Paula Botet

Paula Botet (born 19 December 2000) is a French biathlete. She has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since 2022.

Career Botet began competing in biathlon in 2011. She entered the Junior Cup in the 2017/2018 season. During the 2019/2020 season, she achieved third place in the overall standings, as well as in the individual rankings for sprint and pursuit. Following this success, she transitioned to the IBU Cup in the next season. At the 2020 Junior World Championships in Lenzerheide, she won the gold medal with the relay team, though her individual races placed her outside the top 10.

The following year, at the 2021 Junior World Championships in Obertilliach, she repeated her relay triumph, while achieving fifth place in the individual race.

Botet made her World Cup debut at the first event of 2022 in Oberhof. She finished 39th in both the sprint and pursuit events, earning her first World Cup points. At the seventh World Cup of the season, she competed for the first time in the French women's relay team in the third position, contributing to a bronze medal finish. She concluded her first World Cup season ranked 79th overall.

She spent the entire 2023–2024 season on the IBU Cup circuit, but her performance was hampered by shin pain, and she did not achieve any podium finishes. She won the first sprint in Idre, which marked the start of the 2024–2025 IBU Cup season.

Personal life Father — Yannick Bothe (osteopath, one of the first coaches of biathlete Martin Fourcade), mother — Véronique Claudel (born in 1966, biathlete).

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

World Cup Season Age Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Races Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position2021–22 20 9/22 25 79th 1 62nd 18 70th 6 77th — —2022–23 21 3/20 26 68th 6 62nd 20 62nd — — — —2024–25 23 8/21 214 34th — — 112 22nd 52 38th 50 30th

Individual podiums No. Season Date Location Level RacePlace12024–25 9 January 2025 Oberhof World Cup Sprint 1st

Relay podiums No. Season Date Location Level RacePlace Teammate12021–22 22 January 2021 Antholz-Anterselva World Cup Relay 3rd C. Chevalier, Braisaz-Bouchet, Bescond22024–25 17 January 2025 Ruhpolding World Cup Relay 3rd Michelon, Braisaz-Bouchet, Simon

Youth and Junior World Championships 3 medals (2 gold, 1 bronze) Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay 2018 Otepää 18 44th 44th 36th — 2019 Brezno-Osrblie 19 49th 43th 16th Bronze 2020 Lenzerheide 20 15th 14th 26th Gold 2021 Obertilliach 21 5th 16th 11th Gold