Vincent Defrasne

Vincent Defrasne (born 9 March 1977) is a former French biathlete. He won a gold medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

He was also a member of the winning Biathlon World Championship relay team in 2001, and the 2004 team which won bronze. At the Biathlon World Championship 2007 in Antholz, Defrasne earned a bronze medal, in the 12.5 km pursuit and a silver medal in the Mixed Relay event. In 2009 at the World Championships in Pyeongchang, Defrasne was part of the victorious mixed relay team.

Defrasne served as the flagbearer for France at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

He retired from the sport after the 2009–10 season.^[1]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[2]

3 medals (1 gold, 2 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay
Template:Flagicon 2002 Salt Lake City	37th	21st	18th	—	Bronze
Template:Flagicon 2006 Turin	34th	4th	Gold	11th	Bronze
Template:Flagicon 2010 Vancouver	26th	53rd	22nd	—	6th

*Mass start was added as an event in 2006.

6 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
Template:Flagicon 1999 Kontiolahti	—	57th	51st	—	12th	—
Template:Flagicon 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen	54th	25th	32nd	—	10th	—
Template:Flagicon 2001 Pokljuka	48th	10th	7th	12th	Gold	—
Template:Flagicon 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen	—	—	—	20th	—	—
Template:Flagicon 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk	4th	17th	DNF	18th	13th	—
Template:Flagicon 2004 Oberhof	20th	6th	4th	6th	Bronze	—
Template:Flagicon 2005 Hochfilzen	11th	10th	7th	16th	5th	6th
Template:Flagicon 2006 Pokljuka	—	—	—	—	—	Bronze
Template:Flagicon 2007 Antholz-Anterselva	—	16th	Bronze	11th	10th	Silver
Template:Flagicon 2008 Östersund	12th	54th	22nd	7th	5th	—
Template:Flagicon 2009 Pyeongchang	21st	41st	40th	—	4th	Gold

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.

3 victories (1 In, 1 Sp, 1 Pu)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
2005–06 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu)	7 January 2006	Template:Flagicon Oberhof	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
2005–06 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu)	18 February 2006	Template:Flagicon Sansicario	12.5 km pursuit	Winter Olympic Games
2007–08 1 victory (1 In)	29 November 2007	Template:Flagicon Kontiolahti	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.