Danilo Riethmüller

{{Infobox biathlete

| name = Danilo Riethmüller

| image = 2022-09-02 Deutsche Meisterschaften im Biathlon in Oberhof – Einzel der Männer by Sandro Halank–098.jpg

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| nationality = German

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|11|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Blankenburg am Harz, Germany

| height = 1.73 m

| weight = 75 kg

| disciplines = Biathlon

| club = WSV Clausthal-Zellerfeld

| wcdebut = 2024

| olympicteams =

| olympicmedals =

| olympicgolds =

| worldsteams = 1 (2025)

| worldsmedals = 1

| worldsgolds = 0

| wcseasons = 2 (2023/24–)

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| wcpodiums = 1

| wcrelayspodiums = 2

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|caption = Riethmüller in 2022

|updated = 31 January 2024

}}

Danilo Riethmüller (born 13 November 1999) is a German biathlete.{{Cite web|url=https://www.biathlonworld.com/athlete/riethmueller-danilo/BTGER10101199901?tab=overview|title=Riethmüller Danilo - Biathlon|website=www.biathlonworld.com}} He made his Biathlon World Cup debut in 2024 in Antholz.{{Cite web|url=https://www.realbiathlon.com/athletes.html?ibuId=BTGER10101199901&category=overview&perRace=rank&perSeason=Rankings&discipline=NonTeam&level=worldCup&event=allRaces&boxplotType=Rankings&histogramType=totalPercent&boxplotRange=career&min=120&resultrange=Podium&rangemin=0&rangemax=2&bins=10&movingavg=10&onlyResults=false&compareAthlete=BTnull&trimester=false|title=Danilo Riethmüller – real biathlon|website=www.realbiathlon.com}}

Career

Riethmüller's first international competition was at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer. He finished in the top 10 three times in the individual competitions and won with team Germany a silver medal in the mixed relay.{{Cite web|url=https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1516/BT/YWRL/OG__/MXRL/BT_C73C_1.0.pdf|title=Youth Olympic Games 2016 - Lillehammer (NOR) - Mixed Relay|website=www.biathlonworld.com}}

In 2017 he took part in the youth category at the Biathlon Junior World Championships in Brezno-Osrblie, where he achieved 3rd place in pursuit, individual and in the relay.{{Cite web|url=https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1617/BT/JWRL/CH__/BT_C93_1.0.pdf|title=Medallists by event - Biathlon Junior World Championships 2017|website=www.biathlonworld.com}} In 2019, Riethmüller took part again in the Biathlon Junior World Championships, which, like in 2017, took place in Brezno-Osrblie. He came 3rd in individual and also won the silver medal in the relay.{{Cite web|url=https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1819/BT/JWRL/CH__/BT_C93_1.0.pdf|title=Medallists by event - Biathlon Junior World Championships 2019|website=www.biathlonworld.com}} This year Riethmüller was nominated for the IBU Cup for the first time. He was able to land on the podium in his debut season with a 3rd place in the sprint in Martell.{{Cite web|url=https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1819/BT/SIBU/CP08/SMSPS/BT_C73B_1.0.pdf|title=Men's 10 km Sprint Martell-Val Martello|accessdate=16 March 2019|website=www.biathlonworld.com}}

At the individual in Antholz of the 2023/24 World Cup season, Riethmüller made his debut in the Biathlon World Cup on 18 January 2024. In the race he achieved 7th place. With this result he also qualified for the following mass start, in which he then reached 24th place.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportschau.de/wintersport/biathlon/biathlon-weltcup-premiere-danilo-riethmueller-100.html|title=Weltcup-Premiere für Biathlet Danilo Riethmüller|website=www.sportschau.de}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.de/biathlon/antholz/2023-2024/biathlon-einzel-der-manner-in-antholz-danilo-riethmuller-gelingt-trotz-problem-mit-der-waffe-sensationsdebut_vid2065271/video.shtml|title=BIATHLON - EINZEL DER MÄNNER IN ANTHOLZ: DANILO RIETHMÜLLER GELINGT TROTZ PROBLEM MIT DER WAFFE SENSATIONSDEBÜT|accessdate=18 January 2024|website=www.eurosport.de}}

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

=World Championships=

1 medal (1 bronze)

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!Event

!Individual

!Sprint

!Pursuit

!Mass Start

!Relay

!Mixed relay

!Single mixed relay

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|22nd

|40th

|50th

| style="background:#cfaa88;"|Bronze

=World Cup=

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2023–24	7/21	153	37th	36	25th	50	39th	43	37th	24	35th
2024–25	colspan="11"\| To be determined

References

Category:1999 births

Category:German male biathletes

Category:Living people

Category:Biathletes at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

Category:21st-century German sportsmen

Category:Biathlon World Championships medalists