Patrick Favre

Patrick Favre

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Favre
Born	(1972-07-30) 30 July 1972 Aosta, Italy
Height
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	C.S. Esercito
Olympic Games
Teams	2 (1994, 1998)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	8 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004)
Medals	3 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	10 (1992/93–2000/01, 2003/04)
Individual victories	2
All victories	3
Individual podiums	5
All podiums	18
Discipline titles	1: 1 Individual (1994–95)
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing Italy World Championships 1999 Kontiolahti 10 km sprint 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 4 × 7.5 km relay 1996 Ruhpolding Team event

Patrick Favre (born 30 July 1972) is a former Italian biathlete. At the Biathlon World Championships 1997 in Osrblie he won a bronze medal with the Italian relay team. Two years later at the Biathlon World Championships 1999 in Kontiolahti he won a silver medal in the sprint event. In the 1994–95 season he came second in the overall World Cup behind Jon Åge Tyldum. After the 2000–01 season, he retired as biathlete, though he had a short-lived comeback during the 2003–04 season.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
1994 Lillehammer	22nd	—	6th
1998 Nagano	54th	—	9th

World Championships

3 medals (1 silver, 2 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Team	Relay
1995 Antholz-Anterselva	78th	5th	N/A	N/A	10th	4th
1996 Ruhpolding	17th	26th	N/A	N/A	Bronze	10th
1997 Brezno-Osrblie	15th	4th	5th	N/A	—	Bronze
1998 Pokljuka	N/A	N/A	—	N/A	6th	N/A
1999 Kontiolahti	22nd	Silver	8th	19th	N/A	8th
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen	47th	34th	21st	—	N/A	—
2001 Pokljuka	13th	29th	31st	6th	N/A	10th
2004 Oberhof	—	44th	46th	—	N/A	15th

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999.

Individual victories

2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
1993–94 1 victory (1 Sp)	15 January 1994	Ruhpolding	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
1994–95 1 victory (1 In)	15 December 1994	Bad Gastein	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Further notable results

• 1993: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
• 1996: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
• 1998:
  • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
• 1999: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
• 2000:
  • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
• 2001:
  • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
• 2004: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit

External links

• Patrick Favre at the International Biathlon Union