Amanda Lightfoot (born 30 January 1987) 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.British Biathlon Association website She was selected as part of the Team GB squad for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Her trainer was Walter Pichler, and his cousin Wolfgang Pichler at some point. Lightfoot achieved a new personal best at the 2017 Biathlon World Championships in Hochfilzen when she finished 32nd in the individual race.
Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games 0 medals EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2014 Sochi71st75th———— 2018 Pyeongchang 73rd 67th — — — —
World Championships 0 medals EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2009 Pyeongchang104th105th——21st—— 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk33rd53rdLAP—19th18th 2012 Ruhpolding59th36th43rd—22nd24th 2013 Nové Město95th58th52nd——26th 2015 Kontiolahti66th47th47th——25th 2016 Oslo48th81st———— 2017 Hochfilzen 32nd 66th — — — — 2020 Rasen-Antholz64th90th————— 2021 PokljukaDNS81st————— *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.
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