Thierry Langer (born 24 October 1991) is a Belgian biathlete. He competed in the men's 15 kilometre freestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2] At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Belgium qualified and fielded for the first time ever a team in the men's biathlon, and Langer competed in the men's individual, sprint and men's relay competitions.[3] Four years later, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Belgium qualified and fielded a full men's and women's biathlon team for the first time in its winter sports history, and Langer competed in the men's individual and sprint, the men's relay and the mixed relay.[4] He achieved a career best result in the World Cup with a 9th place in the 15 km short individual competition in Kontiolahti in the 2024-25 season.[5]
 Thierry Langer in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Born | 24 October 1991 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Biathlon |
Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]
Olympic Games
edit0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2022 Beijing |
77th | 67th | — | — | 20th | — |
 2026 Milano Cortina |
52nd | 85th | — | — | 19th | 18th |
World Championships
edit0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2017 Hochfilzen |
77th | 90th | — | — | — | — | — |
 2019 Östersund |
88th | 89th | — | — | 23rd | — | — |
| 2020 Rasen-Antholz |
38th | 75th | — | — | 19th | 25th | — |
 2021 Pokljuka |
76th | 58th | 43rd | — | 22nd | 21st | — |
 2023 Oberhof |
54th | 56th | 34th | — | 19th | 14th | — |
 2024 Nové Město na Moravě |
— | DNF | — | — | — | 8th | — |
 2025 Lenzerheide |
13th | 42nd | 46th | — | 14th | 10th | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.
References
edit- 1 2 Profile at the IBU portal
- ↑ "Thierry Langer". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ↑ "Le biathlon, sport le mieux représenté au sein du Team Belgium à Pékin" [Biathlon, the sport best represented within Team Belgium in Beijing] (in French). Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Winter Olympics 2026 Full Belgian men's & women's teams at the Winter Olympics". Belgium Biathlon. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "BMW IBU world cup biathlon - Men 15km short individual results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2024.
External links
edit- Thierry Langer at IBU
- Thierry Langer at FIS (cross-country)
- Thierry Langer at Olympics.com
- Thierry Langer at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
- Thierry Langer at Olympedia
- Thierry Langer at InterSportStats
- Thierry Langer at Milano Cortina 2026
- Thierry Langer on Instagram
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