Samuela Comola
{{Short description|Italian biathlete (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox biathlete
| name = Samuela Comola
| image = Comola S. – Biathlon WCh 2024 Nove Mesto 2280.jpg
| caption = Comola in 2024
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| nationality = Italian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|4|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Aosta, Italy
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| disciplines = Biathlon
| wcdebut = 2022
| club = CS Esercito
| olympicteams =1
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| worldsteams = 2 (2023–)
| worldsmedals = 1
| worldsgolds = 1
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{{MedalSport|Women's biathlon}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ITA}}}}
{{MedalCount|total=yes
|Olympic Games|0|0|0
|{{nowrap|World Championships}}|1|0|0}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Oberhof|4 × 6 km relay}}
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Samuela Comola (born 30 April 1998 in Aosta) is an Italian biathlete.{{Cite web |last=Bonserio|first=Orlando |date=2022-02-16 |title=Samuela Comola fa sognare, l'Italia del biathlon quinta in staffetta |url=https://aostasera.it/notizie/sport/samuela-comola-fa-sognare-litalia-del-biathlon-quinta-in-staffetta/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=Aostasera |language=it-IT}}
Comola started her biathlon career in 2009. In 2016, she competed at the Winter Youth Olympic Games. She also participated at the 2017 IBU Youth World Championships.{{Cite web |title=Monday Rundown: IBU Youth Worlds Relays in Osrblie – FasterSkier.com |url=https://fasterskier.com/2017/02/monday-rundown-ibu-youth-worlds-relays-osrblie/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=fasterskier.com}} Comola made her debut race in the World Cup during the 2021–22 Biathlon World Cup season (on November 27, 2021) in Östersund (64th in the individual).{{Cite web |title=Samuela Comola profile |url=https://www.biathlonworld.com/athlete/comola-samuela/BTITA23004199801 |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=International Biathlon Union }} She competed at the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing 2022 in women's sprint, pursuit, and team relay races.{{Cite web |title=Samuela COMOLA |url=https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/biathlon/athlete-profile-n1053882-samuela-comola.htm |work=Beijing 2022 Olympics |access-date=23 March 2022 |archive-date=23 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323171849/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/biathlon/athlete-profile-n1053882-samuela-comola.htm |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=Samuela Comola Olympic Profile | NBC Olympics |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/samuela-comola-1475324 |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=nbcolympics.com}} On March 3, 2022, in Kontiolahti she secured her career first podium in the World Cup (3rd in the relay with Dorothea Wierer, Federica Sanfilippo and Lisa Vittozzi). At the Biathlon World Championships 2023 in Oberhof, she won the gold medal in the relay with Dorothea Wierer, Hannah Auchentaller and Lisa Vittozzi.
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.{{cite web|title=Samuela Comola profile|url=https://www.biathlon.com.ua/en/profile/5007-samuela-komola|access-date=30 March 2023|website=Ukraine biathlon federation}}
Updated on 30 March 2023
=Olympic Games=
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:140px;"|Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:65px;"| Individual ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:65px;"| Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:65px;"| Pursuit ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:80px;"| Mass start ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:65px;"| Relay ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Mixed relay ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Single mixed relay |
| align=left |{{flagicon|CHN}} 2022 Beijing
| 23 | — | 57th | 37th | — | 5th | — |
=World Championships=
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:140px;"|Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:60px;"| Individual ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:60px;"| Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:60px;"| Pursuit ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:80px;"| Mass start ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:60px;"| Relay ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Mixed relay ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Single mixed relay |
| align=left |{{flagicon|GER}} 2023 Oberhof
| 24 | 4th | 46th | 42nd | 10th | style="background:gold;" | Gold | — | — |
| align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} 2024 Nové Město na Moravě
|25 |21st |37th |23rd |— |11th |— |— |
=World Cup=
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! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:80px| Season ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px| Age ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:110px;"| Overall ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:110px;"| Individual ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:110px;"| Sprint ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:110px;"| Pursuit ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:110px;"| Mass start | |||||||||||
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! style="width:55px;"| Points ! style="width:55px;"| Position ! style="width:55px;"| Points ! style="width:55px;"| Position ! style="width:55px;"| Points ! style="width:55px;"| Position ! style="width:55px;"| Points ! style="width:55px;"| Position ! style="width:55px;"| Points ! style="width:55px;"| Position | |||||||||||
| |2021–22 | 22 | 18 | 87th | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{n/a}} | 3 | 87th | 15 | 91st | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{n/a}} |
| |2021–22 | 23 | 138 | 37th | 16 | 49th | 47 | 45th | 75 | 25th | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{n/a}} |
==Relay podiums==
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No. ! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:175px;"| Location ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:155px;"| Level ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:80px;"|Placement ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:250px;"| Teammate | ||||||
| 1 | 2021–22 | 3 March 2022 | align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kontiolahti | World Cup | align=center bgcolor="cc9966"| 3rd | Vittozzi, Sanfilippo, Wierer |
| 2 | rowspan=3| 2022–23 | 11 December 2022 | align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Hochfilzen | World Cup | align=center bgcolor="cc9966"| 3rd | Passler, Vittozzi, Wierer |
| 3 | 14 January 2023 | align=left| {{flagicon|GER}} Ruhpolding | World Cup | align=center bgcolor="cc9966"| 3rd | Passler, Vittozzi, Wierer | |
| 4 | 18 February 2023 | align=left| {{flagicon|GER}} Oberhof | World Championships | align=center bgcolor="gold"| Gold | Auchentaller, Wierer, Vittozzi |
References
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Category:Italian female biathletes
Category:Olympic biathletes for Italy
Category:Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Biathletes at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Aosta
Category:Biathlon World Championships medalists
Category:21st-century Italian sportswomen
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