Patrick Favre

Patrick Favre (born 30 July 1972) is a former Italian biathlete. At the Biathlon World Championships 1997 in Osrblie he won a bronze medal with the Italian relay team. Two years later at the Biathlon World Championships 1999 in Kontiolahti he won a silver medal in the sprint event. In the 1994–95 season he came second in the overall World Cup behind Jon Åge Tyldum. After the 2000–01 season, he retired as biathlete, though he had a short-lived comeback during the 2003–04 season. Following his retirement, he became a coach, spending seven years with the Italian national biathlon team before joining the French national men's biathlon team in June 2018 on a four-year contract.

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

Olympic Games EventIndividualSprintRelay 1994 Lillehammer 22nd — 6th 1998 Nagano 54th — 9th

World Championships 3 medals (1 silver, 2 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitTeamRelay 78th 5th 10th 4th 1996 Ruhpolding 17th 26th Bronze 10th 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 15th 4th 5th — Bronze 1998 Pokljuka — 6th 1999 Kontiolahti 22nd Silver 8th 19th 8th 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 47th 34th 21st — — 2001 Pokljuka 13th 29th 31st 6th 10th 2004 Oberhof — 44th 46th — 15th During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program. Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999.

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

Further notable results 1993: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint 1996: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon 1998: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit 1999: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon 2000: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit 2001: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit 2004: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit