Lovro Planko

Lovro Planko (born 28 May 2001) is a Slovenian biathlete. He competed four-times at the Junior World Championships. He represented Slovenia at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, China and at the 2026 Olympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Career He first competed at Junior World Cup in Pokljuka, Slovenia in 2017. He made a debut in Junior IBU Cup in 2018 in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. He made his breakthrough to the international level when he won a silver medal in the 7.5 km sprint in 2019 at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Sarajevo. He won bronze medal in 20 km Individual at the 2023 European Championships in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.

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

Olympic Games EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2022 Beijing 46th 42nd 56th — 11th — 2026 Milano Cortina 48th 34th 31st 13th

World Championships 0 medals EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2023 Oberhof 55th 33rd 29th — — — — 2024 Nové Město na Moravě 32nd 34th 38th — 11th — — 2025 Lenzerheide 71st 49th 48th — 13th 11th — During Olympic seasons, competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

European Championships EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2023 Lenzerheide Bronze 55th 44th 10th

Junior/Youth World Championships 3 medals (2 silver, 1 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2017 Osrblie 37th 56th 38th 11th 2018 Otepää 28th 38th 36th 5th 2019 Osrblie 24th Silver 10th Silver 2020 Lenzerheide 15th 8th Bronze 4th 2021 Obertilliach 43rd 14th 20th 4th 2022 Soldier Hollow 27th 11th 7th 5th 2023 Shchuchinsk 53rd 16th 21st 15th