Vincent Defrasne

Vincent Defrasne is a former French biathlete, born on 9 March 1977. He won a gold medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, three Olympic medals in all. He was also a member of the winning relay team at the 2001 Biathlon World Championships and of the team that won bronze in 2004. At the 2007 World Championships in Antholz he earned a bronze medal in the 12.5 km pursuit and a silver medal in the mixed relay, and in 2009 at Pyeongchang he was part of the victorious mixed relay team, giving him six World Championship medals. He served as flagbearer for France at the 2010 Winter Olympics and retired from the sport after the 2009-10 season.