Lukas Hofer

{{Infobox biathlete

| name = Lukas Hofer

| image = Lukas Hofer 2019.jpg

| caption = Hofer during the World Championships in Östersund, Sweden, in March 2019

| nationality = Italian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|9|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bruneck, Italy

| height = 1.74 m

| weight = 69 kg

| disciplines = Biathlon

| club = C.S. Carabinieri

| wcdebut = 2009

| olympicteams = 4 (2010–2022)

| olympicmedals = 2

| olympicgolds = 0

| worldsteams = 8 (2011–2020)

| worldsmedals = 4

| worldsgolds = 0

| wcseasons = 2009/10-

| wcwins = 2

| wcpodiums = 9

| show-medals = yes

| updated = 19 March 2021

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{ITA}}}}

{{MedalSilver|{{nowrap|2011 Khanty-Mansiysk}}|Biathlon World Championships 2011 – Men's mass start}}

}}

Lukas Hofer (born 30 September 1989) is an Italian biathlete.[http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTITA13009198901 IBU Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206030547/http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTITA13009198901 |date=6 February 2010 }}

Career

Hofer competed for Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics in biathlon.[http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-biathlon/athletes/lukas-hofer_ath1007870Gf.html Vancouver 2010 Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409033958/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-biathlon/athletes/lukas-hofer_ath1007870Gf.html |date=9 April 2010 }} Together with Karin Oberhofer, Dorothea Wierer and Dominik Windisch he won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-biathlon-mixed/dominant-norway-win-inaugural-mixed-relay-idUSBREA1I1EN20140219|title = Dominant Norway win inaugural mixed relay|newspaper = Reuters|date = 19 February 2014}} Then four years later at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County, South Korea together with Lisa Vittozzi, Dorothea Wierer and Dominik Windisch, he once again won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/biathlon/athlete-profile-n3028850-lukas-hofer.htm |title=Biathlon | Athlete Profile: Lukas HOFER - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games |access-date=2018-04-28 |archive-date=2018-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420032018/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/biathlon/athlete-profile-n3028850-lukas-hofer.htm |url-status=dead }}

;Further notable results:

2007: 3rd, Italian Biathlon Championships, sprint
2008: 1st, Italian Biathlon Championships, mass start
2009: 3rd, Italian Biathlon Championships, mass start
2011:
1st, Italian Biathlon Championships, sprint
1st, Italian Biathlon Championships, mass start
2012:
3rd, Italian Biathlon Championships, sprint
3rd, Italian Biathlon Championships, pursuit

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

=Olympic Games=

2 medals (2 bronze)

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!Event

!style="width:70px;"|Individual

!style="width:70px;"|Sprint

!style="width:70px;"|Pursuit

!style="width:70px;"|Mass Start

!style="width:70px;"|Relay

!style="width:70px;"|Mixed Relay

align=left |{{flagicon|CAN}} 2010 Vancouver

| 46th

| 56th

| 54th

| –

| 12th

| —

align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} 2014 Sochi

| 14th

| 12th

| 17th

| DNF

| 5th

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

align=left |{{flagicon|KOR}} 2018 Pyeongchang

| 63rd

| 10th

| 18th

| 12th

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

align=left |{{flagicon|CHN}} 2022 Beijing

| 27th

| 14th

| 4th

| 27th

| 7th

| 9th

=World Championships=

4 medals (2 silver, 2 bronze)

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!Event

!style="width:70px;"|Individual

!style="width:70px;"|Sprint

!style="width:70px;"|Pursuit

!style="width:70px;"|Mass start

!style="width:70px;"|Relay

!style="width:70px;"|Mixed relay

!style="width:70px;"|Single mixed relay

align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk

| 27th

| 16th

| 9th

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

| 5th

| rowspan="6" {{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|GER}} 2012 Ruhpolding

| 20th

| 31st

| 13th

| 16th

| 4th

| 9th

align=left |{{flagicon|CZE}} 2013 Nové Město

| 7th

| 14th

| 11th

| 21st

| 7th

| 4th

align=left |{{flagicon|FIN}} 2015 Kontiolahti

| 50th

| 24th

| 30th

| —

| 12th

| 7th

align=left |{{flagicon|NOR}} 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen

| 31st

| 75th

| —

| 11th

| 8th

align=left |{{flagicon|AUT}} 2017 Hochfilzen

| 36th

| 56th

| DNS

| —

| 5th

| 4th

align=left |{{flagicon|SWE}} 2019 Östersund

| 5th

| 52rd

| 42rd

| 17th

| 15th

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

| style="background:silver;"| Silver

align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} 2020 Antholz-Anterselva

| 13th

| 21st

| 20th

| 18th

| 7th

| style="background:silver;"| Silver

| 9th

align=left |{{flagicon|SLO}} 2021 Pokljuka

| 18th

| 13th

| 14th

| 7th

| 6th

| 5th

align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} 2023 Oberhof

|72nd

|28th

|35th

|—

|7th

|—

align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} 2024 Nové Město na Moravě

|24th

|18th

|9th

|19th

|6th

|—

:*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

:**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

=Junior/Youth World Championships=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!Event

!Individual

!Sprint

!Pursuit

!Relay

align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} 2007 Martell-Val Martello

| 23rd

| 29th

| 22nd

| –

align=left |{{flagicon|GER}} 2008 Ruhpolding

| 4th

| 15th

| 4th

| –

align=left |{{flagicon|CAN}} 2009 Canmore

| 44th

| style="background:gold;"|Gold

| 7th

=Individual victories=

2 victory (2 Sp)

class="wikitable"
Date ! Event ! Competition ! Level
17 January 2014	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Antholz	10 km Sprint	Biathlon World Cup
19 March 2021	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Östersund	10 km Sprint	Biathlon World Cup

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Date

! Event

! Competition

! Level

17 January 2014

{{flagicon|ITA}} Antholz

10 km Sprint

Biathlon World Cup

19 March 2021

{{flagicon|SWE}} Östersund

10 km Sprint