Vincent Defrasne


Vincent Defrasne is a former French biathlete. He won a gold medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
He was also a member of the winning Biathlon World Championship relay team in 2001, and the 2004 team which won bronze. At the Biathlon World Championship 2007 in Antholz, Defrasne earned a bronze medal, in the 12.5 km pursuit and a silver medal in the Mixed Relay event. In 2009 at the World Championships in Pyeongchang, Defrasne was part of the victorious mixed relay team.
Defrasne served as the flagbearer for France at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
He retired from the sport after the 2009–10 season.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

3 medals
EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
2002 Salt Lake City37th21st18thBronze
2006 Turin34th4thGold11thBronze
2010 Vancouver26th53rd22nd—6th

World Championships

6 medals
EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
1999 Kontiolahti—57th51st—12th
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen54th25th32nd—10th
2001 Pokljuka48th10th7th12thGold
2002 Oslo Holmenkollen20th
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk4th17thDNF18th13th
2004 Oberhof20th6th4th6thBronze
2005 Hochfilzen11th10th7th16th5th6th
2006 PokljukaBronze
2007 Antholz-Anterselva—16thBronze11th10thSilver
2008 Östersund12th54th22nd7th5th—
2009 Pyeongchang21st41st40th—4thGold

Individual victories

3 victories
SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
2005–06
2 victories
7 January 2006 Oberhof10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
2005–06
2 victories
18 February 2006 Turin12.5 km pursuitWinter Olympic Games
2007–08
1 victory
29 November 2007 Kontiolahti20 km individualBiathlon World Cup