Lowell Bailey


Lowell Bailey is a retired American biathlete and biathlon coach who competed from 2001 until 2018.

Career

His first World Cup podium was a 2nd place in the second sprint event at Kontiolahti in 2014., and his first World Cup victory came in the 20 km event at the 2017 Biathlon World Championships in Hochfilzen, Austria. He thus became the first biathlon world champion from the United States, as well as the oldest individual gold medalist at the World Championships in biathlon history, at 35 years and 216 days.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he finished 27th in the individual, 46th in the sprint, and 48th in the pursuit events.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he finished 36th in the 10 km sprint event and he also finished 36th in the 12.5 km pursuit.
He decided to retire at the end of 8th leg of 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup. In 2019 Bailey was appointed as the U.S. Biathlon Association's High Performance Director, working alongside former team-mate and Director of Athlete Development Tim Burke.

Results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

World Championships

1 medal
EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk45th59th50th—17th
2006 Pokljuka18th
2007 Antholz-Anterselva41st48th50th—9thDNS
2008 Östersund56th61st——15th—
2009 Pyeongchang22nd55th22nd18th21st—
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk78th32nd45th—6th—
2012 Ruhpolding38th20th20th25th10th12th
2013 Nové Město29th32nd13th13th12th8th
2015 Kontiolahti24th17th36th13th14th8th
2016 Oslo15th29th36th10th8th10th
2017 HochfilzenGold4th6th6th7th16th

Individual victories

1 victory
SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
2016–17
1 victory
February 16, 2017 Hochfilzen20 km individualBiathlon World Championships