Daniel Mesotitsch

Daniel Mesotitsch (born 22 May 1976) is an Austrian former biathlete.^[1]

Daniel Mesotitsch

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Mesotitsch
Born	(1976-05-22) 22 May 1976 (age 49) Villach, Austria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
World Cup debut	8 December 1999
Retired	26 March 2019
Olympic Games
Teams	4 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals	2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	13 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Medals	3 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	18 (1999/00–2017/18)
Individual races	322
Individual victories	3
All victories	8
Individual podiums	7
All podiums	27
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  Austria Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver 4 × 7.5 km relay 2014 Sochi 4 × 7.5 km relay World Championships 2009 Pyeongchang 4 × 7.5 km relay 2005 Hochfilzen 4 × 7.5 km relay 2017 Hochfilzen 4 × 7.5 km relay
Updated on 13 August 2017

Career

Mesotitsch originally competed in cross-country skiing. However, in 1997 he was injured in a car crash and took up shooting during his recovery when he was unable to undertake ski training. He subsequently switched to biathlon.^[2]

He has competed in four Winter Olympics, in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. He won 2 medals: silver in the Men's relay in 2010, and a bronze in Men's relay in 2014. Both of the relays together with Dominik Landertinger, Simon Eder and Christoph Sumann.

He was named Sportsman of the Year in 2011 in his home state of Carinthia.^[2]

Mesotitsch announced on 22 March 2019 that he would retire from the sport on 26 March 2019 after the Austrian Championships.^[3]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[4]

Olympic Games

2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2002 Salt Lake City	64th	—	—	—N/a	—	—N/a
2006 Turin	59th	—	—	—	17th	—N/a
2010 Vancouver	9th	45th	41st	5th	Silver	—N/a
2014 Sochi	40th	38th	37th	—	Bronze	9th

*Mass start was added as an event in 2006, with the mixed relay being added in 2014.

World Championships

3 medals (1 silver, 2 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2001 Pokljuka	—	—	—	—	8th	—N/a
2002 Oslo Holmenkollen	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	5th	—N/a	—N/a
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk	12th	—	—	—	8th	—N/a
2004 Oberhof	56th	56th	DNS	—	9th	—N/a
2005 Hochfilzen	29th	40th	DNS	—	Bronze	—
2007 Antholz-Anterselva	12th	26th	35th	29th	6th	—
2008 Östersund	60th	49th	31st	—	4th	—
2009 Pyeongchang	20th	29th	24th	25th	Silver	—
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	50th	38th	26th	—	9th	—
2012 Ruhpolding	13th	4th	4th	14th	5th	—
2013 Nové Město	45th	33rd	27th	—	5th	—
2015 Kontiolahti	54th	41st	26th	—	5th	—
2017 Hochfilzen	15th	50th	50th	—	Bronze	—

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**Mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.

Individual victories

3 victories (2 In, 1 Pu)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
2001–02 1 victory (1 In)	24 January 2002	Antholz-Anterselva	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
2009–10 1 victory (1 Pu)	24 January 2010	Antholz-Anterselva	12.5 km pursuit	Biathlon World Cup
2010–11 1 victory (1 In)	16 December 2010	Pokljuka	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.