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Caroline Colombo

French biathlete (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Caroline Colombo
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Caroline Colombo (born 16 April 1996) is a French retired biathlete who competed internationally from 2015 to 2025.

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Colombo in 2023

Early life

Colombo, born in Pontarlier, France, was a member of the A.S. Mouthe club and trained at the Lycée Xavier-Marmier in Pontarlier.[1][2]

Career

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Colombo began her international career in December 2015, participating in the IBU Junior Cup. She secured her first victory in this competition a year later in Lenzerheide.[3][4] In July 2017, she suffered a severe injury during a roller ski training session in Font-Romeu, resulting in an open fracture and dislocation of her ankle.[5] Despite medical opinions suggesting a potential end to her career, she underwent a lengthy rehabilitation and returned to competition a year later.[6][7] She transitioned to senior-level competitions, achieving her first IBU Cup victory in December 2018 in Obertilliach in the individual event.[8] In the 2021–22 IBU Cup season, Colombo won the sprint discipline title and finished 8th overall.[3][9]

Colombo made her World Cup debut in January 2019 in Oberhof.[10] Throughout her career, she participated in 58 World Cup events, with her most notable individual performance being a 5th place finish in the mass start at Östersund in 2023.[11][12] She achieved her sole World Cup victory in a mixed relay event in Nové Město in March 2023.[3][4]

In the 2021 European Biathlon Championships held in Duszniki-Zdrój, Colombo won a silver medal in the single mixed relay event.[13][14]

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Health challenges and retirement

In November 2023, Colombo was diagnosed with neuropathy,[15] a condition causing chronic pain and fatigue, which significantly impacted her performance.[11] After struggling with the condition for over a year, she announced her retirement from professional biathlon on 5 February 2025 at the age of 28.[16][17]

Honours

  • IBU Cup: sprint discipline title (2021–22 season)
  • European Biathlon Championships: silver medal - single mixed relay (Duszniki-Zdrój, 2021)
  • Biathlon World Cup: 1 victory - mixed relay (Nové Město, 2023)

References

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