Markus Windisch

{{short description|Italian biathlete}}

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| caption = Windisch in Antholz-Anterselva in 2011.

| fullname = Markus Windisch

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|5|12}}

| birth_place = Bruneck, Italy

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| disciplines = Biathlon

| club = C.S. Esercito

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| wcdebut = 5 December 2004

| retired = 8 July 2014

| olympicteams = 2 (2010, 2014)

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| worldsteams = 6 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012)

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| wcseasons = 10 (2004/05–2013/14)

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{{MedalBronze|2008 Haute Maurienne|Mixed relay}}

{{MedalBronze|2013 Forni Avoltri|12.5 km pursuit}}

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Markus Windisch (born 12 May 1984) is a former Italian biathlete.

Career

Windisch had three top-10 finishes in World Cup races, with his best World Cup overall finish was 26th in the 2008–09 Biathlon World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTITA11205198401 |title=Markus Windisch |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=6 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627105903/http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTITA11205198401 |archivedate=27 June 2015 }} He represented Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/markus-windisch-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417191014/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/markus-windisch-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Markus Windisch Biography and Olympic Results |publisher=Sports-Reference.com |access-date=3 March 2012}} His brother Dominik Windisch is also a biathlete.

He retired from the sport after the 2013–14 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.snowalps.com/sport/biathlon/news/markus-windisch-annuncia-il-ritiro |title=Markus Windisch Announces Retirement |last=Paone |first=Francesco |date=8 July 2014 |website=Snowalps |publisher=Neve Italia |access-date=25 December 2014}}

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

=Olympic Games=

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!Event

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| 31st

| 44th

| 53rd

| —

| 12th

| {{n/a}}

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

| 71st

| 81st

| —

| —

| 5th

| —

:*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

=World Championships=

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!Event

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

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

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

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

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

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

align=left |{{flagicon|SLO}} 2006 Pokljuka

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| DNS

align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} 2007 Antholz-Anterselva

| 57th

| 47th

| DNF

| —

| 4th

| —

align=left |{{flagicon|SWE}} 2008 Östersund

| —

| 51st

| 55th

| —

| 11th

| —

align=left |{{flagicon|South Korea}} 2009 Pyeongchang

| 12th

| 19th

| 23rd

| 16th

| 7th

| 7th

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

| 83rd

| 18th

| 13th

| 28th

| 5th

| —

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

| 22nd

| 8th

| 30th

| 20th

| 4th

| 9th

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

=Junior/Youth World Championships=

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!Event

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

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

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

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

align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} 2002 Ridnaun-Val Ridanna

| 11th

| 5th

| 8th

| 7th

align=left |{{flagicon|POL}} 2003 Kościelisko

| 14th

| 11th

| 4th

| 10th

align=left |{{flagicon|FRA}} 2004 Haute Maurienne

| 30th

| 19th

| 29th

| 8th

align=left |{{flagicon|FIN}} 2005 Kontiolahti

| 19th

| 44th

| 24th

| —

;Further notable results:

  • 2007: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start
  • 2008: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start
  • 2009:
  • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
  • 2010:
  • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
  • 2011: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint

References

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