Michela Ponza

Michela Ponza (born 12 February 1979) is a retired Italian professional biathlete, who competed on the World Cup circuit from the final round of the World Cup in the 1997–98 season to the final round in the 2013–14 season.

Michela Ponza

Personal information
Full name	Michela Ponza
Born	(1979-02-12) 12 February 1979 (age 46) Bolzano, Italy
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)[1]
Website	michelaponza.com
Sport
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle[1]
World Cup debut	14 March 1998
Retired	23 March 2014
Olympic Games
Teams	4 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	14 (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	17 (1997/98–2013/14)
Individual victories	0
All victories	0
Individual podiums	7
All podiums	9
Medal record Women's biathlon Representing  Italy World Championships 2013 Nové Město 4 × 6 km relay Junior World Championships 1998 Jericho/Valcartier Individual 1998 Jericho/Valcartier Relay 1999 Pokljuka 10 km pursuit

Biography

She had seven individual podium finishes, four second places and three third places. She has also competed in 4 Olympic Games, in Salt Lake City in 2002, in Turin in 2006, in Vancouver in 2010 and finally in Sochi in 2014. Her best Olympic result was a fifth place in the pursuit in 2006.^[1] Ponza was born in Bolzano, but lives in Santa Cristina Gherdëina. She is the granddaughter of Vincenzo Demetz.^[1]

Achievements

• 1999: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
• 2000: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
• 2001: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
• 2002: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
• 2003: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
• 2004: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon