Dominik Windisch

Dominik Windisch (born 6 November 1989) is an Italian former biathlete.^[1]

Dominik Windisch

Windisch in 2011
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1989-11-06) 6 November 1989 (age 35) Bruneck, Italy
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	Centro Sportivo Esercito
World Cup debut	2011
Olympic Games
Teams	3 (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals	3 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	8 (2011–2020)
Medals	3 (1 gold)
World Cup
Individual victories	2
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  Italy Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Mixed relay 2018 Pyeongchang 10 km sprint 2018 Pyeongchang Mixed relay World Championships 2019 Östersund 15 km mass start 2020 Antholz Mixed relay 2019 Östersund Mixed relay Youth World Championships 2008 Ruhpolding 3 × 7.5 km relay

Career

His 1st major individual results came in the Oslo Biathlon World Championships 2016, where he finished 4th in the Mass start & 5th in the Sprint.

At the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, he finished 11th in the Sprint and won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay (together with Dorothea Wierer, Karin Oberhofer and Lukas Hofer).

At the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics he won a bronze medal in both the Sprint^[2] as well as in the Mixed relay (together with Dorothea Wierer, Lisa Vittozzi and Lukas Hofer).^[3]

The highlight of his career however came at the Östersund Biathlon World Championships 2019, where he won the gold medal in the Mass start. Here he also won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay (together with Dorothea Wierer, Lisa Vittozzi and Lukas Hofer).

In the following year at the Rasen-Antholz Biathlon World Championships 2020 he got his best Mixed-relay result with a silver medal (together with Dorothea Wierer, Lisa Vittozzi and Lukas Hofer).

His last major individual result came at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, where he finished 5th in the Mass start, he retired at the end of the season.

His brother Markus Windisch is also a former biathlete.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

3 medals (3 bronze medals)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2014 Sochi	64th	11th	25th	25th	5th	Bronze
2018 Pyeongchang	50th	Bronze	16th	17th	12th	Bronze
2022 Beijing	14th	30th	26th	5th	7th	—

World Championships

3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay	Single mixed relay
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	56th	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012 Ruhpolding	—	68th	—	—	4th	—
2013 Nové Město	18th	57th	33rd	—	7th	4th
2015 Kontiolahti	91st	23rd	35th	—	12th	7th
2016 Oslo Holmenkollen	50th	5th	28th	4th	11th	8th
2017 Hochfilzen	21st	18th	25th	24th	5th	4th
2019 Östersund	29th	27th	17th	Gold	15th	Bronze	—
2020 Rasen-Antholz	75th	48th	51st	14th	7th	Silver	—
2021 Pokljuka	44th	33rd	35th	—	6th	—	—

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

**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.