Sandrine Bailly (born 25 November 1979 in Belley, Ain) is a former French biathlete.IBU Profile – Sandrine Baily She was most successful in the 2004–05 season, when she won the overall World Cup, and in the 2007–08 season, when she finished second. In 2003, she became world champion in the 10 km pursuit (together with Martina Glagow).

Career Bailly has achieved 20 victories in the Biathlon World Cup, as well as numerous wins on the youth and junior levels. In the 2004–05 season she was the most successful female athlete in the overall World Cup (most points in all events) after placing third in the previous year. She also won the World Cup ranking in the 10 km pursuit discipline. In the 2007–08 season, she finished second in the overall standings and, again, first in the pursuit discipline.

Bailly has won seven medals at the Biathlon World Championships (three in individual events and four in relays). She is well-remembered for winning the pursuit gold medal during the 2003 World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, sharing it with German biathlete Martina Glagow.

For several years Bailly has also closed out most relays for the French national team. Her greatest success in that discipline was the silver medal in the 4×6 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Bailly retired after the 2009–10 season.

Achievements

Olympic Games 2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass StartRelay 2002 Salt Lake City – 7th 17th 9th 2006 Turin 6th 6th 12th 10th Bronze 2010 Vancouver 52nd 15th 27th 7th Silver *Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships 8 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass StartRelayMixed Relay 2001 Pokljuka 35th – – – 5th 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen 6th 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 20th 7th Gold Bronze 5th 2004 Oberhof 4th 5th 12th Bronze 5th 2005 Hochfilzen 4th 4th 9th 9th 4th 6th 2006 Pokljuka Bronze 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 9th 9th 30th 23rd Silver Silver 2008 Oestersund 26th 5th 5th 12th Bronze – 2009 Pyeongchang 9th 10th 40th 27th Bronze – *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program. **Mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.

World Cup Season Overall Sprint Pursuit Individual Mass start Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position2000–01 194 28th 70 30th 26 36th 59 13th 39 25th2001–02 334 15th 138 11th 110 20th 22 34th 64 8th2002–03 570 6th 216 7th 180 5th 57 11th 97 8th2003–04 788 3rd 328 2nd 293 3rd 40 19th 104 4th2004–05 847 1st 294 2nd 322 1st 90 4th 110 4th2005–06 674 4th 242 4th 221 3rd 74 5th 134 6th2006–07 530 8th 254 5th 131 13th 58 18th 83 13th2007–08 807 2nd 318 2nd 300 1st 46 13th 109 9th2008–09 356 23rd 143 22nd 50 39th 80 17th 83 20th2009–10 492 16th 229 13th 105 21st 15 58th 143 6th

Individual victories 20 victories (1 In, 9 Sp, 9 Pu, 1 MS) Season Date Event Competition Level 2000/01 1 victory (1 In) 14 December 2000 Brezno15 km IndividualBiathlon World Cup 2002/03 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) 15 February 2003 Oslo Holmenkollen7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup 16 March 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk10 km PursuitBiathlon World Championships 2003/04 4 victories (2 Sp, 2 Pu) 4 December 2003 Kontiolahti7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup 14 December 2003 Hochfilzen10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup 20 December 2003 Brezno7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup 21 December 2003 Brezno10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup 2004/05 6 victories (2 Sp, 3 Pu, 1 MS) 12 December 2004 Oslo Holmenkollen10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup 16 December 2004 Östersund7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup 23 January 2005 Antholz10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup 17 February 2005 Pokljuka7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup 19 February 2005 Pokljuka10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup 20 February 2005 Pokljuka12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup 2005/06 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) 13 January 2006 Ruhpolding7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup 11 March 2006 Pokljuka10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup 2006/07 1 victory (1 Sp) 12 January 2007 Ruhpolding7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup 2007/08 4 victories (2 Sp, 2 Pu) 7 December 2007 Hochfilzen7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup 8 December 2007 Hochfilzen10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup 15 December 2007 Pokljuka7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup 1 March 2008 Pyeongchang10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup *Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

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