Daniel Mesotitsch

Daniel Mesotitsch (born 22 May 1976) is an Austrian former biathlete.

Career Mesotitsch originally competed in cross-country skiing. However, in 1997 he was injured in a car crash and took up shooting during his recovery when he was unable to undertake ski training. He subsequently switched to biathlon.

He has competed in four Winter Olympics, in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. He won 2 medals: silver in the Men's relay in 2010, and a bronze in Men's relay in 2014. Both of the relays together with Dominik Landertinger, Simon Eder and Christoph Sumann.

He was named Sportsman of the Year in 2011 in his home state of Carinthia.

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

Olympic Games 2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2002 Salt Lake City 64th — — — 2006 Turin 59th — — — 17th 2010 Vancouver 9th 45th 41st 5th Silver 2014 Sochi 40th 38th 37th — Bronze 9th Mass start was added as an event in 2006, with the mixed relay being added in 2014.

World Championships 3 medals (1 silver, 2 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2001 Pokljuka — — — — 8th 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen 5th 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 12th — — — 8th 2004 Oberhof 56th 56th DNS — 9th 2005 Hochfilzen 29th 40th DNS — Bronze — 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 12th 26th 35th 29th 6th — 2008 Östersund 60th 49th 31st — 4th — 2009 Pyeongchang 20th 29th 24th 25th Silver — 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 50th 38th 26th — 9th — 2012 Ruhpolding 13th 4th 4th 14th 5th — 2013 Nové Město 45th 33rd 27th — 5th — 2015 Kontiolahti 54th 41st 26th — 5th — 2017 Hochfilzen 15th 50th 50th — Bronze — During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program. Mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.

Individual victories 3 victories (2 In, 1 Pu) Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.