Pieralberto Carrara (born 14 February 1966) is a former Italian biathlete. He grew up in Serina. At the 1998 Olympics he won a silver in the 20 km individual. In the 1992–93 season he ended in third in the overall World Cup standings behind Mikael Löfgren and Mark Kirchner.
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Full name | Pieralberto Carrara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bergamo, Italy | 14 February 1966||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | CS Forestale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 17 January 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 4 (1988, 1992, 1994, 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 10 (1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 5 (3 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 16 (1984/85–1999/2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]
Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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1988 Calgary | — | 13th | — |
1992 Albertville | — | 41st | 4th |
1994 Lillehammer | 15th | 23rd | 6th |
1998 Nagano | Silver | 10th | 9th |
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Team | Relay |
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1987 Lake Placid | — | 42nd | — | — | — | — |
1990 Minsk | — | 14th | — | — | — | Gold |
1991 Lahti | 59th | 14th | — | — | — | 4th |
1993 Borovets | — | 6th | — | — | 8th | Gold |
1994 Canmore | — | — | — | — | Gold | — |
1995 Antholz-Anterselva | 43rd | 9th | — | — | — | 4th |
1996 Ruhpolding | 18th | 4th | — | — | Bronze | 10th |
1997 Brezno-Osrblie | 38th | — | — | — | 10th | Bronze |
1998 Pokljuka | — | — | 19th | — | 6th | — |
1999 Kontiolahti | — | 34th | 44th | — | — | 8th |
2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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1990–91 1 victory (1 In) |
17 January 1991 | Ruhpolding | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
1992–93 1 victory (1 Sp) |
23 January 1993 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |