Patrick Favre


Patrick Favre is a former Italian biathlete. At the Biathlon World Championships 1997 in Osrblie he won a bronze medal with the Italian relay team. Two years later at the Biathlon World Championships 1999 in Kontiolahti he won a silver medal in the sprint event. In the 1994–95 season he came second in the overall World Cup behind Jon Åge Tyldum. After the 2000–01 season, he retired as biathlete, though he had a short-lived comeback during the 2003–04 season. Following his retirement, he became a coach, spending seven years with the Italian national biathlon team before joining the French national men's biathlon team in June 2018 on a four-year contract.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

World Championships

3 medals
EventIndividualSprintPursuitTeamRelay
78th5th10th4th
1996 Ruhpolding17th26thBronze10th
1997 Brezno-Osrblie15th4th5th—Bronze
1998 Pokljuka—6th
1999 Kontiolahti22ndSilver8th19th8th
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen47th34th21st——
2001 Pokljuka13th29th31st6th10th
2004 Oberhof—44th46th—15th

Individual victories

2 victories
SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
1993–94
1 victory
15 January 1994 Ruhpolding10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1994–95
1 victory
15 December 1994 Bad Gastein20 km individualBiathlon World Cup

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