Laura Dahlmeier (1993 to 2025) was a German biathlete. She started in her first World Cup races in the 2012-13 season and took part in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. At the 2017 World Championships she won a record five gold medals, and in 2018 she became the first woman to win both the biathlon sprint and the pursuit at the same Olympics. Over her career she won two Olympic golds and one Olympic bronze, seven World Championship golds, three silvers and five bronzes, one overall World Cup and two discipline World Cup titles. She announced her retirement from competition in May 2019, aged 25, and died on 28 July 2025 in a mountaineering accident in northern Pakistan.
Facts
Connections
Competed In
Source Laura Dahlmeier (Wikipedia)
Source Laura Dahlmeier (Wikipedia)
Plays
Source Laura Dahlmeier (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Nationality
Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.
Source Laura Dahlmeier (Wikipedia)Lead, paragraph 1 [plays]Quote, Lead, paragraph 1 [plays]
was a German biathlete
Sources
1. Laura Dahlmeier (Wikipedia)
Lead, paragraph 1
22 August 1993
Lead, paragraph 1 [plays]
was a German biathlete
Competed In: 2014 Winter Olympics, Lead, paragraph 1 [competed-in]
In 2014, she participated in the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Competed In: 2018 Winter Olympics, Lead, paragraph 1 [competed-in 2]
In 2018, she became the first woman to win the biathlon sprint and pursuit in the same Olympics.
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.