Emily Dreissigacker

Emily Dreissigacker

Emily Dreissigacker in 2017
Personal information
Born	(1988-11-29) November 29, 1988 (age 36) Vermont, United States
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Biathlon

Emily Dreissigacker (born November 29, 1988[1]) is a former biathlete from Vermont.[2]

Life and career

She competed for the United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics. As a teenager, Dreissigacker competed in cross-country skiing before taking up competitive rowing, going on to become a two-time NCAA All-American whilst a student at Dartmouth College, where she graduated with a degree in economics in 2011. Her switch to biathlon came about in 2014, when she injured her finger in an accident, leaving her unable to row for three months. As a result, she took up cross-country skiing again as cross-training.[3][4] She retired from biathlon after the 2019/20 season.[5]

Her father, Dick Dreissigacker, is an Olympic rower; her mother, Judy Geer, is a three time Olympian in rowing; and her maternal aunt, Charlotte Geer, is a two time Olympian and 1984 Olympic silver medalist in single sculling.[3] She is the sister of fellow Olympic biathlete Hannah Dreissigacker.[4]

Biathlon results

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass Start	Relay	Mixed Relay
2018 Pyeongchang	67th	51st	47th	-	13th	-

World Championships

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay	Single mixed relay
2019 Östersund	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-
2020 Rasen-Antholz	69th	73rd	-	-	15th	-	-

References

1. "Emily Dreissigacker – Team USA profile". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
2. "Inspirational Women: Susan Dunklee & Emily Dreissigacker - International Biathlon Union - IBU - International Biathlon Union - IBU". biathlonworld.com. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
3. "Accident Leads to Second Shot at Olympic Dream as Dreissigacker Makes US Biathlon Team - Rowing Stories, Features & Interviews". row2k.com. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
4. Gardiner, Andy (February 12, 2018). "Vermont Olympian Emily Dreissigacker: 'More About The Process, Less About The Result'". Vermont Public Radio. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
5. "US Biathlon Women's Team".

External links

• Dartmouth Big Green bio