Vincent Defrasne

Vincent Defrasne , born the March 9th 1977 with Pontarlier, Doubs, Franche-Comté, is a biathlète French.

Biography

After its first steps on ski touring as of the 3 years age, it chooses biathlon in sport-studies. In 1998, it returns to the army, body which allows, with the customs, with the biathlètes to be able to practice their sport in France correctly.

It makes beginnings on the circuit of the world cup in 1999 and dispute its first world thus. It is in 2001 qu ' it gains its first title ave a championship of Europe of sprint and continuation. But especially, it gains a first world title with the relay at the time of the world ones of Pokljuka as Slovenia.

The following season sees its first podiums out of world cup. It does not make a success of its Olympic Games of Salt Lake City into individual but, with the relay, it gains however a bronze medal.

At the time of the following years, it is twice classified fourth at the time of championship of the world, first of all in 2003 on the 20 km then in 2004 on the continuation.

It is at the time of the season 2005-2006 qu ' it gains its first championship victories of the world: the sprint in January 2006 in Oberhof, and continuation with San Sicario.

He is knight of the National order of the Merit (decree of April 12th, 2002)

He is knight in the National order of the Legion of honor (decree of April 21st, 2006).

The Olympic sacring

Vincent Defrasne removes his Olympic title the February 18th 2006 in the test of the 12,5 km continuation. He leaves in fifth position at 43 seconds the German Sven Fischer following the results recorded at the time of the Sprint 10km four days earlier. Defrasne signs one 15 out of 15 at the time of these the first three passages to the shooting, returning in third position, in the wake of Ole Einar Bjørndalen, to about thirty seconds behind Fischer, then also author of one without fault to the shooting. At the time of the ultimate passage to the shooting, Fischer makes three errors, Defrasne two and Bjørndalen one, which comes to be added to two errors during shootings 2 and 3. Defrasne leaves thus at the head the launching pad with Bjørndalen in its trace and Fischer in ambush to ten seconds. Well quickly, Bjørndalen returns on Defrasne, which is then satisfied to follow the Norwegian. While the German tries an impossible return, the victory disputes with the sprint between the French and the Norwegian. Defrasne avoids little the fall at the time of the last turn, and Bjørndalen benefits from it to take a few meters in advance with three hundred meters of the finishing line. But Defrasne returns, and increases its attack to hundred meters of the line, leaving Bjørndalen on the spot, able to retort more.

A few days later, it takes part in the French relay which gains a new bronze medal, medal obtained of a few centimetres by Raphaël Poirée.

Prize list

Olympic Games

Olympic Games of 2002 with Salt Lake City (the United States):

Bronze medal out of relay (France).

Olympic Games of 2006 with Turin (Italy):

Gold medal in 12,5Km continuation.
Bronze medal out of relay (France).

Championships of the World

Championships of the world of 2001 Pokljuka (Slovenia):

Gold medal out of relay (France).

Championships of the world of 2004 with Oberstdorf (Germany):

Bronze medal out of Relay (France).

Championships of the world of 2006 with Pokljuka (Slovenia):

Bronze medal out of mixed relay. (France).

Championships of the world of 2007 with Anterselva (Italy):

Medal of money out of mixed relay.
Bronze medal in Continuation.

World cup

3 victories in tests of the World cup. 2 times second.
7th of the general classification of the World cup in 2004

External bonds

Official site

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