OlympianBiathlon

Eli Nielsen

2020 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships (Lenzerheide, Switzerland) - 52nd in junior individual; 14th in junior relay; 92nd in junior sprint 2019 Junior World Championships (Brezno-Osrblie, SVK) - 92nd in sprint 2018 Youth World Championships (Otepaa, EST) - 64th in individual / 9th in relay / 42nd in sprint / 47th in pursuit

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Height

6'0"

Hometown

Stehekin, WA

Education

Liberty Bell High School (Winthrop, Washington) ‘18

Career Highlights

2018 Open Junior European Championships (Pokljuka, SLO) - 105th in sprint
2018 IBU Junior Cup (Nove Mesto, CZE) - 73rd in sprint / 67th in sprint

Eli grew up in the remote community of Stehekin Washington, in the North Cascade mountains at the head of Lake Chelan. Son of Robert and Tammy Nielsen with two older brothers, Will and Dylan. Eli attended a one-room school house through grade 7, then moved two valleys to the northwest to attend Liberty Bell High School and join the Methow Valley nordic and biathlon teams in 2014.

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