Statistics
Italy in numbers
77
wins
World Cup, World Championships and Olympics, relays included
299
podiums
same circuits
39
World Championship medals
12 gold, 14 silver, 13 bronze
9
Olympic medals
1 gold, 2 silver, 6 bronze (since 1984)
Most successful
Italian honours
| # | Athlete | Podiums | Wins | Second places | Third places | Top 10 | Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorothea Wierer | 53 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 150 | 337 |
| 2 | Lisa Vittozzi | 39 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 100 | 232 |
| 3 | Andreas Zingerle | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 143 |
| 4 | Nathalie Santer | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 58 | 267 |
| 5 | Tommaso Giacomel | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 126 |
| 6 | Lukas Hofer | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 85 | 369 |
| 7 | Johann Passler | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 121 |
| 8 | Rene Cattarinussi | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 156 |
| 9 | Pieralberto Carrara | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 161 |
| 10 | Wilfried Pallhuber | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 305 |
| 11 | Michela Ponza | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 320 |
| 12 | Patrick Favre | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 142 |
| 13 | Dominik Windisch | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 227 |
| 14 | Hubert Leitgeb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 122 |
| 15 | Rene Laurent Vuillermoz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 174 |
| 16 | Christian De Lorenzi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 226 |
| 17 | Karin Oberhofer | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 145 |
| 18 | Alexia Runggaldier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 74 |
| 19 | Luigi Weiss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| 20 | Gottlieb Taschler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 73 |
Italian medals at World Championships and Olympics
| # | Athlete | Medals | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorothea Wierer | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Lisa Vittozzi | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 3 | Lukas Hofer | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Johann Passler | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Andreas Zingerle | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Wilfried Pallhuber | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Dominik Windisch | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Pieralberto Carrara | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Rene Cattarinussi | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Tommaso Giacomel | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Karin Oberhofer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Gottlieb Taschler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Werner Kiem | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Hubert Leitgeb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Patrick Favre | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Nicole Gontier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Luigi Weiss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Simon Demetz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Michela Ponza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Alexia Runggaldier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Wins
Latest Italian wins
| # | Race | Athlete |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Mar 2026Oslo Holmenkollen · Women's Mass start | Lisa Vittozzi |
| 2 | 14 Mar 2026Otepää · Women's Pursuit | Lisa Vittozzi |
| 3 | 15 Feb 2026Anterselva · Women's Pursuit | Lisa Vittozzi |
| 4 | 24 Jan 2026Nove Mesto · Mixed relay | Relay |
| 5 | 10 Jan 2026Oberhof · Men's Pursuit | Tommaso Giacomel |
| 6 | 8 Jan 2026Oberhof · Men's Sprint | Tommaso Giacomel |
| 7 | 21 Dec 2025Le Grand-Bornand · Men's Mass start | Tommaso Giacomel |
| 8 | 14 Dec 2025Hochfilzen · Women's Pursuit | Lisa Vittozzi |
| 9 | 12 Dec 2025Hochfilzen · Men's Sprint | Tommaso Giacomel |
| 10 | 2 Dec 2025Östersund · Women's Individual | Dorothea Wierer |
| 11 | 19 Jan 2025Ruhpolding · Men's Mass start | Tommaso Giacomel |
| 12 | 16 Mar 2024Canmore · Women's Pursuit | Lisa Vittozzi |
| 13 | 14 Mar 2024Canmore · Women's Sprint | Lisa Vittozzi |
| 14 | 13 Feb 2024Nove Mesto · Women's Individual | Lisa Vittozzi |
| 15 | 14 Jan 2024Ruhpolding · Women's Pursuit | Lisa Vittozzi |
Youngest Italian winners
| # | Athlete | Age | Wins | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Favre | 21 years and 169 days | 2 | 15 Jan 1994 |
| 2 | Nathalie Santer | 21 years and 256 days | 3 | 9 Dec 1993 |
| 3 | Lisa Vittozzi | 23 years and 341 days | 12 | 10 Jan 2019 |
| 4 | Lukas Hofer | 24 years and 110 days | 2 | 17 Jan 2014 |
| 5 | Wilfried Pallhuber | 24 years and 231 days | 6 | 21 Mar 1992 |
| 6 | Tommaso Giacomel | 24 years and 290 days | 5 | 19 Jan 2025 |
| 7 | Pieralberto Carrara | 24 years and 338 days | 2 | 17 Jan 1991 |
| 8 | Dorothea Wierer | 25 years and 244 days | 17 | 3 Dec 2015 |
| 9 | Dominik Windisch | 26 years and 92 days | 2 | 6 Feb 2016 |
| 10 | Johann Passler | 26 years and 158 days | 3 | 23 Jan 1988 |
Shooting
Most accurate Italian shooters
| # | Athlete | % hits | % prone | % standing | Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Braunhofer | 88.3% | 90.9% | 85.7% | 61 |
| 2 | Michela Ponza | 88.2% | 89.8% | 86.6% | 320 |
| 3 | Samuela Comola | 88.1% | 93.7% | 82.4% | 84 |
| 4 | Alexia Runggaldier | 87.5% | 89.4% | 85.7% | 74 |
| 5 | Gottlieb Taschler | 86.0% | 85.9% | 86.1% | 73 |
| 6 | Dorothea Wierer | 85.8% | 88.4% | 83.1% | 337 |
| 7 | Lisa Vittozzi | 85.3% | 82.2% | 88.5% | 232 |
| 8 | Hannah Auchentaller | 84.1% | 86.0% | 82.3% | 60 |
| 9 | Rene Cattarinussi | 84.0% | 88.5% | 79.5% | 156 |
| 10 | Elia Zeni | 82.9% | 80.8% | 84.9% | 50 |
Data source: IBU.
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