René Cattarinussi

René Cattarinussi (born 12 April 1972) is a former Italian biathlete.

He won a bronze medal in the sprint at the 1996 World Championships in Ruhpolding. The following year, at the 1997 World Championships in Brezno-Osrblie, he conquered a silver medal in the sprint event and a bronze in the relay. He also won a bronze and a silver medal in the sprint distance at the 2000 World Championships in Oslo and at the 2001 World Championships in Pokljuka.

Cattarinussi retired as a biathlete after the 2002–03 season.

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

Olympic Games EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 1998 Nagano 21st 52nd 9th 2002 Salt Lake City 21st 22nd 20th 16th Pursuit was added as an event in 2002.

World Championships 6 medals (2 silver, 4 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitTeamRelay — 43rd — — 1996 Ruhpolding — Bronze Bronze 10th 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 42nd Silver 10th — Bronze 1998 Pokljuka 10th 6th 1999 Kontiolahti 8th 30th 12th 10th 8th 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 43rd Bronze 8th DNF 5th 2001 Pokljuka 21st Silver 18th 10th 10th 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 19th 7th 16th 26th 18th 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 Sp, 1 MS) Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Further notable results 1995: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint 1996: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint 1997: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint 1998: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint 1999: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon 2000: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit 2001: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint 2002: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint 2003: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit