Amanda Lightfoot (born 30 January 1987)[1] is a former British biathlete who competed in many international races.
Lightfoot was born in Coventry. She took up the sport after first learning to ski at the age of nineteen. She is a Sergeant clerk in the Adjutant General's Corps.[2] She was selected as part of the Team GB squad for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[3] Her trainer was Walter Pichler, and his cousin Wolfgang Pichler at some point.[1][4][5] Lightfoot achieved a new personal best at the 2017 Biathlon World Championships in Hochfilzen when she finished 32nd in the individual race.[6]
Biathlon results edit
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games edit
0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2014 Sochi
|
71st | 75th | — | — | — | — |
 2018 Pyeongchang
|
73rd | 67th | — | — | — | — |
World Championships edit
0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Pyeongchang
|
104th | 105th | — | — | 21st | — | — |
| 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk
|
33rd | 53rd | LAP | — | 19th | 18th | |
 2012 Ruhpolding
|
59th | 36th | 43rd | — | 22nd | 24th | |
 2013 Nové Město
|
95th | 58th | 52nd | — | — | 26th | |
 2015 Kontiolahti
|
66th | 47th | 47th | — | — | 25th | |
 2016 Oslo
|
48th | 81st | — | — | — | — | |
 2017 Hochfilzen
|
32nd | 66th | — | — | — | — | |
 2020 Rasen-Antholz
|
64th | 90th | — | — | — | — | — |
 2021 Pokljuka
|
DNS | 81st | — | — | — | — | — |
- *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.
References edit
- ^ a b "International Biathlon Union – IBU". Biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ British Biathlon Association website
- ^ "Winter Olympics 2014: Amanda Lightfoot excited by Sochi chance". bbc.co.uk. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Lightfoot Notches 34th At World Champs, A Best for Britain – FasterSkier.com". fasterskier.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ ""I don't think I would have been able to have a career in sports without the Army" — Amanda Lightfoot on the struggles of the British biathlete". Sports Gazette. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Ward, Verity (17 February 2017). "Snow Queen's Olympic hopes after World Championship biathlete performance". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
External links edit
- Amanda Lightfoot at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Amanda Lightfoot at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Amanda Lightfoot at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Amanda Lightfoot at Team GB
- Amanda Lightfoot at Olympics.com
- Amanda Lightfoot at Olympedia
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