René Cattarinussi

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René Cattarinussi (born 12 April 1972) is a former Italian biathlete.

René Cattarinussi
Personal information
Full nameRené Cattarinussi
Born (1972-04-12) 12 April 1972 (age 52)
Tolmezzo, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubGuardia di Finanza
World Cup debut9 December 1993
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1998, 2002)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams8 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003)
Medals6 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons10 (1993/94–2002/03)
Individual victories2
Individual podiums11
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 10 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 2001 Pokljuka 10 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Ruhpolding 10 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Ruhpolding Team event
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km sprint

He won a bronze medal in the sprint at the 1996 World Championships in Ruhpolding. The following year, at the 1997 World Championships in Brezno-Osrblie, he conquered a silver medal in the sprint event and a bronze in the relay. He also won a bronze and a silver medal in the sprint distance at the 2000 World Championships in Oslo and at the 2001 World Championships in Pokljuka.

Cattarinussi retired as a biathlete after the 2002–03 season.

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

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Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
  1998 Nagano 21st 52nd 9th
  2002 Salt Lake City 21st 22nd 20th 16th
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002.

World Championships

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6 medals (2 silver, 4 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay
  1995 Antholz-Anterselva 43rd
  1996 Ruhpolding Bronze Bronze 10th
  1997 Brezno-Osrblie 42nd Silver 10th Bronze
  1998 Pokljuka 10th 6th
  1999 Kontiolahti 8th 30th 12th 10th 8th
  2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 43rd Bronze 8th DNF 5th
  2001 Pokljuka 21st Silver 18th 10th 10th
  2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 19th 7th 16th 26th 18th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999.

Individual victories

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2 victories (1 Sp, 1 MS)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1998–99
1 victory
(1 Sp)
22 January 1999   Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1999–2000
1 victory
(1 MS)
19 March 2000   Khanty-Mansiysk 15 km mass start Biathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
Further notable results
  • 1995: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1996: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1997:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
    • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1998:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
    • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1999:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 2000:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
  • 2001:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
    • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 2002: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 2003:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit

References

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  1. ^ "René Cattarinussi". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
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