Sandrine Bailly

Sandrine Bailly (born 25 November 1979 in Belley, Ain) is a former French biathlete. She was most successful in the 2004–05 season, when she won the overall World Cup, and in the 2007–08 season, when she finished second. In 2003, she became world champion in the 10 km pursuit (together with Martina Glagow).

Career Bailly has achieved 20 victories in the Biathlon World Cup, as well as numerous wins on the youth and junior levels. In the 2004–05 season she was the most successful female athlete in the overall World Cup (most points in all events) after placing third in the previous year. She also won the World Cup ranking in the 10 km pursuit discipline. In the 2007–08 season, she finished second in the overall standings and, again, first in the pursuit discipline.

Bailly has won seven medals at the Biathlon World Championships (three in individual events and four in relays). She is well-remembered for winning the pursuit gold medal during the 2003 World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, sharing it with German biathlete Martina Glagow.

For several years Bailly has also closed out most relays for the French national team. Her greatest success in that discipline was the silver medal in the 4×6 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Bailly retired after the 2009–10 season.

Achievements

Olympic Games 2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass StartRelay 2002 Salt Lake City – 7th 17th 9th 2006 Turin 6th 6th 12th 10th Bronze 2010 Vancouver 52nd 15th 27th 7th Silver Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships 8 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass StartRelayMixed Relay 2001 Pokljuka 35th – – – 5th 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen 6th 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 20th 7th Gold Bronze 5th 2004 Oberhof 4th 5th 12th Bronze 5th 2005 Hochfilzen 4th 4th 9th 9th 4th 6th 2006 Pokljuka Bronze 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 9th 9th 30th 23rd Silver Silver 2008 Oestersund 26th 5th 5th 12th Bronze – 2009 Pyeongchang 9th 10th 40th 27th 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.

World Cup

Individual victories 20 victories (1 In, 9 Sp, 9 Pu, 1 MS) Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.