Amanda Lightfoot

Amanda Lightfoot (born 30 January 1987)[1] is a former British biathlete who competed in many international races.

Lightfoot was born in Coventry. She took up the sport after first learning to ski at the age of nineteen. She is a Sergeant clerk in the Adjutant General's Corps.[2] She was selected as part of the Team GB squad for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[3] Her trainer was Walter Pichler, and his cousin Wolfgang Pichler at some point.[1][4][5] Lightfoot achieved a new personal best at the 2017 Biathlon World Championships in Hochfilzen when she finished 32nd in the individual race.[6]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
2014 Sochi 71st 75th — — — —
2018 Pyeongchang 73rd 67th — — — —

World Championships

0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
2009 Pyeongchang 104th 105th — — 21st — —
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 33rd 53rd LAP — 19th 18th
2012 Ruhpolding 59th 36th 43rd — 22nd 24th
2013 Nové Město 95th 58th 52nd — — 26th
2015 Kontiolahti 66th 47th 47th — — 25th
2016 Oslo 48th 81st — — — —
2017 Hochfilzen 32nd 66th — — — —
2020 Rasen-Antholz 64th 90th — — — — —
2021 Pokljuka DNS 81st — — — — —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

References
  1. "International Biathlon Union – IBU". Biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. British Biathlon Association website
  3. "Winter Olympics 2014: Amanda Lightfoot excited by Sochi chance". bbc.co.uk. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  4. "Lightfoot Notches 34th At World Champs, A Best for Britain – FasterSkier.com". fasterskier.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  5. ""I don't think I would have been able to have a career in sports without the Army" — Amanda Lightfoot on the struggles of the British biathlete". Sports Gazette. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  6. Ward, Verity (17 February 2017). "Snow Queen's Olympic hopes after World Championship biathlete performance". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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