Sean Doherty (biathlete)

Sean Doherty
	Doherty in 2023
Personal information
Born	June 8, 1995 (age 31); New Hampshire, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Sport
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Medal record
Representing United States
Winter Youth Olympics
Junior World Championships
Youth World Championships

Sean Doherty (born June 8, 1995, in Conway, New Hampshire^[1]) is an American biathlete and four-time Olympian who has represented the United States at the 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics. He was the youngest U.S. Olympic biathlete when he competed at the 2014 Sochi Games at age 18, and is the most decorated junior biathlete in U.S. history, with 10 Youth and Junior World Championship medals.^[2]

Early Life

Doherty grew up in Center Conway, New Hampshire, and began cross-country skiing at age four. He started competing in biathlon at age twelve.^[2]

Career

Doherty competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Winter Olympics.^[3] Among other competitions, he participated in the Biathlon World Cup opening in 2015 in November and December.

He represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.^[4]

He is a specialist in the Vermont Army National Guard.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2018 Pyeongchang	44th	65th	—	—	6th	—
2022 Beijing	42nd	47th	43rd	—	13th	7th
2026 Milano Cortina	80th	65th	—	—	5th	—

World Championships

0 medals

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay	Single Mixed relay
2017 Hochfilzen	58th	39th	55th	—	7th	16th	—
2019 Oestersund	17th	22nd	—	21st	—	19th	13th
2020 Antholz	24th	44th	43rd	—	8th	13th	11th
2021 Pokljuka	51st	78th	—	—	15th	12th	22nd
2023 Oberhof	35th	80th	—	—	12th	13th	—
2024 Nové Město na Moravě	23rd	44th	26th	28th	5th	11th	—

*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

^ "Sean DOHERTY". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Sean Doherty - Olympic Biathlon | Team USA". www.teamusa.com. December 12, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
^ "Sean DOHERTY | Biathlon | United States – Sochi 2014 Olympics". m.sochi2014.com. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
^ OlympicTalk (January 22, 2022). "Team USA athlete roster for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

External links

Media related to Sean Doherty at Wikimedia Commons

Sean Doherty at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
Sean Doherty at IBU BiathlonResults.com
Sean Doherty at U.S. Biathlon
Sean Doherty at Team USA (archive March 18, 2023)
Sean Doherty at Milano Cortina 2026
Sean Doherty at Olympedia
Sean Doherty at InterSportStats
Sean Doherty on Instagram

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[1] "Sean DOHERTY". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

[:0-2] "Sean Doherty - Olympic Biathlon | Team USA". www.teamusa.com. December 12, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2026.

[sochi2014-3] "Sean DOHERTY | Biathlon | United States – Sochi 2014 Olympics". m.sochi2014.com. Retrieved February 10, 2014.

[4] OlympicTalk (January 22, 2022). "Team USA athlete roster for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

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