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Samuela Comola

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Samuela Comola
Comola in 2024
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1998-04-30) 30 April 1998 (age 26)
Aosta, Italy
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubCS Esercito
World Cup debut2022
Olympic Games
Teams1
World Championships
Teams2 (2023–)
Medals1 (1 gold)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
World Championships 1 0 0
Total 1 0 0
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Oberhof 4 × 6 km relay

Samuela Comola (born 30 April 1998 in Aosta) is an Italian biathlete.[1]

Comola started her biathlon career in 2009. In 2016, she competed at the Winter Youth Olympic Games. She also participated at the 2017 IBU Youth World Championships.[2] Comola made her debut race in the World Cup during the 2021–22 Biathlon World Cup season (on November 27, 2021) in Östersund (64th in the individual).[3] She competed at the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing 2022 in women's sprint, pursuit, and team relay races.[4][5] On March 3, 2022, in Kontiolahti she secured her career first podium in the World Cup (3rd in the relay with Dorothea Wierer, Federica Sanfilippo and Lisa Vittozzi). At the Biathlon World Championships 2023 in Oberhof, she won the gold medal in the relay with Dorothea Wierer, Hannah Auchentaller and Lisa Vittozzi.

Biathlon results

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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[3][6] Updated on 30 March 2023

Olympic Games

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Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
China 2022 Beijing 23 57th 37th 5th

World Championships

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Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Germany 2023 Oberhof 24 4th 46th 42nd 10th Gold
Czech Republic 2024 Nové Město na Moravě 25 21st 37th 23rd 11th

World Cup

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Season Age Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2021–22 22 18 87th NC 3 87th 15 91st NC
2021–22 23 138 37th 16 49th 47 45th 75 25th NC

Relay podiums

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No. Season Date Location Level Placement Teammate
1 2021–22 3 March 2022 Finland Kontiolahti World Cup 3rd Vittozzi, Sanfilippo, Wierer
2 2022–23 11 December 2022 Austria Hochfilzen World Cup 3rd Passler, Vittozzi, Wierer
3 14 January 2023 Germany Ruhpolding World Cup 3rd Passler, Vittozzi, Wierer
4 18 February 2023 Germany Oberhof World Championships Gold Auchentaller, Wierer, Vittozzi


References

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  1. ^ Bonserio, Orlando (16 February 2022). "Samuela Comola fa sognare, l'Italia del biathlon quinta in staffetta". Aostasera (in Italian). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Monday Rundown: IBU Youth Worlds Relays in Osrblie – FasterSkier.com". fasterskier.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Samuela Comola profile". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Samuela COMOLA". olympics.com.
  5. ^ "Samuela Comola Olympic Profile | NBC Olympics". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Samuela Comola profile". Ukraine biathlon federation. Retrieved 30 March 2023.