Lovro Planko (born 28 May 2001) is a Slovenian biathlete. He competed four-times at the Junior World Championships.[3] He represented Slovenia at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

Lovro Planko
Planko in 2024
Personal information
Born (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 22)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubSK Ihan
World Cup debut2017
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Slovenia
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Lenzerheide 20 km individual
Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Osrblie 7,5 km sprint[1]
Silver medal – second place 2019 Osrblie 3 x 7,5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Lenzerheide 10 km pursuit
European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
Silver medal – second place 2019 Sarajevo 7,5 km sprint[2]

Career edit

He first competed at Junior World Cup in Pokljuka, Slovenia in 2017. He made a debut in Junior IBU Cup in 2018 in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.[4]

Biathlon results edit

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[5]

Olympic Games edit

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
  2022 Beijing 46th 42nd 56th 11th

Junior/Youth World Championships edit

3 medals (2 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
  2017 Osrblie 37th 56th 38th 11th
  2018 Otepää 28th 38th 36th 5th
  2019 Osrblie 24th Silver 10th Silver
  2020 Lenzerheide 15th 8th Bronze 4th
  2021 Obertilliach 43rd 14th 20th 4th
  2022 Soldier Hollow 27th 11th 7th 5th

References edit

  1. ^ "Lovro Planko je svetovni mladinski podprvak v biatlonu". 1 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Srebrni Lovro Planko slovenski odpravi zagotovil prvo odličje". 12 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Lovro Planko: Results". www.biathlon.com.
  4. ^ Smučarski klub Ihan. "IBU World Cup Lenzerheide". www.facebook.com.
  5. ^ "IBU Youth/Junior World Championships Results". International Biathlon Union.