Wilfried Pallhuber
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Wilfried "Willi the Kid" Pallhuber (born August 4, 1967 in Rasen-Antholz
, South Tyrol
). Is an Italian
biathlete
. At the 2006 Winter Olympics
in Torino he competed in his fifth olympics. Pallhuber career highlights as a biathlete were:
Rasen-Antholz
Rasen-Antholz is a municipality in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 60 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.-Geography:...
, South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
). Is an Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
biathlete
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
. At the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
in Torino he competed in his fifth olympics. Pallhuber career highlights as a biathlete were:
- in the 1997 World ChampionshipsBiathlon World Championships 1997The 32nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia. The pursuit races were contested for the first time in the world championships.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...
in OsrblieOsrblieOsrblie is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. The village is best known for biathlon races, with Biathlon World Cup events taking place since the mid 1990s and with one Biathlon World Championships in 1997.-History:In historical records...
he won the 10 km sprint. - in the 1993 World ChampionshipsBiathlon World Championships 1993-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-Medal table:...
in BorovetsBorovetsBorovets , known as Chamkoria until the middle of the 20th century, is a popular Bulgarian mountain resort situated in Sofia Province, on the northern slopes of Rila, at an altitude of 1350 m...
he won a gold medal with the Italian relay team together with Johann PasslerJohann PasslerJohann Passler is a former Italian biathlete. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Passler won bronze medals in the 20 km and in the relay. In World Championships Passler won two gold medals and two bronze.-External links:**...
, Pier Alberto CarraraPier Alberto CarraraPier Alberto Carrara is an Italian former biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics he won a silver in the 20 km individual. In the 1992/93 season he ended in third in the overall World cup standings behind Mikael Löfgren and Mark Kirchner.-References:*...
and Andreas ZingerleAndreas ZingerleAndreas Zingerle is a former Italian biathlete. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Zingerle won a bronze medal in the relay. In Biathlon World Championships Zingerle accumulated one individual gold medal and three golds and a bronze in relay and team events.-External links:**...