Anne Briand

Anne Briand
Anne Briand during the individual of the 1992 Winter Olympics
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1968-06-02) 2 June 1968 (age 56)
Mulhouse, France
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubSC Douanes Montgenevre
World Cup debut1990
Olympic Games
Teams3 – (1992, 1994, 1998)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 (1991–1999)
Medals7 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 (1990/91–1998/99)
Individual victories6
All victories10
Individual podiums16
All podiums25
Overall titles1 (1994−95)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Albertville 3 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1994 Lillehammer 15 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Lillehammer 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Borovets Team event
Gold medal – first place 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 7.5 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 1993 Borovetz 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1995 Antholz-Anterselva Team event
Silver medal – second place 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1996 Ruhpolding Team event
Silver medal – second place 1996 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay

Anne Briand (born 2 June 1968 in Mulhouse) is a former French biathlete. She belonged to the world's best biathletes in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, the first time this competition was introduced at the olympic level she won a gold medal with the French relay team. At the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Briand won the silver medal in the 15 kilometer event.In 1995 she won the world title in the sprint event and also won the overall World Cup.

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