Vincent Defrasne

Vincent Defrasne
Defrasne in 2009 in Sandnes.
Personal information
Full nameVincent Defrasne
Born (1977-03-09) 9 March 1977 (age 47)
Pontarlier, France
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubEMHM - Pontarlier
World Cup debut8 January 1999
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams11 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Medals6 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons12 (1998/99–2009/10)
Individual victories3
All victories7
Individual podiums9
All podiums28
Discipline titles1:
1 Individual (2007–08)
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin 12.5 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Pokljuka 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pyeongchang Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2007 Antholz-Anterselva Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Oberhof 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Pokljuka Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 12.5 km pursuit

Vincent Defrasne (born 9 March 1977) is a former French biathlete. He won a gold medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

He was also a member of the winning Biathlon World Championship relay team in 2001, and the 2004 team which won bronze. At the Biathlon World Championship 2007 in Antholz, Defrasne earned a bronze medal, in the 12.5 km pursuit and a silver medal in the Mixed Relay event. In 2009 at the World Championships in Pyeongchang, Defrasne was part of the victorious mixed relay team.

Defrasne served as the flagbearer for France at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

He retired from the sport after the 2009–10 season.[1]

Biathlon results

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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]

Olympic Games

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3 medals (1 gold, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 37th 21st 18th Bronze
Italy 2006 Turin 34th 4th Gold 11th Bronze
Canada 2010 Vancouver 26th 53rd 22nd 6th
*Mass start was added as an event in 2006.

World Championships

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6 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Finland 1999 Kontiolahti 57th 51st 12th
Norway 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 54th 25th 32nd 10th
Slovenia 2001 Pokljuka 48th 10th 7th 12th Gold
Norway 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen 20th
Russia 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 4th 17th DNF 18th 13th
Germany 2004 Oberhof 20th 6th 4th 6th Bronze
Austria 2005 Hochfilzen 11th 10th 7th 16th 5th 6th
Slovenia 2006 Pokljuka Bronze
Italy 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 16th Bronze 11th 10th Silver
Sweden 2008 Östersund 12th 54th 22nd 7th 5th
South Korea 2009 Pyeongchang 21st 41st 40th 4th Gold
*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.

Individual victories

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3 victories (1 In, 1 Sp, 1 Pu)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
2005–06
2 victories
(1 Sp, 1 Pu)
7 January 2006 Germany Oberhof 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
18 February 2006 Italy Turin 12.5 km pursuit Winter Olympic Games
2007–08
1 victory
(1 In)
29 November 2007 Finland Kontiolahti 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.

References

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  1. ^ Kokesh, Jerry (15 November 2010). "French Team Reloads for New Season". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Vincent Defrasne". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  France
Vancouver 2010
Succeeded by