Anna Gandler
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| Nationality | Austrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 2001 Hall in Tirol, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| IBU Cup debut | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 1 (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 2 (2022/23-) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 4 (2019/20-2022/23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anna Gandler (born 5 January 2001) is an Austrian biathlete. She has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since 2022.[1]
Career
[edit]She made her first international appearance in 2017, competing at the Junior World Championships in Osrblie. There she won the silver medal in the sprint. At the Junior World Championships in Lenzerheide, held three years later, she won the pursuit race and was third in the individual race. In addition, she won the bronze medal in the relay at the Junior World Championships in Obertilliach in 2021.
She made her World Cup debut on 8 December 2022 in Hochfilzen, finishing 51st in the sprint. She won her first points two days later at the same venue, finishing the pursuit run in 30th place. On 8 March 2024 at the 2023-24 World Cup at Soldier Hollow, she made her first appearance in the flower ceremony, finishing in 6th place in sprint.[2]
Personal life
[edit]She is the daughter of Markus Gandler, a former cross-country skier and silver medallist in the 10km classic at the Nagano Olympics in 1998.[3] She is the partner of French biathlete Émilien Claude.[4][5]
Biathlon results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
World Championships
[edit]| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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 2023 Oberhof
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24th | 49th | 29th | — | 5th | — | — |
 2024 Nové Město
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19th | 11th | 12th | 7th | 8th | 6th | — |
World Cup
[edit]- World Cup rankings
| Season | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | |||||
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| Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | |
| 2022–23 | 177 | 32nd | - | - | 66 | 35th | 53 | 35th | 58 | 26th |
Youth and Junior World Championships
[edit]4 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
| Year | Age | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay |
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 2017 Brezno-Osrblie
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16 | 11th | Silver | 20th | 11th |
 2018 Otepää
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17 | 25th | 11th | 11th | — |
| 2019 Brezno-Osrblie
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18 | — | 4th | 9th | — |
 2020 Lenzerheide
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19 | Bronze | 4th | Gold | 6th |
 2021 Obertilliach
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20 | 12nd | 28th | 27th | Bronze |
References
[edit]- ^ "Athlete Statistics - real biathlon". www.realbiathlon.com.
- ^ https://ua.tribuna.com/biathlon/1000000136287-anna-gandler-moya-sleduyushhaya-czel-podium/
- ^ https://www.laola1.at/de/red/wintersport/biathlon/anna-gandler-im-interview--wie-der-vater-so--nicht--die-tochter/
- ^ https://www.nordicmag.info/biathlon-cette-semaine-emilien-claude-sest-entraine-en-autriche-0626/
- ^ https://www.merkur.de/sport/wintersport/gandler-wintersport-traumpaar-biathlon-junioren-weltmeistertitel-claude-92842465.html
External links
[edit]- Anna Gandler at IBU
