{{Short description|Austrian biathlete (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox biathlete |name=Felix Leitner |image= Leitner F. – Biathlon WCh 2024 Nove Mesto 3113.jpg |caption=Leitner in 2024 |birth_date={{birth date and age|df=y|1996|12|31}} |birth_place=Hall in Tirol, Austria<ref name="eurosport">{{cite web | url=https://www.eurosport.com/biathlon/felix-leitner_prs383437/person.shtml | title=Felix Leitner | work=Eurosport | accessdate=23 March 2024}}</ref> |nationality=Austrian |height=1.71 m<ref name="eurosport"/> |weight=56 kg<ref name="eurosport"/> |disciplines=Biathlon |club=SCV Bernau<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.biathlon.com.ua/en/profile/4420-feliks-lyaytner#google_vignette | title=Felix Leitner | work=biathlon.com | accessdate=23 March 2024}}</ref> | olympicteams = | olympicmedals = | olympicgolds = |worldsteams= |worldsmedals= |worldsgolds= |wctitles= |wcoveralls= |wcraces= |wcwins= |wcpodiums='''1''' |wcraceswithrelays= |wcrelayspodiums='''3''' |wcrelayswins= |wcseasons= |wcdebut=3 December 2016 |show-medals=no |medaltemplates= {{MedalSport|Men's biathlon}} {{MedalCountry|{{AUT}}}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2018 Ridnaun|20 km individual}} {{MedalCompetition|Junior World Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2015 Minsk|10 km pursuit}} {{Medal|Gold|2016 Cheile Grădiştei|15 km individual}} {{Medal|Gold|2016 Cheile Grădiştei|10 km sprint}} {{Medal|Silver|2015 Minsk|7.5 km sprint}} {{Medal|Bronze|2016 Cheile Grădiştei|12.5 km pursuit}} |updated= 23 March 2024 }} '''Felix Leitner''' (born 31 December 1996) is an Austrian former biathlete. He made his World Cup debut in December 2016, and won the 20km individual race at the 2018 IBU Open European Championships.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nordicmag.info/biathlon-leitner-champion-deurope-fabien-claude-7e-0124/ | title=Ridanna : Leitner champion d’Europe, Fabien Claude 7e | work=nordicmag.info | date=24 January 2018 | accessdate=23 March 2024 | author=Bray,Thomas}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://biathlonresults.com/?IBUId=BTAUT13112199601#/start | title=Felix Leitner | work=biathlonresults.com | accessdate=23 March 2024}}</ref> He competed in six events at the 2022 Winter Olympics, with his best placing being 10th in the pursuit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/2122/BT/SWRL/OG__/SMPU/C73D_v1.pdf|format=PDF|title=Final results|website=Ibu.blob.core.windows.net|access-date=14 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213195216/https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/2122/BT/SWRL/OG__/SMPU/C73D_v1.pdf|date=13 February 2022|archive-date=13 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Leitner took his first individual World Cup podium on 17 January 2021 in the 15 km mass start event.
His brother Clemens competes as a ski jumper.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tiroler Senkrechtstarter Leitner hat den Weltcup im Visier|url=https://www.tt.com/sport/wintersport/11098059/tiroler-senkrechtstarter-leitner-hat-den-weltcup-im-visier|website=tt.com}}</ref>
==Biathlon results== All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
===Olympic Games=== ''0 medals'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- " !style="width:190px;"|Event !style="width:70px;"|Individual !style="width:70px;"|Sprint !style="width:70px;"|Pursuit !style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mass start}} !style="width:70px;"|Relay !style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mixed relay}} |- | align=left |{{flagicon|China}} 2022 Beijing | 16th | 46th | 10th | 29th | 10th | 10th |}
===World Championships=== ''0 medals'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- " !Event !style="width:70px;"|Individual !style="width:70px;"|Sprint !style="width:70px;"|Pursuit !style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mass start}} !style="width:70px;"|Relay !style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mixed relay}} !style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Single mixed relay}} |- | align="left" |{{flagicon|SWE}} 2019 Östersund | 30th | 36th | 22nd | 19th | 8th | — | — |- | align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} 2020 Rasen-Antholz | 27th | 9th | 9th | 6th | 6th | 8th | — |- | align="left" |{{flagicon|SLO}} 2021 Pokljuka | 14th | 51st | 44th | — | 10th | | — | — |- | align="left" |{{flagicon|CZE}} 2024 Nové Město na Moravě |57th |49th |39th |— |12th |— |— |} :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.''
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{International Biathlon Union}} * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Team Austria|felix-leitner/2843}} * {{Instagram}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Leitner, Felix}} Category:Austrian male biathletes Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Hall in Tirol Category:Skiers from Tyrol (state) Category:Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic biathletes for Austria Category:21st-century Austrian sportsmen