Daniel Mesotitsch


Daniel Mesotitsch is an Austrian former biathlete.

Career

Mesotitsch originally competed in cross-country skiing. However, in 1997 he was injured in a car crash and took up shooting during his recovery when he was unable to undertake ski training. He subsequently switched to biathlon.
He has competed in four Winter Olympics, in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. He won 2 medals: silver in the Men's relay in 2010, and a bronze in Men's relay in 2014. Both of the relays together with Dominik Landertinger, Simon Eder and Christoph Sumann.
He was named Sportsman of the Year in 2011 in his home state of Carinthia.
Mesotitsch announced on 22 March 2019 that he would retire from the sport on 26 March 2019 after the Austrian Championships.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

2 medals
EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
2002 Salt Lake City64th
2006 Turin59th17th
2010 Vancouver9th45th41st5thSilver
2014 Sochi40th38th37thBronze9th

World Championships

3 medals
EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
2001 Pokljuka8th
2002 Oslo Holmenkollen5th
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk12th8th
2004 Oberhof56th56thDNS9th
2005 Hochfilzen29th40thDNSBronze
2007 Antholz-Anterselva12th26th35th29th6th
2008 Östersund60th49th31st4th
2009 Pyeongchang20th29th24th25thSilver
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk50th38th26th9th
2012 Ruhpolding13th4th4th14th5th
2013 Nové Město45th33rd27th5th
2015 Kontiolahti54th41st26th5th
2017 Hochfilzen15th50th50thBronze

Individual victories

3 victories
SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
2001–02
1 victory
24 January 2002 Antholz-Anterselva20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
2009–10
1 victory
24 January 2010 Antholz-Anterselva12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2010–11
1 victory
16 December 2010 Pokljuka20 km individualBiathlon World Cup