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
Thierry Langer in 2023
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born (1991-10-24) 24 October 1991 (age 34)
Malmedy, Belgium[1]
Sport
SportBiathlon

Biathlon results

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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games

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0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
China 2022 Beijing 77th 67th 20th
Italy 2026 Milano Cortina 52nd 85th 19th 18th

World Championships

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Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single Mixed relay
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 77th 90th
Sweden 2019 Östersund 88th 89th 23rd
Italy 2020 Rasen-Antholz 38th 75th 19th 25th
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 76th 58th 43rd 22nd 21st
Germany 2023 Oberhof 54th 56th 34th 19th 14th
Czech Republic 2024 Nové Město na Moravě DNF 8th
Switzerland 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

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  1. 1 2 Profile at the IBU portal
  2. "Thierry Langer". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. "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.
  4. "Winter Olympics 2026 Full Belgian men's & women's teams at the Winter Olympics". Belgium Biathlon. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  5. "BMW IBU world cup biathlon - Men 15km short individual results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2024.
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