Lovro Planko

Lovro Planko

Personal information
Born	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 23) Ljubljana, Slovenia
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	SK Ihan
World Cup debut	2017
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  Slovenia European Championships 2023 Lenzerheide 20 km individual Youth World Championships 2019 Osrblie 7,5 km sprint[1] 2019 Osrblie 3 x 7,5 km relay 2020 Lenzerheide 10 km pursuit European Youth Olympic Winter Festival 2019 Sarajevo 7,5 km sprint[2]

Lovro Planko (born 28 May 2001) is a Slovenian biathlete. He competed four-times at the Junior World Championships.[3] He represented Slovenia at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

Career

He first competed at Junior World Cup in Pokljuka, Slovenia in 2017. He made a debut in Junior IBU Cup in 2018 in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.[4] He made his breakthrough to the international level when he won a silver medal in the 7.5 km sprint in 2019 at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Sarajevo.[5] He won bronze medal in 20km Individual at the 2023 European Championships in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[6]

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2022 Beijing	46th	42nd	56th	—	11th	—

World Championships

0 medals

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay	Single mixed relay
2023 Oberhof	55th	33rd	29th	—	—	—	—
2024 Nové Město na Moravě	32nd	34th	38th	—	11th	—	—

Junior/Youth World Championships

3 medals (2 silver, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Relay
2017 Osrblie	37th	56th	38th	11th
2018 Otepää	28th	38th	36th	5th
2019 Osrblie	24th	Silver	10th	Silver
2020 Lenzerheide	15th	8th	Bronze	4th
2021 Obertilliach	43rd	14th	20th	4th
2022 Soldier Hollow	27th	11th	7th	5th
2023 Shchuchinsk	53rd	16th	21st	15th

References

1. "Lovro Planko je svetovni mladinski podprvak v biatlonu". 1 February 2019.
2. "Srebrni Lovro Planko slovenski odpravi zagotovil prvo odličje". 12 February 2019.
3. "Lovro Planko: Results". www.biathlon.com.
4. Smučarski klub Ihan. "IBU World Cup Lenzerheide". www.facebook.com.
5. "Prva kolajna za Slovenijo na OFEM Sarajevo 2019" [First medal for Slovenia at EYOF Sarajevo 2019]. olympic.si (in Slovenian). 12 February 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
6. "IBU Youth/Junior World Championships Results". International Biathlon Union.