David Zobel (born 11 June 1996) is a German biathlete.[1] He made his Biathlon World Cup debut in 2021 in Östersund.[2]

David Zobel
Zobel in 2023
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1996-06-11) 11 June 1996 (age 28)
Starnberg, Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubSC Partenkirchen
World Cup debut2021
World Cup
Seasons4 (2020/21–)
Individual podiums1
Medal record
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Cheile Grădiştei 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2017 Osrblie Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Cheile Grădiştei Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Osrblie 4 × 7.5 km relay
Updated on 3 February 2024

Career

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For most of the seasons from 2017 to 2021, Zobel ran in the IBU Cup, the 2nd highest competition series in international biathlon. He celebrated his first individual victory in March 2019 in Otepää in a sprint race, after previously failing to achieve a result among the top 60 at the European Championships in Minsk-Raubichi.[3] In February 2021, he was on the podium again in a German double victory behind Philipp Nawrath as 2nd in the sprint in Brezno-Orsblie. A month later he was nominated for the World Cup for the first time at the season finale in Östersund and won his first World Cup points in the pursuit by finishing 32nd.[4]

In 2021 Zobel was involved in the World Cup races in Ruhpolding and Antholz. The German national coach Mark Kirchner nominated him as a substitute for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, where he was not used. The German Ski Association assigned him back to the perspective squad in the eight-person course group 1a.[5]

In the winter of 2022–23, Zobel started consistently in the World Cup for the first time. At the season opener in Kontiolahti he remained clean in the 20-kilometer individual race and came 3rd behind Martin Ponsiluoma and Niklas Hartweg.[6] As the season progressed, Zobel reached the podium twice with the German relay team and ended the winter in 24th place in the overall World Cup rankings.

Biathlon results

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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

World Cup

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 Season [7] Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Races Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2020–21 2/23 9 87th 9 68th
2021–22 9/22 171 33rd 10 49th 56 43th 71 32nd 34 29th
2022–23 20/21 336 24th 78 11th 77 29th 95 25th 86 17th
2023–24 8/21 126 33rd 28 40th 62 26th 36 19th

Individual podiums

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No. Season Date Location Race Level Placement
1 2022–23 29 November 2022   Kontiolahti, Finland 20 km Individual World Cup 3rd

Relay podiums

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No.[8] Season Date Location Race Level Placement Teammate
1 2021–22 23 January 2022   Antholz Relay Biathlon World Cup 3rd Kühn / Doll / Rees
2 2022–23 13 January 2023   Ruhpolding 2nd Kühn / Doll / Rees
3 22 January 2023   Antholz 3rd Kühn / Doll / Rees
4 2023–24 30 November 2023   Östersund 3rd Nawrath / Doll / Kühn
5 10 December 2023   Hochfilzen 3rd Kühn / Nawrath / Doll

References

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  1. ^ "Zobel David - Biathlon". www.biathlonworld.com.
  2. ^ "David Zobel – real biathlon". www.realbiathlon.com.
  3. ^ "David Zobel im Interview". www.youtube.com.
  4. ^ "Deutschlands neue Biathlon-Hoffnung Zobel vom SC Garmisch: "Hilft auch mal, auf die Schnauze zu fallen"". www.merkur.de.
  5. ^ "Porträt von David Zobel". www.dsv-jahrbuch.de.
  6. ^ "BIATHLET ZOBEL WIRD DRITTER:"Es fühlt sich richtig, richtig gut an"". www.faz.net.
  7. ^ "David Zobel – Cups". realbiathlon.com.
  8. ^ "David Zobel – Relay". realbiathlon.com.