Laura Spector

Laura Spector (born 30 October 1987) is an American biathlete.

Laura Spector launched since 2005 in international junior race. At the Junior World Championships 2005 in Kontiolahti it reached 31 as their best result. A year later she was in ninth in the sprint from Presque Isle, a home World Cup, achieve their best result. With the Season Spector was also seventh. In the following two world title fights of the Junior 2007 in Martell and 2008 in Ruhpolding they could not improve these results. Good results she managed once again at their last major championships at junior level, the Junior European Championships 2008 in Nové Město na Moravě. In the pursuit they could pre-run up to sixth place.

2008 Spector debuted in Langsdorf on Arbersee in the Biathlon World Cup. In the individual it could be 26. Shortly after, she started in Ostersund in the Biathlon World Championships 2008. During her first World Championships Spector competed in two races. In the individual it could be 62 with the U.S. Mixed Relay, which included beside her Tracy Barnes, Jeremy Teela and Russell Currier, it reached # 16 Laura Spector participated in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Her best result was the 65th place in singles. With the season she was ranked 17 To kick off the World Cup 2010/2011 Ostersund occupied Spector in single in 25th place and won for the first time World Cup points. At the beginning of 2011, she reached in Oberhof with a 19th place in the Sprint her best World Cup result so far and thus qualified for the first time for a mass start race in which she was again 25.

Biathlon World Cup rankings

The table shows all placements (depending on the year, including hosting the Olympic Games and World Championships ).