Delphyne BURLET

Delphyne Heymann-Burlet competed at three Olympics, winning a single medal, bronze in the 1994 biathlon relay at Lillehammer. Her next best Olympic finish was a sixth in the 15 km in 1992 at Albertville. Heymann-Burlet won three medals at the World Championships, winning gold in the team event in 1993, along with a relay silver in 1993, and a relay bronze in 1999. She was married to Andreas Heymann, a GDR and French biathlete who competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and won a biathlon bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in the team event, although they later divorced. Heymann-Burlet was a 10-time French champion. At the World Cup she started in 160 events, winning two titles, one each in a relay and team event, with 15 podiums, four individual – two silvers and two bronzes. Her best seasonal World Cup finish was sixth in 1992-93.