Dominic Landertinger (photo below) is an Austrian professional biathlete, also known as Lundy. His highest sporting achievement is a gold medal at the 2009 World Cup, as well as silver at the 2010 Winter Olympics (sprint) and bronze at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. At the 2018 Olympics, Dominic Landertinger won a bronze medal in a 20-kilometer individual sprint. The biathlete's height is 188 centimeters, weight - about 80 kilograms. By education, D. Landertinger is a mechanical engineer.
Biography of a talented biathlete
Dominic Landertinger was born on March 13, 1988 in the city of Braunau am Inn, Austria. He started biathlon in 2002. Dominic began to surprise coaches from the first days. The guy had incredible stamina, flexibility and good eyesight. He almost immediately made friends with a biathlon rifle and knocked out a good result. After a year of training, Dominic Landertinger joined the Austrian national biathlon team (in 2003). Three years later, Dominic became a two-time medalist of the World Youth Championship, where he managed to take second place in the relay and third in the individual race.
Biathlete career
In 2007, D. Landertinger became the world champion in the relay race among juniors. In the same year, the athlete pleased his country with silver at the European Championships.
In the 2007/08 season, Dominic participated in the Biathlon World Cup, where he showed an acceptable result for a beginner - 18th place in the single. In the next sprint, he arrived twelfth.
In the 2008/09 season, Landertinger became one of the most recognizable athletes in Austria - he won the World Cup in Oberhof, and then showed a good result in Hochfilzen, taking second place there. In the same season, the Austrian athlete managed to win a small crystal globe in the program of mass starts. At the World Cup in Pyeongchang, the Austrian showed an incredible result - a victory with a margin of 9 seconds from second place. The second was his compatriot Christoph Zumann.
According to the results of the next year, the Austrian athlete rose to sixth place in the general world protocol of biathletes. Dominic managed to take second place in the relay at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, which made him one of the youngest athletes to win.
At the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Landertinger won a silver medal, losing first place to Ola Einar Bjoerndalen in the sprint. Here, the Austrians conquered the squadron, having won bronze medals, it is noteworthy that the composition of the team was the same as in 2010.
Athlete Specifications
Dominic has an athletic body structure, he is physically strong and hardy. It has good shooting skills, its overall accuracy is 83%. Best athlete shoots lying down - 89%, and standing - respectively 76%. This information is based on the results of the 2016/17 season. In other seasons, the percentage was about the same. In total, at the time of the fall of 2018, D. Landertinger was the owner of 11 medals, the hearts of which are two gold, five silver and four bronze.
Dominic Landertinger: personal life, how to spend leisure time
Little is known about the personal life of the Austrian athlete, Dominic does not talk about his life in conversations with reporters. Only one thing is known - Landertinger is not married. Occasionally, he appears at any ceremony accompanied by a beautiful woman. Nothing is known about Dominic Landertinger’s girl. On this account, the athlete remains private.
Dominic is given to the sport to the maximum, he does not miss workouts and is constantly trying to improve his result. Between competitions and training, D. Landertinger rests and relaxes while playing games on the Xbox 360. The Austrian athlete loves beautiful nature and travels often. Prefers uninhabited places.
