Sean Doherty

Olympian 2014, 2018, 2022

World Championships, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024

Athlete Bio#

Age

29

Hometown

Conway, NH

Olympic Experience
  • 2022 Beijing Winter Games - 7th in mixed relay (w/ Susan Dunklee, Clare Egan & Paul Schommer) / 42nd in individual / 47th in sprint / 43rd in pursuit / 13th in relay (w/ Jake Brown, Leif Nordgren & Paul Schommer)
  • 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games - 65th in sprint / 44th in individual / 6th in relay
  • 2014 Sochi Winter Games - 16th in relay
World Championship Experience
  • 2024 World Championships (Nove Mesto, CZE) - 11th in mixed relay / 44th in sprint / 26th in pursuit / 23rd in individual / 5th in relay / 28th in mass start
  • 2023 World Championships (Oberhof, GER) - 13th in mixed relay / 80th in sprint / 35th in individual / 12th in men's relay
  • 2021 World Championships(Pokljuka, SLO) - 12th in mixed relay / 79th in sprint / 52nd in individual / 22nd in single mixed relay / 15th in relay
  • 2020 World Championships (Antholz, ITA) - 13th in mixed relay / 44th in sprint / 43rd in pursuit / 24th in individual / 11th in single mixed relay / 8th in relay
  • 2019 World Championships (Ostersund, SWE) - 19th in mixed relay / 22nd in sprint / 20th in pursuit / 17th in individual / 13th in single mixed relay / 21st in mass start
  • 2017 World Championships (Hochfilzen, AUT) - 39th in sprint / 55th in pursuit / 58th in individual / 7th in relay / 16th in mixed relay
  • 2016 World Championships (Oslo, NOR) - 34th in individual / 43rd in sprint / 45th in pursuit / 8th in relay / 10th in mixed relay
  • 2015 World Championships (Kontiolahti, FIN) - 45th in pursuit / 47th in individual / 55th in sprint / 14th in relay
Youth Olympic Experience
  • 2012 Youth Olympic Games (Innsbruck, AUT) - bronze in mixed relay
Career Highlights
  • 2023 US Biathlon Summer National Championships (Jericho, VT) - 2nd sprint
  • 2019 US Biathlon National Championships (Jericho, Vt.) - 2nd in sprint / 1st in pursuit / 1st in super sprint
  • 2018 US Biathlon National Championships (Park City, Utah) - 3rd in sprint / 2nd in pursuit / 3rd in mass start
  • 2016 Junior World Championships (Cheile Gradistei, ROU) - gold in pursuit / silver in sprint / bronze in individual
  • 2015 Junior World Championships (Minsk-Raubichi, BLR) - bronze in sprint / 11th in pursuit / 14th in individual / 13th in relay
  • 2014 Youth World Championships (Presque Isle, Maine, USA) - gold in sprint / gold in pursuit / silver in individual / 5th in relay
  • 2013 Youth World Championships (Obertilliach, AUT) - gold in pursuit / silver in sprint / silver in individual / 9th in relay
  • 2012 Youth World Championships (Kontiolahti, FIN) - 13th in sprint / 13th in pursuit / 26th in individual / 15th in relay
  • 2011 Youth World Championships (Nove Mesto, CZE) - 37th in pursuit / 50th in sprint / 65th in individual / 12th in relay

Army World Class Athlete Program (WCAP)

Sean became the all-time leader in individual medals at the IBU Youth/Junior World Championships in 2016, winning three medals to bring his career total to 10. He was the youngest member of the 2014 U.S. Olympic Biathlon Team at the age of 18. The Center Conway, N.H., native had a breakout season in 2013 winning a gold and two silver medals in the IBU Junior World Championships, the first U.S. Biathlon athlete to triple podium at any World Championship event. He would go on to do it again at the 2014 Youth World Championships (2 gold, 1 silver) and 2016 Junior World Championships (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze). Sean was also a member of the 2012 U.S. Youth Olympic Games squad competing in Innsbruck, Austria, where he won a bronze as a member of the mixed relay team. Sean's idol is Ricky Bobby and his favorite venue to race at is Nove Mesto because it has the best fans.

Outside of biathlon, Sean enjoys hunting, fishing, woodworking, boating, chainsawing, archery, and trucks.

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