Anna Gandler

Anna Gandler (born 5 January 2001) is an Austrian biathlete. She has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since 2022.

Career She made her first international appearance in 2017, competing at the Junior World Championships in Osrblie. There she won the silver medal in the sprint. At the Junior World Championships in Lenzerheide, held three years later, she won the pursuit race and was third in the individual race. In addition, she won the bronze medal in the relay at the Junior World Championships in Obertilliach in 2021.

She made her World Cup debut on 8 December 2022 in Hochfilzen, finishing 51st in the sprint. She won her first points two days later at the same venue, finishing the pursuit run in 30th place. On 8 March 2024 at the 2023-24 World Cup at Soldier Hollow, she made her first appearance in the flower ceremony, finishing in 6th place in sprint.

Personal life She is the daughter of Markus Gandler, a former cross-country skier and silver medallist in the 10km classic at the Nagano Olympics in 1998. She is the partner of French biathlete Émilien Claude.

Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

World Championships EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2023 Oberhof 24th 49th 29th — 5th — — 2024 Nové Město 19th 11th 12th 7th 8th 6th — 2025 Lenzerheide — 33rd DNS — — 17th —

World Cup World Cup rankings Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position 2022–23 177 32nd - - 66 35th 53 35th 58 26th

Youth and Junior World Championships 4 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay 2017 Brezno-Osrblie 16 11th Silver 20th 11th 2018 Otepää 17 25th 11th 11th 2019 Brezno-Osrblie 18 4th 9th 2020 Lenzerheide 19 Bronze 4th Gold 6th 2021 Obertilliach 20 12nd 28th 27th Bronze