Andreja Mali

Andreja Mali (born 17 November 1977, in Kamnik, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Slovenian biathlete and former cross-country skier.

Career Mali competes for the club TSK Jub Dob Pri Ljubljani and has been part of the Slovenian national biathlon team since 2000. The instructor in the army of Kamnik made her Biathlon World Cup debut in 2001. She was selected for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where she placed 27th in sprint and 32nd in the pursuit race. She reached the top 10 in the 2002–03 season, placing 8th in sprints in Pokljuka and in Oslo at Holmenkollen. Her best result was a 4th place in the mass start race in Antholz, which remains her best international placing.

Mali's top result in the Biathlon World Championships was 14th place in the sprint at the Biathlon World Championships 2004 in Oberhof, where she placed 14th in singles and 18th in the mass start was. Also ran very well the Biathlon World Championships 2007 in Antholz. Here it was 16th in the pursuit and 4th in the women's relay.

Mali competed in two more Olympic Games, in 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin with a 21st place in the individual, and a 6th place in relay,

Olympic Games Year Age 10 km individual 15 km mass start Pursuit 30 km Sprint 4 × 5 km relay 2002 24 — — — — 7 9

World Championships Year Age 5 km individual 10 km individual 15 km Pursuit 30 km Sprint 4 × 5 km relay 1997 19 59 43 46 — — 1999 21 47 — 43 — — 2001 23 —— 59 22 11 2003 25 — — — — 20 —

a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup Season standings Season Age OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprint 1996 18 1997 19 — 1998 20 35 32 1999 21 29 9 2000 22 30 —42 12 2001 23 52 21 2002 24 53 34 2003 25 65 46 2004 26 81 — 50 2005 27 85 — 63 2006 28 —

Individual podiums 3 podiums – (3 )