Dear Biathlon Family Australia,

Bob Cranage was Australia’s winter biathlon champion in 1977. He also achieved the best results of the Australian National Team at the 1978 Biathlon World Championships (WCHs) in Hochfilzen, Austria. Bob was joined on the Australian biathlon WCH team by Lauri Jortikka, Bob Butler, and Andrew Paul.

When Andrew Paul (pictured above), competed with the AUS team at the 1978 Biathlon World Championships, the sport was run exclusively in the classic style with small calibre rifles entering the scene to shoot at the recently invented folding targets.

Biathlon debuted at the Olympic Winter Games (OWG) in 1960. Australia debuted in biathlon at the Olympic Games in 1984 represented by Andrew Paul (six years on from his WCHs debut). Leading into Milano Cortina 2026, Darcie Morton is our front runner in the IBU Q point rankings:

QUALIFICATION STATUS FOR IBU 2024/2025 AFTER TRIMESTER 3

• Darcie Morton, 99.22 IBU Q Points (2023, 2024, and 2025 WCHs)
• Phoenix Sparke, 133.04 IBU Q Points (2025 WCHs)
• Damika Morton, 189.24 IBU Q Points
• Noah Bradford, 202.29 IBU Q Points (2024 and 2025 WCHs)
• Boris Stanish, 217.22 IBU Q Points
• Rosie Franzke, 235.3 IBU Q Points
• Isabella Moon, 274.07 IBU Q Points
• Jack Hirst, 312.93 IBU Q Points
• Ava McCann, 359.63 IBU Q Points
• Matt Brumby, 391.74 IBU Q Points (2025 Para Biathlon World Championships)

Approaching 50 years on target, we continue to wish the best of success to all our athletes aspiring to represent Australia at the pinnacle of our sport.

Please click here to see the BA Honour Boards.

Biathlon Australia, stronger together.

David, Sandy, Brett, Libby, Katerina, Kate, Mark, and Murray