Michela Ponza (born 12 February 1979) is a retired Italian professional biathlete, who competed on the World Cup circuit from the final round of the World Cup in the 1997–98 season to the final round in the 2013–14 season.
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| Full name | Michela Ponza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | michelaponza.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 14 March 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 23 March 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 4 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 14 (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 17 (1997/98–2013/14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editShe had seven individual podium finishes, four second places and three third places. She has also competed in 4 Olympic Games, in Salt Lake City in 2002, in Turin in 2006, in Vancouver in 2010 and finally in Sochi in 2014. Her best Olympic result was a fifth place in the pursuit in 2006.[1] Ponza was born in Bolzano, but lives in Santa Cristina Gherdëina. She is the granddaughter of Vincenzo Demetz.[1]
Achievements
edit- 1999: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
- 2000: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
- 2001: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
- 2002: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
- 2003: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
- 2004: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 "Michela Ponza". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michela Ponza.
- "Official website". Archived from the original on 27 June 2015.
- Michela Ponza at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Michela Ponza at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Michela Ponza at IBU
- Michela Ponza at Olympics.com
- Michela Ponza at Olympedia
- Michela Ponza at InterSportStats
