Marco Barale

Marco Barale
Barale at the Youth Olympic Games in 2020
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (2003-04-19) 19 April 2003 (age 21)
Cuneo, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
SportBiathlon
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Italy
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Lausanne Single mixed relay
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Shchuchinsk 4 × 7.5 km relay
Youth World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Obertilliach 3 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Soldier Hollow 3 × 7.5 km relay

Marco Barale (born 19 April 2003) is an Italian biathlete.[1]

Career

He represented Italy at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics. In the individual event, he finished in 22nd place, with seven missed shots across the four shooting stages. He also participated in the single mixed relay, competing alongside Linda Zingerle, and won a silver medal in this discipline.[2]

In the 2024/25 season, he was called up to the main Italian national team to make his World Cup debut at the Oberhof stage.[3][4][5]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Youth and Junior World Championships

3 medals (3 bronze)

Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay
Austria 2021 Obertilliach 17 37th 7th 6th N/A Bronze
United States 2022 Soldier Hollow 18 38th 23rd 10th Bronze
Kazakhstan 2023 Shchuchinsk 19 65th DSQ — Bronze
Estonia 2024 Otepää 20 17th 27th N/A 26th 9th

References

  1. ^ "Athlete Statistics – real biathlon". www.realbiathlon.com.
  2. ^ "Event Summary". www.lausanne2020.sport.
  3. ^ Facchinetti, Andrea (January 2, 2025). "Dodici convocati per la ripresa della Coppa del mondo in programma a Oberhof dal 9 al 12 gennaio". FISI | Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali.
  4. ^ "Biathlon, il cuneese Marco Barale convocato per la tappa di Coppa del mondo a Oberhof - Cuneodice.it". www.cuneodice.it.
  5. ^ "NAVIGA PER UN ANNO SU NEVEITALIA.IT E MTBI.IT SENZA INTERRUZIONI". NEVEITALIA.