Christoph Sumann

Christoph Sumann, known as Sumi, is a former Austrian biathlete, born on 19 January 1976. As with many of his fellow biathletes he switched over from cross-country skiing, which he had done since childhood, and by the mid-1990s he had entered the Austrian junior ski team. He began as a biathlete in 2000 and competed at the top level for 11 seasons. His first World Cup win came in 2002-03, and in 2006-07 he won a mass start race and wore the red bib of the mass start leader until the last stage of the season, when he lost it to Ole Einar Bjørndalen. His most brilliant season was 2009-10, when he won two silver medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics, in the relay and the pursuit, was runner-up in the World Cup total and won the individual cup. In 2011 he won a bronze medal in the 20 km individual at the World Championships despite an intestinal disease.