Markus Windisch
# Markus Windisch

Markus Windisch (born 12 May 1984) is a former Italian biathlete.

## Career

Windisch had three top-10 finishes in World Cup races, with his best World Cup overall finish was 26th in the 2008–09 Biathlon World Cup. He represented Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics. His brother Dominik Windisch is also a biathlete.

He retired from the sport after the 2013–14 season.

## Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

### Olympic Games

| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 Vancouver | 31st | 44th | 53rd | — | 12th | — |
| 2014 Sochi | 71st | 81st | — | — | 5th | — |

    *The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

### World Championships

| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 Pokljuka | — | — | — | — | — | DNS |
| 2007 Antholz-Anterselva | 57th | 47th | DNF | — | 4th | — |
| 2008 Östersund | — | 51st | 55th | — | 11th | — |
| 2009 Pyeongchang | 12th | 19th | 23rd | 16th | 7th | 7th |
| 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk | 83rd | 18th | 13th | 28th | 5th | — |
| 2012 Ruhpolding | 22nd | 8th | 30th | 20th | 4th | 9th |

    *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

### Junior/Youth World Championships

| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 Ridnaun-Val Ridanna | 11th | 5th | 8th | 7th |
| 2003 Kościelisko | 14th | 11th | 4th | 10th |
| 2004 Haute Maurienne | 30th | 19th | 29th | 8th |
| 2005 Kontiolahti | 19th | 44th | 24th | — |

**Further notable results**

* 2007: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start
* 2008: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start
* 2009:
   * 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
   * 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
* 2010:
   * 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
   * 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit
* 2011: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
