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Lowell Bailey
	Bailey (front leader) in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Lowell Bailey
Born	15 July 1981 (age 43); Siler City, North Carolina, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Website	lowellbailey.com
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	NYSEF
Skis	Rossignol
Rifle	Anschütz
World Cup debut	January 24, 2002
Retired	March 18, 2018
Olympic Games
Teams	4 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	11 (2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Medals	1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	14 (2001/02–2002/03, 2005/06–)
Individual victories	1
All victories	1
Individual podiums	3
All podiums	4
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing United States
World Championships
	Updated on September 2, 2017

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Lowell Bailey (born July 15, 1981, Siler City, North Carolina, U.S.) is a retired American biathlete who has competed since 2001 till 2018.

Career

His first World Cup podium was a 2nd place (following a disqualification) in the second sprint event at Kontiolahti (FIN) in 2014.,^[1] and his first World Cup victory came in the 20 km event at the 2017 Biathlon World Championships in Hochfilzen, Austria.^[2] He thus became the first biathlon world champion from the United States, as well as the oldest individual gold medalist at the World Championships in biathlon history, at 35 years and 216 days.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he finished 27th in the individual, 46th in the sprint, and 48th in the pursuit events.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he finished 36th in the 10 km sprint event^[3] and he also finished 36th in the 12.5 km pursuit.^[4]

He decided to retire at the end of 8th leg of 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup^[5].

Results

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

Olympic Winter Games

0 medals

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2006 Turin	27th	46th	48th	—	9th	—
2010 Vancouver	57th	36th	36th	—	13th	—
2014 Sochi	8th	35th	38th	23rd	16th	8th
2018 Pyeongchang	51st	33rd	32nd	—	6th	15th

*Mass Start was first added in 2006 and the mixed relay in 2014.

World Championships

1 medal (1 gold)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk	45th	59th	50th	—	17th	—
2006 Pokljuka	—	—	—	—	18th	—
2007 Antholz-Anterselva	41st	48th	50th	—	9th	DNS
2008 Östersund	56th	61st	—	—	15th	—
2009 Pyeongchang	22nd	55th	22nd	18th	21st	—
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	78th	32nd	45th	—	6th	—
2012 Ruhpolding	38th	20th	20th	25th	10th	12th
2013 Nové Město	29th	32nd	13th	13th	12th	8th
2015 Kontiolahti	24th	17th	36th	13th	14th	8th
2016 Oslo	15th	29th	36th	10th	8th	10th
2017 Hochfilzen	Gold	4th	6th	6th	7th	16th

During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.

References

^ Jager, Linda (March 15, 2014). "Bailey Wins Bronze in Kontiolahti Sprint". United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
^ http://www.eurosport.com/biathlon/world-championships/2016-2017/live-20km-individual-men_mtc908053/live.shtml
^ Men's 10km sprint results at 2010 Winter Olympics Archived December 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ Men's 12.5km pursuit results at the 2010 Winter Olympics Archived April 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ http://www.lakeplacidnews.com/page/content.detail/id/528227/Bailey--Burke-close-out-careers.html?nav=5074
^ International Biathlon Union. [1]. IBU Datacenter. Retrieved August 5, 2014.

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[1] Jager, Linda (March 15, 2014). "Bailey Wins Bronze in Kontiolahti Sprint". United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved March 16, 2014.

[2] ttp://www.eurosport.com/biathlon/world-championships/2016-2017/live-20km-individual-men_mtc908053/live.shtml

[3] Men's 10km sprint results at 2010 Winter Olympics Archived December 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[4] Men's 12.5km pursuit results at the 2010 Winter Olympics Archived April 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[5] ttp://www.lakeplacidnews.com/page/content.detail/id/528227/Bailey--Burke-close-out-careers.html?nav=5074

[IBUprofile-6] International Biathlon Union. [1]. IBU Datacenter. Retrieved August 5, 2014.

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