Raphaël Poirée

About Raphaël Poirée

Raphaël Poirée (born 9 August 1974) is a retired French biathlete who was active from 1995 to 2007. With his 44 World Cup victories and several World Championship medals  ranks among the most successful biathletes ever.

World Cup:

Poirée has four IBU World Cup titles (1999?00, 2000?01, 2001?02 and 2003?04). He has also come second once, in 2005?06 and third once, in the 2004?05 season. Poirée has had 103 World Cup podium finishes, 44 in first place, 39 in second, and has come third 20 times. 

Winter Olympics:

In the Winter Olympics, Poiree has one silver and two bronze medals. At the World Championships however, he has seven gold medals, three silver and seven bronze.

World Championship:

Raphaël Poirée was one of the best mass start biathletes of his time, with 9 1st places, 4 2nd places, and 3 3rd places in his World Cup career, second only to Ole Einar Bjørndalen who got 10 1st places, 5 2nd places and 4 3rd places in the same time frame. Poirée also won 4 out of the 7 World Championship mass start races he took part in.

Raphaël Poirée Achievements

Medal records:

World Championships:

Biathlon World Championships 2000 Mass start - Gold medal

Biathlon World Championships 2001 Mass start - Gold medal

Biathlon World Championships 2001 Relay - Gold medal

Biathlon World Championships 2002 Mass start - Gold medal

Biathlon World Championships 2004 Individual - Gold medal

Biathlon World Championships 2004 Sprint - Gold medal

Biathlon World Championships 2004 Mass start - Gold medal

Biathlon World Championships 2007 Individual - Gold medal

World Cup:

1998–99 Biathlon World Cup Pursuit Position - Gold medal

1999–00 Biathlon World Cup Overall Position - Gold medal

1999–00 Biathlon World Cup Mass start Position - Gold medal

2000–01 Biathlon World Cup Overall Position - Gold medal

2000–01 Biathlon World Cup Pursuit Position - Gold medal

2000–02 Biathlon World Cup Overall Position - Gold medal

2000–02 Biathlon World Cup Pursuit Position - Gold medal

2003–04 Biathlon World Cup Overall Position - Gold medal

2003–04 Biathlon World Cup Individual Position - Gold medal

2003–04 Biathlon World Cup  Sprint Position - Gold medal

2003–04 Biathlon World Cup Pursuit Position - Gold medal

2003–04 Biathlon World Cup Mass start Position - Gold medal

2004–05 Biathlon World Cup Mass start Position - Gold medal

2006–07 Biathlon World Cup Individual Position - Gold medal