Michela Ponza

Michela Ponza

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Personal information
Full name	Michela Ponza
Born	(1979-02-12) 12 February 1979 Bolzano, Italy
Height
Website	michelaponza.com
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	SV Union Frojach
World Cup debut	14 March 1998
Retired	23 March 2014
Olympic Games
Teams	4 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	14 (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	17 (1997/98–2013/14)
Individual victories	0
All victories	0
Individual podiums	7
All podiums	9
Medal record Women's biathlon Representing Italy World Championships 2013 Nové Město 4 × 6 km relay

Michela Ponza (born 12 February 1979) is a retired Italian professional biathlete, who competed on the World Cup circuit from the final round of the World Cup in the 1997–98 season to the final round in the 2013–14 season.

Biography

She had seven individual podium finishes, four second places and three third places. She has also competed in 4 Olympic Games, in Salt Lake City in 2002, in Turin in 2006, in Vancouver in 2010 and finally in Sochi in 2014. Ponza was born in Bolzano, but lives in Santa Cristina Gherdëina.

Achievements

• 1999: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
• 2000: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
• 2001: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
• 2002: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
• 2003: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
• 2004: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon

External links

• Official website
• Michela Ponza IBU Datacenter
• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons