History of Dorothea Wierer in Timeline

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

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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April 1990: Dorothea Wierer's Birth

In April 1990, Dorothea Wierer, an Italian biathlete, was born.

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2001: Magdalena Forsberg's Overall World Cup Title

In 2001/02, Magdalena Forsberg was the last woman before Dorothea Wierer to defend the overall title.

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.

2019: Gold Medal in 12.5 km Mass Start

At the 2019 Championships in Östersund, Dorothea Wierer won the gold medal in the 12.5 km Mass Start, also a first for Italian women in Biathlon.

2019: Defended Overall World Cup Title

Dorothea Wierer defended the overall title in the 2019–20 Season, becoming the first woman to do so since Magdalena Forsberg in 2001/02.

2019: Mass Start World Champion

In 2019, Dorothea Wierer became the Mass Start World Champion.

2020: Pursuit and Individual World Champion

In 2020, Dorothea Wierer achieved the title of Pursuit and Individual World Champion.

2020: Won Mass Start World Cup

In the 2019–20 season, Dorothea Wierer won the Mass Start World Cup.

2021: 45 Podium Finishes

As of the end of the 2021-22 season, Dorothea Wierer has finished on the podium 45 times with 13 wins.

2022: First Individual Medal at Beijing Winter Olympics

In 2022, Dorothea Wierer won her first individual medal in the Sprint at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.

2023: World Championships Results Change

Until 2023, the World Championships results counted for the World Cup of that season in Wierer's career. Starting from that season, they did not anymore. Olympic Winter Games results did not count.