Marie-Laure Brunet (born 20 November 1988Marie Laure Brunet – Biathlon Athletes : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Lannemezan, Hautes-Pyrénées) is a retired French biathlete and Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal in the women's pursuit at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games of Vancouver.German Wins Women’s 10K Biathlon – The New York Times – By REUTERS – Published: February 16, 2010
Brunet made her Biathlon World Cup debut in March 2007 at Kontiolahti, shortly after winning a gold medal in the pursuit event at the Youth World Championships. During her career she developed a reputation as one of the most accurate shooters on the biathlon circuit. Brunet announced her retirement in June 2014 after suffering health problems, including collapsing during the relay at the 2014 Olympics.
Biathlon results Olympics 2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay 2010 Vancouver 12th 6th Bronze 14th Silver 2014 Sochi 16th 55th DNS — DNF — *The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.
World Championships 9 medals (1 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay 2008 Östersund — 30th 26th — Bronze 7th 2009 Pyeongchang 15th 52nd 7th 8th BronzeGold 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk 5th 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk DNF 43rd DNS 8thSilver Bronze 2012 RuhpoldingSilver 5th 6thSilverSilver 11th 2013 Nové Město 19th 26th 11th 28th 6thSilver *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
World Cup Relay victories 2 victories No. Season Date Location Discipline Level Team 1 2008–09 19 February 2009 Pyeongchang Mixed Relay Biathlon World Championships Brunet / Becaert / Defrasne / S.Fourcade 2 2011–12 21 January 2012 Antholz-Anterselva Relay Biathlon World CupBrunet / Boilley / Bescond / Dorin Habert
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