Benjamin Daviet

{{Short description|French cross-country skier and biathlete}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Benjamin Daviet

| nationality = French

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|06|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Annecy, France

| residence = Le Grand-Bornand, France

| height = 1.70m

| country = {{FRA}}

| sport = Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon)

| disability_class = LW2

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{FRA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Winter Paralympics}}

{{MedalSport|Men's para biathlon}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Pyeongchang|7.5km standing}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Pyeongchang|12.5km standing}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Beijing|12.5km standing}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Pyeongchang|15km standing}}

{{Medal|Sport | Men's para cross-country skiing}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Pyeongchang|4 x 2.5km open relay}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Beijing|1.5km standing}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Pyeongchang|20km free standing}}

{{MedalSilver|2022 Beijing|12.5km free standing}}

{{MedalBronze|2014 Sochi|4 x 2.5km open relay}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Beijing|4 × 2.5 km relay open}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSport|Men's para biathlon}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Finsterau|15km standing}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Cable|7.5km standing}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Finsterau|12.5km standing}}

{{MedalBronze|2015 Cable|15km standing}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Finsterau|7.5km standing}}

{{MedalSport|Men's para cross-country skiing}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Cable|4 x 2.5km open relay}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Finsterau|10km freestyle standing}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Finsterau|4 x 2.5km open relay}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Cable|1km sprint classic standing}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Cable|10km freestyle standing}}

}}

Benjamin Daviet (born 16 June 1989) is a French male cross-country skier and biathlete. He has competed at the Winter Paralympics twice in his career in 2014 and 2018.{{Cite web |url=https://m.paralympic.org/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=-1&personid=1103585&WinterGames=-1 |title=Benjamin Daviet {{!}} Paralympic bio|access-date=2018-03-11}} Daviet claimed the first Paralympic gold medal of his career after winning the men's 7.5km standing biathlon event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/biathlon/athlete-profile-n3090800-benjamin-daviet.htm|title=Biathlon {{!}} Athlete Profile: Benjamin DAVIET – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games|website=www.pyeongchang2018.com|language=en|access-date=2018-03-11|archive-date=11 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311201904/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/biathlon/athlete-profile-n3090800-benjamin-daviet.htm|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/biathlon/event-schedule-men-s-7-5km-standing.htm|title=Biathlon {{!}} Event Schedule Men's 7.5km, Standing – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games|website=www.pyeongchang2018.com|language=en|access-date=2018-03-11}}{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite news |url=https://www.nordicmag.info/jeux-paralympiques-biathlon-lor-pour-benjamin-daviet-0310/ |title=Jeux paralympiques {{!}} Biathlon : l'or pour Benjamin Daviet {{!}} Nordic Mag {{!}} N°1 du Ski Nordique|date=2018-03-10|work=Nordic Mag {{!}} N°1 du Ski Nordique|access-date=2018-03-11|language=fr-FR}}

Career

Daviet made his Paralympic debut during the 2014 Winter Paralympics and claimed a bronze medal in the cross-country skiing 4 x 2.5 km relay open event.{{Cite web |url=https://m.paralympic.org/benjamin-daviet |title=Benjamin Daviet |access-date=2018-03-11}}

He won the bronze medal in the men's 10{{nbsp}}km standing biathlon event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.{{Cite news|date=16 January 2022|title=Belarus' Yury Holub reigns supreme for second gold medal despite icy slip|work=Paralympic.org|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/belarus-yury-holub-reigns-supreme-second-gold-medal-despite-icy-slip|access-date=16 January 2022}}{{Cite news|last=Houston|first=Michael|date=16 January 2022|title=Russian trio win again in biathlon at the World Para Snow Sports Championships|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1117882/world-para-snow-sports-champs-4|access-date=16 January 2022}}

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