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 could win 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).

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 as both had exactly the same time on the finish line, a first in biathlon history.

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.

Olympic Games

2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass Start	Relay
2002 Salt Lake City	–	7th	17th	N/A	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)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass Start	Relay	Mixed Relay
2001 Pokljuka	35th	–	–	–	5th	N/A
2002 Oslo Holmenkollen	N/A	N/A	N/A	6th	N/A	N/A
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk	20th	7th	Gold	Bronze	5th	N/A
2004 Oberhof	4th	5th	12th	Bronze	5th	N/A
2005 Hochfilzen	4th	4th	9th	9th	4th	6th
2006 Pokljuka	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	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)

Season	Date	Event	Competition	Level
2000/01 1 victory (1 In)	14 December 2000	Brezno	15 km Individual	Biathlon World Cup
2002/03 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu)	15 February 2003	Oslo Holmenkollen	7.5 km Sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	16 March 2003	Khanty-Mansiysk	10 km Pursuit	Biathlon World Championships
2003/04 4 victories (2 Sp, 2 Pu)	4 December 2003	Kontiolahti	7.5 km Sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	14 December 2003	Hochfilzen	10 km Pursuit	Biathlon World Cup
	20 December 2003	Brezno	7.5 km Sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	21 December 2003	Brezno	10 km Pursuit	Biathlon World Cup
2004/05 6 victories (2 Sp, 3 Pu, 1 MS)	12 December 2004	Oslo Holmenkollen	10 km Pursuit	Biathlon World Cup
	16 December 2004	Östersund	7.5 km Sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	23 January 2005	Antholz	10 km Pursuit	Biathlon World Cup
	17 February 2005	Pokljuka	7.5 km Sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	19 February 2005	Pokljuka	10 km Pursuit	Biathlon World Cup
	20 February 2005	Pokljuka	12.5 km Mass Start	Biathlon World Cup
2005/06 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu)	13 January 2006	Ruhpolding	7.5 km Sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	11 March 2006	Pokljuka	10 km Pursuit	Biathlon World Cup
2006/07 1 victory (1 Sp)	12 January 2007	Ruhpolding	7.5 km Sprint	Biathlon World Cup
2007/08 4 victories (2 Sp, 2 Pu)	7 December 2007	Hochfilzen	7.5 km Sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	8 December 2007	Hochfilzen	10 km Pursuit	Biathlon World Cup
	15 December 2007	Pokljuka	7.5 km Sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	1 March 2008	Pyeongchang	10 km Pursuit	Biathlon World Cup

*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.