Johann Passler
Personal information
Full nameJohann Passler
Born (1961-08-18) 18 August 1961
Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Olympic Games
Teams4 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1994)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams10 (1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993)
Medals4 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons15 (1981/82–1995/96)
Individual victories3
Individual podiums10
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1988 Calgary20 km individual
Bronze medal – third place1988 Calgary4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1990 Kontiolahti4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place1993 Borovets4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1985 Ruhpolding10 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place1986 Oslo Holmenkollen4 × 7.5 km relay

Johann Passler (born 18 August 1961) is a former Italian biathlete. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Passler won bronze medals in the 20 km and in the relay. At the World Championships, Passler won two gold medals and two bronze.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games

2 medals (2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo — 35th 5th
Canada 1988 Calgary Bronze 8th Bronze
France 1992 Albertville 7th 15th 4th
Norway 1994 Lillehammer — 13th 6th

World Championships

4 medals (2 gold, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Team Relay
Soviet Union 1982 Minsk 27th 20th — 5th
Italy 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 11th 6th — 10th
West Germany 1985 Ruhpolding — Bronze — 8th
Norway 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 7th 4th — Bronze
United States 1987 Lake Placid 19th 31st — 8th
Austria 1989 Feistritz 12th 4th — 4th
Soviet Union 1990 Minsk — 10th 9th Gold
Finland 1991 Lahti — 22nd — 4th
Russia 1992 Novosibirsk — — 8th —
Bulgaria 1993 Borovets 17th 11th — Gold
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was added as an event in 1989.

Individual victories

3 victories (1 In, 2 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1987–88
1 victory
(1 In)		23 January 1988Italy Antholz-Anterselva20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1988–89
1 victory
(1 Sp)		11 March 1989Sweden Östersund10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1992–93
1 victory
(1 Sp)		16 January 1993Italy Ridnaun-Val Ridanna10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
Further notable results
  • 1982: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1983:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1986: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1988:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1990:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
    • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1991:
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1992: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1993:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
    • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1994: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1995: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon

References

  1. ↑ "Johann Passler". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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