Benjamin Daviet

Benjamin Daviet (born 16 June 1989) is a French male cross-country skier and biathlete. He has competed at the Winter Paralympics twice in his career in 2014 and 2018.^[1] Daviet claimed the first Paralympic gold medal of his career after winning the men's 7.5km standing biathlon event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics.^[2][3][4]

Benjamin Daviet

Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1989-06-16) 16 June 1989 (age 36) Annecy, France
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon)
Disability class	LW2
Medal record Representing  France Winter Paralympics Men's para biathlon 2018 Pyeongchang 7.5km standing 2018 Pyeongchang 12.5km standing 2022 Beijing 12.5km standing 2018 Pyeongchang 15km standing Men's para cross-country skiing 2018 Pyeongchang 4 x 2.5km open relay 2022 Beijing 1.5km standing 2018 Pyeongchang 20km free standing 2022 Beijing 12.5km free standing 2014 Sochi 4 x 2.5km open relay 2022 Beijing 4 × 2.5 km relay open World Championships Men's para biathlon 2017 Finsterau 15km standing 2015 Cable 7.5km standing 2017 Finsterau 12.5km standing 2015 Cable 15km standing 2017 Finsterau 7.5km standing Men's para cross-country skiing 2015 Cable 4 x 2.5km open relay 2017 Finsterau 10km freestyle standing 2017 Finsterau 4 x 2.5km open relay 2015 Cable 1km sprint classic standing 2015 Cable 10km freestyle standing

Career

Daviet made his Paralympic debut during the 2014 Winter Paralympics and claimed a bronze medal in the cross-country skiing 4 x 2.5 km relay open event.^[5]

He won the bronze medal in the men's 10 km standing biathlon event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.^[6][7]