.jpg) Bailey(front leader) in 2016. | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lowell Conrad Bailey | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1981-07-15)July 15, 1981 (age 44) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Professional information | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Club | NYSEF | ||||||||||||||
| Skis | Rossignol | ||||||||||||||
| Rifle | Anschütz | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | January 24, 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | March 18, 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 (2006,2010,2014,2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 11 (2003,2006,2007,2008,2009,2011,2012,2013,2015,2016,2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 15 (2001/02–2002/03, 2005/06–2017/18) | ||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| All victories | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on March 18, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Lowell Bailey (born July 15, 1981 inSiler City, North Carolina) is an Americanbiathlon coach and retired biathlete who competed from 2001 until 2018.
His first World Cup podium was a 2nd place (following a disqualification) in the second sprint event atKontiolahti (FIN) in2014.,[1] and his first World Cup victory came in the 20 km event at the2017 Biathlon World Championships inHochfilzen, Austria.[2] He thus became the first biathlon world champion from the United States, as well as the oldest individual gold medalist at the World Championships in biathlon history, at 35 years and 216 days.
At the2006 Winter Olympics, he finished 27th in theindividual, 46th in thesprint, and 48th in thepursuit events.[3]
At the2010 Winter Olympics, he finished 36th in the 10 km sprint event[4] and he also finished 36th in the 12.5 km pursuit.[5]
He decided to retire at the end of 8th leg of2017–18 Biathlon World Cup.[6] In 2019 Bailey was appointed as theU.S. Biathlon Association's High Performance Director, working alongside former team-mate and Director of Athlete DevelopmentTim Burke.[7]
All results are sourced from theInternational Biathlon Union.[8]
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2006 Turin | 27th | 46th | 48th | — | 9th | — |
 2010 Vancouver | 57th | 36th | 36th | — | 13th | — |
 2014 Sochi | 8th | 35th | 38th | 23rd | 16th | 8th |
 2018 Pyeongchang | 51st | 33rd | 32nd | — | 6th | 15th |
1 medal (1 gold)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk | 45th | 59th | 50th | — | 17th | — |
 2006 Pokljuka | — | — | — | — | — | 18th |
| 2007 Antholz-Anterselva | 41st | 48th | 50th | — | 9th | DNS |
 2008 Östersund | 56th | 61st | — | — | 15th | — |
| 2009 Pyeongchang | 22nd | 55th | 22nd | 18th | 21st | — |
| 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk | 78th | 32nd | 45th | — | 6th | — |
 2012 Ruhpolding | 38th | 20th | 20th | 25th | 10th | 12th |
 2013 Nové Město | 29th | 32nd | 13th | 13th | 12th | 8th |
 2015 Kontiolahti | 24th | 17th | 36th | 13th | 14th | 8th |
 2016 Oslo | 15th | 29th | 36th | 10th | 8th | 10th |
 2017 Hochfilzen | Gold | 4th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 16th |
1 victory (1 In)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 1 victory (1 In) | February 16, 2017 | Hochfilzen | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Championships |
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