björn Ferry, Carl Johan Bergman)
- 2008: (Sabrina Buchholz, Magdalena Neuner, Andreas Birnbacher, Michael Greis)
- 2009: (Marie-Laure Brunet, Sylvie Becaert, Vincent Defrasne, Simon Fourcade)
- 2010: (Simone Hauswald, Magdalena Neuner, Simon Schempp, Arnd Peiffer)
- 2011: (Tora Berger, Ann Kristin Aafedt Flatland, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Tarjei Bø)
- 2012: (Tora Berger, Synnøve Solemdal, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Emil Hegle Svendsen)
- 2013: (Tora Berger, Synnøve Solemdal, Tarjei Bø, Emil Hegle Svendsen)
- 2015: (Veronika Vítková, Gabriela Soukalová, Michal Šlesingr, Ondřej Moravec)
- 2016: (Anaïs Bescond, Marie Dorin Habert, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Martin Fourcade)
- 2017: (Vanessa Hinz, Laura Dahlmeier, Arnd Peiffer, Simon Schempp)
- 2019: (Marte Olsbu Røiseland, Tiril Eckhoff, Johannes Thingnes Bø, Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen)
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