Emily Dreissigacker

Emily Dreissigacker
Emily Dreissigacker in 2017
Personal information
Born (1988-11-29) November 29, 1988 (age 37)
Vermont, United States
Sport
Country United States
SportBiathlon

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

Life and career

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. She retired from biathlon after the 2019/20 season.

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. She is the sister of fellow Olympic biathlete Hannah Dreissigacker.

Biathlon results

Olympic Games

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

World Championships

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

References

  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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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".