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Emily Dreissigacker

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Emily Dreissigacker
Emily Dreissigacker in 2017
Personal information
Born (1988-11-29) November 29, 1988 (age 36)
Vermont, United States
Sport
Country United States
SportBiathlon

Emily Dreissigacker (born November 29, 1988[1]) is a former biathlete from Vermont.[2]

Life and career

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She competed for the United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics. As a teenager, Dreissigacker competed in cross-country skiing before taking up competitive rowing, going on to become a two-time NCAA All-American whilst a student at Dartmouth College, where she graduated with a degree in economics in 2011. Her switch to biathlon came about in 2014, when she injured her finger in an accident, leaving her unable to row for three months. As a result, she took up cross-country skiing again as cross-training.[3][4] She retired from biathlon after the 2019/20 season.[5]

Her father, Dick Dreissigacker, is an Olympic rower; her mother, Judy Geer, is a three time Olympian in rowing; and her maternal aunt, Charlotte Geer, is a two time Olympian and 1984 Olympic silver medalist in single sculling.[3] She is the sister of fellow Olympic biathlete Hannah Dreissigacker.[4]

Biathlon results

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Olympic Games

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Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed Relay
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 67th 51st 47th - 13th -

World Championships

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Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Sweden 2019 Östersund - - - - 9th - -
Italy 2020 Rasen-Antholz 69th 73rd - - 15th - -

References

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  1. ^ "Emily Dreissigacker – Team USA profile". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Inspirational Women: Susan Dunklee & Emily Dreissigacker - International Biathlon Union - IBU - International Biathlon Union - IBU". biathlonworld.com. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Accident Leads to Second Shot at Olympic Dream as Dreissigacker Makes US Biathlon Team - Rowing Stories, Features & Interviews". row2k.com. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Gardiner, Andy (February 12, 2018). "Vermont Olympian Emily Dreissigacker: 'More About The Process, Less About The Result'". Vermont Public Radio. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "US Biathlon Women's Team".
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