Amanda Lightfoot Explained

Amanda Lightfoot (born 30 January 1987)[1] is a former British biathlete who competed in many international races.

Lightfoot was born in Coventry. She took up the sport after first learning to ski at the age of nineteen. She is a Sergeant clerk in the Adjutant General's Corps.[2] She was selected as part of the Team GB squad for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[3] Her trainer was Walter Pichler, and his cousin Wolfgang Pichler at some point.[1] [4] [5] Lightfoot achieved a new personal best at the 2017 Biathlon World Championships in Hochfilzen when she finished 32nd in the individual race.[6]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
align=left 2014 Sochi71st75th
2018 Pyeongchang73rd67th

World Championships

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
align=left 2009 Pyeongchang104th105th21st
align=left 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk33rd53rdLAP19th18th
align=left 2012 Ruhpolding59th36th43rd22nd24th
align=left 2013 Nové Město95th58th52nd26th
align=left 2015 Kontiolahti66th47th47th25th
align=left 2016 Oslo48th81st
2017 Hochfilzen32nd66th
align=left 2020 Rasen-Antholz64th90th
align=left 2021 PokljukaDNS81st

Notes and References

  1. Web site: International Biathlon Union – IBU. 14 January 2015. Biathlonworld.com.
  2. http://www.britishbiathlon.com/ British Biathlon Association website
  3. Web site: Winter Olympics 2014: Amanda Lightfoot excited by Sochi chance . . 17 January 2014 . . 18 January 2014.
  4. Web site: Lightfoot Notches 34th At World Champs, A Best for Britain – FasterSkier.com . 2024-03-25 . fasterskier.com.
  5. Web site: 2018-11-02 . "I don’t think I would have been able to have a career in sports without the Army" — Amanda Lightfoot on the struggles of the British biathlete . 2024-03-25 . Sports Gazette . en-US.
  6. Web site: Snow Queen’s Olympic hopes after World Championship biathlete performance . Ward . Verity . 17 February 2017 . Shields Gazette. 6 March 2017.