Linas BANYS

Lithuania

Biathlon

Date of Birth: 6 Apr 1998

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Place of birth: ANYKSCIAI

Birth Country:

Lithuania

Residence: ANYKSCIAI

Residence Country:

Lithuania

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Biathlon	Men's 20km Individual	79
	Men's 10km Sprint	90
	Men's 4x7.5km Relay LTU Lithuania	14

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Men's 20km Individual	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Men's 10km Sprint	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Men's 4x7.5km Relay	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Youth Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
13	7.5 kilometres Sprint	2016	Lillehammer, NOR
25	2 × 6 kilometres and 2 × 7.5 kilometres Single Relay	2016	Lillehammer, NOR
31	10 kilometres Pursuit	2016	Lillehammer, NOR

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
21	Men's 4x7.5km Relay	2019	Oestersund, SWE
24	Men's 4x7.5km Relay	2020	Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
26	Men's 4x7.5km Relay	2021	Pokljuka, SLO

Junior World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
12	Men's 4x7.5km Relay	2020	Lenzerheide, SUI
23	Men's 10km Sprint	2018	Otepaa, EST
26	Men's 15km Individual	2019	Osrblie, SVK
39	Men's 12.5km Pursuit	2018	Otepaa, EST
42	Men's 10km Sprint	2019	Osrblie, SVK
43	Men's 15km Individual	2020	Lenzerheide, SUI
47	Men's 10km Sprint	2020	Lenzerheide, SUI
53	Men's 12.5km Pursuit	2020	Lenzerheide, SUI
56	Men's 15km Individual	2018	Otepaa, EST
DNS	Men's 12.5km Pursuit	2019	Osrblie, SVK

Hobbies:

Football, fishing

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Languages spoken:

Lithuanian, English

Club name:

Vetrunge

Coach:

National: Siarhei Sakalouski (BLR)

Debut:

2016 IBU Cup in Martell (Sprint - 98th)
2018 World Cup in Oberhof (Relay - 21st)

National team:

2020

Start:

Started biathlon in 2007.

Ambition:

“It’s very real that I can become an Olympian. I think we will certainly achieve this goal, because so far we are moving towards it with confidence." (klaipeda.diena.lt, 3 Dec 2020)

Memorable:

Winning his first senior national title in March 2021 in the super sprint. "Strange as it may seem, I believed I could climb the top rung today." (delfi.lt, 26 Mar 2021)

General Interest

YOUTH
Attended Anyksciu Jono Biliuno gimnazija.

Milestones

Two World Championship appearances (2020, 2021) as a member of the relay team, which was lapped on both occasions.

Made his World Cup debut in January 2018 as a member of the relay team in Oberhof. After two penalty laps from both shooting stages, he was lapped and the team was removed from the race. Competed in his first individual World Cup race later that month in Antholz, where he finished 103rd in the sprint.

His best individual World Cup result was 66th in the Kontiolahti sprint in December 2020.

Finished sixth in the sprint at the 2018 Junior European Championships, his only top-10 result internationally.

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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