Laurent Clare Egan (born November 19, 1987) is a retired American biathlete. She has represented the United States in World Cup Biathlon from 2015 through the 2018-2019 season and at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.[1][2] Clare was elected in 2018 to chair the International Biathlon Union Athletes’ Committee until 2022.[3]
 Clare Egan during World Cup competitions in Oberhof, Thuringia, Germany, in January 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Laurent Clare Egan |
| National team | U.S. biathlon team |
| Born | November 19, 1987 Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
| Years active | 2013-2022 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Biathlon |
| Club | Craftsbury green racing project |
| Now coaching | U.S. Biathlon Team Personal coach: |
She represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[4]
Life
editEgan is originally from Cape Elizabeth, Maine. She was a stand-out runner and skier at Cape Elizabeth High School, from which she graduated in 2006. Egan attended Wellesley College and received a master's degree from the University of New Hampshire; she speaks six languages.[5]
Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
edit0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay | Mixed Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2018 Pyeongchang
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62nd | 61st | — | — | 13th | — |
 2022 Beijing
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39th | 46th | 38th | — | 11th | 7th |
World Championships
edit0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2015 Kontiolahti
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51st | 40th | 52nd | — | 12th | — | — |
 2016 Oslo
|
66th | 84th | — | — | 13th | — | |
 2017 Hochfilzen
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22nd | 20th | 41st | 24th | 14th | 16th | |
 2019 Östersund
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53rd | 11th | 12th | 26th | 9th | 19th | — |
 2020 Antholz
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58th | 28th | 46th | — | 15th | 13th | — |
 2021 Pokljuka
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39th | 54th | 44th | — | 13th | 22nd | 12th |
- *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
edit- ^ "Clare Egan". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Clare Egan". 2014-12-26. Archived from the original on 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ "Clare". 9 September 2016.
- ^ OlympicTalk (2022-01-22). "Team USA athlete roster for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "International Biathlon Union - IBU".
External links
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Media related to Clare Egan at Wikimedia Commons