Deedra Irwin

Olympian 2022

World Championships, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025

Athlete Bio

Height

5'8"

Age

Hometown

Pulaski, WI

Education

Michigan Technological University '15 B.S. Exercise Science, Minor and Certificate in Coaching

Olympic Experience

Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games - 7th in individual / 37th in sprint / 47th in pursuit / 11th in relay (w/ Clare Egan, Susan Dunklee & Joanne Reid) / 23rd in mass start

World Championship Experience

2025 World Championships (Lenzerheide, SUI) - 19th in mixed relay / 63rd in sprint / 29th in individual / 16th in single mixed relay / 19th in relay
2024 World Championships (Nove Mesto, CZE) - 11th in mixed relay / 39th in sprint / 46th in pursuit / 11th in individual / 7th in single mixed relay / 21st in relay
2023 World Championships (Oberhof, GER) - 13th in mixed relay / 55th in sprint / 57th in pursuit / 20th in individual / 11th in single mixed relay / 15th in relay
2021 World Championships (Pokljuka, SLO) - 51st in sprint / 45th in pursuit / 13th in relay

Career Highlights

2025/26 World Cup (Nove Mesto, CZE) - 13th in short individual / 4th in mixed relay / 10th in mass start
2025/26 World Cup (Le Grand Bornand, FRA) - 10th in sprint / 25th in pursuit / 13th in mass start
2025/26 World Cup (Hochfilzen, AUT) - 17th in sprint / 15th in women's relay / 17th in pursuit
2023/24 World Cup (Canmore, CAN) - 12th in pursuit
2024 World Championships (Nove Mesto, CZE) - 11th in individual
2023/24 World Cup (Lenzerheide, SUI) - 8th in sprint
2023 US Biathlon Summer National Championships (Jericho, VT) - 1st sprint / 1st mass start
2022 World Cup (Antholz, Italy) - 5th in women's relay (w/ Susan Dunklee, Clare Egan & Joanne Reid)
2019-20 IBU Cup (Martell, Italy) - 8th in sprint / 12th in super sprint final / 12th in super sprint
2019-20 IBU Cup (Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia) - 6th in short individual / 27th in sprint
2019 US Biathlon National Championships (Jericho, Vt.) - 7th in sprint / 4th in pursuit / 8th in super sprint

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Club

Army World Class Athlete Program (WCAP)

About

Deedra grew up running competitively in Northeast Wisconsin. She started skiing at 16 years old to help stay in shape for running during the winter. She decided to be a 3 sport athlete at Michigan Tech and while there competed in 2 Nordic Skiing NCAA championships and U23 Worlds for Team USA in 2015. She then skied professional with the Sun Valley Ski Education Gold Team for 2 seasons after college. In 2017 she attended a US Biathlon Talent ID camp and decided to take a chance on Biathlon. Short after she made the X-team and joined the Vermont National Guard in 2019. Working her way up in the US Biathlon Team, Deedra started racing consistently on the World Cup in 2020 and qualified for her first Olympics in 2022. In her debut race at the 2022 Beijing Olympics she raced to a historic 7th place in the Women's 15km Individual shooting 19/20. This is the best Olympic finish in US Biathlon history. Since the 2022 Olympics Deedra has been the top female athlete for the US Biathlon Team and in the 24/25 season was ranked top-40 in the the IBU World Cup standings.

Outside of biathlon, Deedra enjoys knitting, baking, puzzles, and music.
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3 Fun Facts About Deedra

Will compete for beer and donut!
I never travel without my Teddy Bear- Beary.
I meet my fiancé at the 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremonies!

Equipment

Skis	Salomon
Boots	Salomon
Poles	Swix

Personal sponsorships

Julbo Eyewear NA, USANA

Additional World Cup Information

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World Cup Total Final Rank

World Cup Top Results (Including Olympics & World Championships)

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POS	COMP	SEASON	EVENT
7	IN	2021/22	Beijing (CHN) OLY
8	SP	2023/24	Lenzerheide (SUI) WC
10	MS	2025/26	Nove Mesto na Morave (CZE) WC
10	SP	2025/26	Annecy-Le Grand Bornand (FRA) WC
11	IN	2023/24	Nove Mesto na Morave (CZE) WCH
12	PU	2023/24	Canmore (CAN) WC
13	SI	2025/26	Nove Mesto na Morave (CZE) WC
13	MS	2025/26	Annecy-Le Grand Bornand (FRA) WC
13	MS	2023/24	Lenzerheide (SUI) WC
14	SP	2021/22	Otepaeae (EST) WC
15	SI	2024/25	Kontiolahti (FIN) WC
17	SP	2025/26	Hochfilzen (AUT) WC
17	PU	2025/26	Hochfilzen (AUT) WC
20	IN	2022/23	Oberhof (GER) WCH
21	PU	2023/24	Lenzerheide (SUI) WC
22	SP	2022/23	Pokljuka (SLO) WC
23	MS	2021/22	Beijing (CHN) OLY
25	PU	2025/26	Annecy-Le Grand Bornand (FRA) WC
25	IN	2022/23	Kontiolahti (FIN) WC
25	MS	2021/22	Otepaeae (EST) WC