Lowell Bailey
Introduction '''Lowell Bailey''' (born July 15, 1981 in Siler City, North Carolina) is an American biathlon coach and retired biathlete who competed from 2001 until 2018.
Career His first World Cup podium was a 2nd place (following a disqualification) in the second sprint event at Kontiolahti (FIN) in 2014., and his first World Cup victory came in the 20 km event at the 2017 Biathlon World Championships  in Hochfilzen, Austria. He thus became the first biathlon world champion from the United States, as well as the oldest individual gold medalist at the World Championships in biathlon history, at 35 years and 216 days.At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he finished 27th in the individual, 46th in the sprint, and 48th in the pursuit events.At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he finished 36th in the 10 km sprint event and he also finished 36th in the 12.5 km pursuit.He decided to retire at the end of 8th leg of 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup. In 2019 Bailey was appointed as the U.S. Biathlon Association's High Performance Director, working alongside former team-mate and Director of Athlete Development Tim Burke.
Results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.===Olympic Games===EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2006 Turin 27th 46th 48th — 9th  2010 Vancouver 57th 36th 36th — 13th  2014 Sochi 8th 35th 38th 23rd 16th 8th 2018 Pyeongchang 51st 33rd 32nd — 6th 15th:''*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014. ''===World Championships===''1 medal (1 gold)''EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 45th 59th 50th — 17th  2006 Pokljuka      18th 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 41st 48th 50th — 9th DNS 2008 Östersund 56th 61st — — 15th — 2009 Pyeongchang 22nd 55th 22nd 18th 21st — 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 78th 32nd 45th — 6th — 2012 Ruhpolding 38th 20th 20th 25th 10th 12th 2013 Nové Město 29th 32nd 13th 13th 12th 8th 2015 Kontiolahti 24th 17th 36th 13th 14th  8th 2016 Oslo 15th 29th 36th 10th 8th 10th 2017 Hochfilzen '''Gold'''  4th 6th 6th 7th 16th:''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program. '':''**The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005. ''===Individual victories===''1 victory (1 In)'' Season Date Location Discipline Level '''2016–17'''  1 victory  (1 In)  February 16, 2017  Hochfilzen20 km individualBiathlon World Championships:''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.''
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