Vincent Defrasne (born 9 March 1977) is a former French biathlete. He won a gold medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
He was also a member of the winning Biathlon World Championship relay team in 2001, and the 2004 team which won bronze. At the Biathlon World Championship 2007 in Antholz, Defrasne earned a bronze medal, in the 12.5 km pursuit and a silver medal in the Mixed Relay event. In 2009 at the World Championships in Pyeongchang, Defrasne was part of the victorious mixed relay team.
Defrasne served as the flagbearer for France at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
He retired from the sport after the 2009–10 season.
Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games 3 medals (1 gold, 2 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2002 Salt Lake City 37th 21st 18th Bronze 2006 Turin 34th 4th Gold 11th Bronze 2010 Vancouver 26th 53rd 22nd — 6th *Mass start was added as an event in 2006.
World Championships 6 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 1999 Kontiolahti — 57th 51st — 12th 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 54th 25th 32nd — 10th 2001 Pokljuka 48th 10th 7th 12th Gold 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen 20th 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 4th 17th DNF 18th 13th 2004 Oberhof 20th 6th 4th 6th Bronze 2005 Hochfilzen 11th 10th 7th 16th 5th 6th 2006 Pokljuka Bronze 2007 Antholz-Anterselva — 16th Bronze 11th 10th Silver 2008 Östersund 12th 54th 22nd 7th 5th — 2009 Pyeongchang 21st 41st 40th — 4th Gold *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program. **The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.
Individual victories 3 victories (1 In, 1 Sp, 1 Pu) Season Date Location Discipline Level 2005–06 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) 7 January 2006 Oberhof10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup 18 February 2006 Sansicario12.5 km pursuitWinter Olympic Games 2007–08 1 victory (1 In) 29 November 2007 Kontiolahti20 km individualBiathlon World Cup *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
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