Hubert Leitgeb (biathlete)

Hubert Leitgeb
Personal information
Full name	Hubert Leitgeb
Born	31 October 1965; Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
Died	4 February 2012 (aged 46); Staller Saddle, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	C.S. Carabinieri
World Cup debut	16 January 1986
Olympic Games
Teams	2 (1992, 1998)
Medals	0 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	9 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
Medals	3 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	12 (1985/86–1986/87, 1988/89–1997/98)
Individual victories	1
Individual podiums	3
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Italy
World Championships

Hubert Leitgeb (31 October 1965 – 4 February 2012) was an Italian biathlete.

Life and career

Leitgeb participated in two Olympics, in 1992 and 1998. Alongside Johann Passler, Pieralberto Carrara and Andreas Zingerle, he was part of the Italian squad which narrowly missed out on a medal in the men's relay at the 1992 Games, finishing fourth.^[1] He won three medals at World Championships, including two golds. He competed in Biathlon World Cup, where he got 131 starts, with 17 finishes in the top 10. In 1994, he won his first and only individual World Cup victory, in a 20 km individual.^[2] Leitgeb retired as a biathlete after the 1997–98 season.^[3] After his retirement, he worked as a coach for five years. In 2006 he was elected to the International Biathlon Union's Technical Committee. The following year he became race director of the Biathlon World Cup races in Antholz.^[1]

Avalanche accident

On 4 February 2012, Leitgeb died in an avalanche accident below the Staller Saddle in the Antholz valley, alongside his brother-in-law. Leitgeb was survived by his wife and two children.^[2]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[3]

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
1992 Albertville	—	26th	4th
1998 Nagano	—	35th	—

World Championships

3 medals (2 gold, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Team	Relay
1989 Feistritz	14th	—	—	4th	—
1990 Minsk	34th	—	—	9th	—
1991 Lahti	27th	—	—	Gold	4th
1992 Novosibirsk	—	—	—	8th	—
1994 Canmore	—	—	—	Gold	—
1995 Antholz-Anterselva	—	—	—	—	4th
1996 Ruhpolding	4th	—	—	Bronze	—
1997 Brezno-Osrblie	—	—	—	10th	—
1998 Pokljuka	—	—	—	6th	—

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**Pursuit was added as an event in 1997.

Individual victories

1 victory (1 In)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
1993–94 1 victory (1 In)	17 March 1994	Canmore	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Further notable results

1991: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon
1992: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
1993: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
1994: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
1996: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon
1997:
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
- 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
1998:
- 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
- 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
- 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon

References

^ ^a ^b "Lawine tötete Südtiroler Biathlon-Rennleiter und Schwager" [Avalanche killed South Tyrolean biathlon race director and brother-in-law]. nachrichten.at (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b Kokesh, Jerry (5 February 2012). "Hubert Leitgeb Dies in Tragic Avalanche Accident". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Hubert Leitgeb". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

External links

Hubert Leitgeb at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
Hubert Leitgeb at IBU BiathlonResults.com
Hubert Leitgeb at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

[oon-1] "Lawine tötete Südtiroler Biathlon-Rennleiter und Schwager" [Avalanche killed South Tyrolean biathlon race director and brother-in-law]. nachrichten.at (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2019.

[Avalanche_Accident-2] Kokesh, Jerry (5 February 2012). "Hubert Leitgeb Dies in Tragic Avalanche Accident". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

[IBUprofile-3] "Hubert Leitgeb". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

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v t e World champions in men's biathlon – Team event
4 × 20 km (time)	1958: (Adolf Wiklund, Olle Gunneriusson, Sture Ohlin, Sven Nilsson)
3 × 20 km (time)	1959: (Vladimir Melanin, Dmitri Sokolov, Valentin Pzhenitsyn) 1961: (Kalevi Huuskonen, Paavo Repo, Antti Tyrväinen) 1962: (Vladimir Melanin, Valentin Pzhenitsyn, Nikolay Puzanov) 1963: (Vladimir Melanin, Nikolay Mezharyakov, Valentin Pzhenitsyn) 1965: (Olav Jordet, Ola Wærhaug, Ivar Nordkild)
4 × 20 km	1989: (Juri Kashkarov, Sergei Bulygin, Alexandr Popov, Sergei Tchepikov) 1990: (Raik Dittrich, Mark Kirchner, Birk Anders, Frank Luck) 1991: (Hubert Leitgeb, Gottlieb Taschler, Simon Demetz, Wilfried Pallhuber) 1992: (Evgeny Redkin, Alexander Tropnikov, Anatoly Zhdanovich, Alexandr Popov) 1993: (Fritz Fischer, Frank Luck, Steffen Hoos, Sven Fischer)
4 × 10 km	1994: (Pieralberto Carrara, Hubert Leitgeb, Andreas Zingerle, Wilfried Pallhuber) 1995: (Frode Andresen, Dag Bjørndalen, Halvard Hanevold, Jon Åge Tyldum) 1996: (Oleg Ryzhenkov, Petr Ivashko, Alexandr Popov, Vadim Sashurin) 1997: (Oleg Ryzhenkov, Petr Ivashko, Alexandr Popov, Vadim Sashurin) 1998: (Egil Gjelland, Halvard Hanevold, Sylfest Glimsdal, Ole Einar Bjørndalen)