Lukas Hofer

Lukas Hofer
Hofer during the World Championships in Östersund, Sweden, in March 2019
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1989-09-30) 30 September 1989
Bruneck, Italy
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
World Cup debut2009
Olympic Games
Teams5 (2010–2026)
Medals3 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 (2011–2020)
Medals4 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons2009/10-
Individual victories2
Individual podiums9
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2026 Milano CortinaMixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2014 SochiMixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2018 PyeongchangMixed relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 Khanty-Mansiysk15 km mass start
Silver medal – second place2019 ÖstersundSingle mixed relay
Silver medal – second place2020 AntholzMixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2019 ÖstersundMixed relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Canmore10 km sprint
Gold medal – first place2009 Canmore12.5 km pursuit
Youth World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2008 Ruhpolding3 × 7.5 km relay
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 Ridnaun10 km sprint
Updated on 19 March 2021

Lukas Hofer (born 30 September 1989) is an Italian biathlete.[1]

Career

Hofer competed for Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics in biathlon.[2] Together with Karin Oberhofer, Dorothea Wierer and Dominik Windisch he won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia.[3] Then four years later at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County, South Korea together with Lisa Vittozzi, Dorothea Wierer and Dominik Windisch, he once again won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay.[4]

Further notable results
  • 2007: 3rd, Italian Biathlon Championships, sprint
  • 2008: 1st, Italian Biathlon Championships, mass start
  • 2009: 3rd, Italian Biathlon Championships, mass start
  • 2011:
    • 1st, Italian Biathlon Championships, sprint
    • 1st, Italian Biathlon Championships, mass start
  • 2012:
    • 3rd, Italian Biathlon Championships, sprint
    • 3rd, Italian Biathlon Championships, pursuit

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

3 medals (1 silver, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed Relay
Canada 2010 Vancouver 46th 56th 54th – 12th —
Russia 2014 Sochi 14th 12th 17th DNF 5th Bronze
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 63rd 10th 10th 18th 12th Bronze
China 2022 Beijing 27th 14th 4th 27th 7th 9th
Italy 2026 Milano Cortina 16th 13th 13th 25th 14th Silver

World Championships

4 medals (2 silver, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 27th 16th 9th Silver 5th 5th N/a
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding 20th 31st 13th 16th 4th 9th
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 7th 14th 11th 21st 7th 4th
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 50th 24th 30th — 12th 7th
Norway 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 31st 75th — — 11th 8th
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 36th 56th DNS — 5th 4th
Sweden 2019 Östersund 5th 52rd 42rd 17th 15th Bronze Silver
Italy 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 13th 21st 20th 18th 7th Silver 9th
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 18th 13th 14th 7th 6th 6th 5th
Germany 2023 Oberhof 72nd 28th 35th — 7th — —
Czech Republic 2024 Nové Město na Moravě 24th 18th 9th 19th 6th — —
Switzerland 2025 Lenzerheide 70th 16th 20th 8th 5th 7th —
*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.

World Cup

Individual podiums

  • 2 victories (2 Sp)
  • 13 podiums
No. Season Date Event Competition Level Place
12010–1112 March 2011Russia Khanty-Mansiysk15 km Mass StartBiathlon World Championships2nd
22011–127 January 2012Germany Oberhof10 km SprintBiathlon World Cup3rd
32012–1315 March 2013Russia Khanty-Mansiysk10 km SprintBiathlon World Cup2nd
42013–1417 January 2014Italy Antholz-Anterselva10 km SprintBiathlon World Cup1st
52017–1817 March 2018Norway Oslo Holmenkollen12.5 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup2nd
624 March 2018Russia Tyumen12.5 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup3rd
72018–1912 January 2019Germany Oberhof12.5 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup3rd
822 March 2019Norway Oslo Holmenkollen10 km SprintBiathlon World Cup2nd
92020–2111 March 2021Czech Republic Nové Město10 km SprintBiathlon World Cup3rd
1019 March 2021Sweden Östersund10 km SprintBiathlon World Cup1st
1120 March 2021Sweden Östersund12.5 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup3rd
122021–226 March 2022Finland Kontiolahti12.5 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup3rd
132025–2622 January 2026Czech Republic Nové Město15 km Short IndividualBiathlon World Cup3rd
*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Junior/Youth World Championships

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
Italy 2007 Martell-Val Martello 23rd 29th 22nd –
Germany 2008 Ruhpolding 4th 15th 4th –
Canada 2009 Canmore 44th Gold Gold 7th

References

  1. 1 2 IBU Profile Archived 6 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Vancouver 2010 Profile Archived 9 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Dominant Norway win inaugural mixed relay". Reuters. 19 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Biathlon | Athlete Profile: Lukas HOFER - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
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