Clare Egan
 Clare Egan during World Cup competitions in Oberhof, Thuringia, Germany, in January 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Laurent Clare Egan |
| National team | U.S. biathlon team |
| Born | November 19, 1987 Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
| Years active | 2013-2022 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Biathlon |
| Club | Craftsbury green racing project |
| Now coaching | U.S. Biathlon Team Personal coach: |
Laurent Clare Egan (born November 19, 1987) is a retired American biathlete. She has represented the United States in World Cup Biathlon from 2015 through the 2018-2019 season and at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.[1][2] She was elected in 2018 to chair the International Biathlon Union Athletes’ Committee until 2022.[3]
Egan represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[4]
Life
[edit]Egan is originally from Cape Elizabeth, Maine. She was a stand-out runner and skier at Cape Elizabeth High School, from which she graduated in 2006. Egan attended Wellesley College and received a master's degree from the University of New Hampshire; she speaks six languages.[5]
Egan was an NCAA Division III All-American runner for the Wellesley Blue track and field team, placing 6th in the 1500 meters at the 2010 NCAA Division III women's outdoor track and field championships. She also competed in cross country running for the team.[6]
Biathlon results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
[edit]0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay | Mixed Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2018 Pyeongchang
|
62nd | 61st | — | — | 13th | — |
 2022 Beijing
|
39th | 46th | 38th | — | 11th | 7th |
World Championships
[edit]0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2015 Kontiolahti
|
51st | 40th | 52nd | — | 12th | — | — |
 2016 Oslo
|
66th | 84th | — | — | 13th | — | |
 2017 Hochfilzen
|
22nd | 20th | 41st | 24th | 14th | 16th | |
 2019 Östersund
|
53rd | 11th | 12th | 26th | 9th | 19th | — |
 2020 Antholz
|
58th | 28th | 46th | — | 15th | 13th | — |
 2021 Pokljuka
|
39th | 54th | 44th | — | 13th | 22nd | 12th |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.
References
[edit]- ^ "Clare Egan". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Clare Egan". 2014-12-26. Archived from the original on 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ "Clare". 9 September 2016.
- ^ OlympicTalk (2022-01-22). "Team USA athlete roster for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "International Biathlon Union - IBU".
- ^ "Clare Egan '10 Qualifies for 2022 U.S. Olympic Team". wellesleyblue.com.
External links
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Media related to Clare Egan at Wikimedia Commons
