Markus Windisch

Markus Windisch (born 12 May 1984) is a former Italian biathlete.

Markus Windisch

Windisch in Antholz-Anterselva in 2011.
Personal information
Full name	Markus Windisch
Born	(1984-05-12) 12 May 1984 (age 41) Bruneck, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	C.S. Esercito
World Cup debut	5 December 2004
Retired	8 July 2014
Olympic Games
Teams	2 (2010, 2014)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	6 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012)
Medals	0
World Cup
Seasons	10 (2004/05–2013/14)
Individual victories	0
All victories	1
Individual podiums	0
All podiums	2
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  Italy Summer World Championships 2008 Haute Maurienne Mixed relay 2013 Forni Avoltri 12.5 km pursuit

Career

Windisch had three top-10 finishes in World Cup races, with his best World Cup overall finish was 26th in the 2008–09 Biathlon World Cup.^[1] He represented Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics.^[2] His brother Dominik Windisch is also a biathlete.

He retired from the sport after the 2013–14 season.^[3]

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2010 Vancouver	31st	44th	53rd	—	12th	—
2014 Sochi	71st	81st	—	—	5th	—

*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2006 Pokljuka	—	—	—	—	—	DNS
2007 Antholz-Anterselva	57th	47th	DNF	—	4th	—
2008 Östersund	—	51st	55th	—	11th	—
2009 Pyeongchang	12th	19th	23rd	16th	7th	7th
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	83rd	18th	13th	28th	5th	—
2012 Ruhpolding	22nd	8th	30th	20th	4th	9th

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

Junior/Youth World Championships

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Relay
2002 Ridnaun-Val Ridanna	11th	5th	8th	7th
2003 Kościelisko	14th	11th	4th	10th
2004 Haute Maurienne	30th	19th	29th	8th
2005 Kontiolahti	19th	44th	24th	—

Further notable results

• 2007: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start
• 2008: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start
• 2009:
  • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
• 2010:
  • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
• 2011: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint