Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Dorothea Wierer

By Popular Timelines Editorial Team · Updated: February 14, 2026

From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Dorothea Wierer made an impact.

Dorothea Wierer is a highly accomplished Italian biathlete competing in the Biathlon World Cup. She secured a bronze medal in the Mixed relay at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. In 2022, she won her first individual Olympic medal in the Sprint at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Wierer is also the 2019 Mass Start World Champion and the 2020 Pursuit and Individual World Champion, establishing herself as one of the top biathletes in the world.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements Success & Recognition

2013: First Biathlon World Championships Medal

In 2013, Dorothea Wierer won her first Biathlon World Championships medal, securing third place in the Women's relay with Nicole Gontier, Michela Ponza, and Karin Oberhofer at the Biathlon World Championships in Nové Město na Moravě, marking the first medal for Italian women at the Biathlon World Championships.

2014: Bronze Medal at Sochi Winter Olympics

In 2014, Dorothea Wierer, along with Karin Oberhofer, Dominik Windisch, and Lukas Hofer, won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay at the Winter Olympics held in Sochi, Russia.

2015: First Win in Biathlon World Cup

At the start of the 2015–16 season, Dorothea Wierer recorded the first win in her career in the Biathlon World Cup in Östersund.

2018: Bronze Medal at Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

In 2018, at the Winter Olympics held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Dorothea Wierer, together with Lisa Vittozzi, Lukas Hofer, and Dominik Windisch, secured another bronze medal in the Mixed relay.

2018: Overall World Cup Winner

In 2018–19, Dorothea Wierer won the Overall World Cup, becoming the first Italian to achieve this feat, including men.

February 2019: Victory in Every Biathlon Discipline

In February 2019, Dorothea Wierer became the third biathlete, after Martin Fourcade and Marie Dorin Habert, to achieve a victory in every biathlon discipline.