Elia Zeni

Elia Zeni
Zeni in 2023
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 23)
Cavalese, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
SportBiathlon
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Italy
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Soldier Hollow 4 × 7.5 km relay

Elia Zeni (born 5 June 2001) is an Italian biathlete. He has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since 2022.[1]

Career

Elia Zeni made his IBU Cup debut in the 2022-2023 season in the Ridanna stage, finishing 16th in the sprint and 15th in the pursuit.[2] In the Pokljuka stage, he finished 5th in the sprint.[3] He made his World Cup debut in the 2022-2023 season in the Antholz stage; in his first race he finished 52nd in the sprint.[4] He was joined Italian team to the 2023 World Championships in Oberhof, where he finished 7th in the 4x7.5 relay, along with Didier Bionaz, Tommaso Giacomel and Lukas Hofer,[5] 48th in the 20 km individual race, 53rd in the 12.5 km pursuit and the 10 km sprint. He made it onto the World Cup podium for the first time in the 2023–2024 season by taking third place in the relay in Oberhof together with Didier Bionaz, Lukas Hofer and Tommaso Giacomel;[6] at the World Championships in Nové Město na Moravě 2024 he finished 53rd in the individual and 6th in the relay. His best World Cup placing is 24th in the sprint in Canmore in the 2023–2024 season.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

World Championships

0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Germany 2023 Oberhof 48th 53rd 53rd — 7th — —
Czech Republic 2024 Nové Město 53rd — — — 6th — —

World Cup

Relay podiums

No. Season Date Location Level Race Place Teammate
1 2023–24 7 January 2024 Germany Oberhof World Cup Relay 3rd Bionaz, Hofer, Giacomel
2 11 January 2024 Germany Ruhpolding World Cup Relay 3rd Bionaz, Hofer, Giacomel

Youth and Junior World Championships

1 medals (1 silver)

Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
Switzerland 2020 Lenzerheide 19 36th 16th 23rd 8th
United States 2022 Soldier Hollow 20 30th 27th 31st Silver

References

  1. ^ "Athlete Statistics - real biathlon". www.realbiathlon.com.
  2. ^ "Biathlon - IBU Cup: Stroemsheim vince ancora, ottimo esordio di Elia Zeni in Val Ridanna". December 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Persico, Nicolò (January 15, 2023). "Ibu Cup, Pokljuka: il norvegese Soerum si impone nella seconda sprint, quinto un ottimo Elia Zeni".
  4. ^ "Esordio con un quinto posto in staffetta per Elia Zeni". FISI TRENTINO. January 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Pascucci, Riccardo (February 18, 2023). "Mondiali Oberhof 2023, staffetta maschile: Oro per la Francia, solo argento per la Norvegia, bronzo per la Svezia. Italia 7a".
  6. ^ "Biathlon – Una super Italia sale sul podio a Oberhof, la Norvegia vince e fa tre su tre nelle staffette". Fondo Italia. January 7, 2024.