Roland Lessing

Roland Lessing ( born April 14 1978 in Tartu) is an Estonian biathlete.

Roland Lessing from Elva starts for the local club Elva ski club. Biathlon he operates since 1987. His coach is clean Pedaja. Since 1998 he is a member of the Estonian national team.

Roland Lessing made ​​her debut in 1997 at the Junior World Championships in Forni Avoltri and a year later in Jericho without notable success. In 1998 he joined also at the World Championships in the summer biathlon in Osrblie. At the same place he was at the start of the following season his debut in the Biathlon World Cup. In the sprint, he was 75th of the season climax Lessing yet entered into Kontiolahti first time at Biathlon World Championships at, but without notable success. Lessing launched between now and 2007 in all World Championships. Again in the summer biathlon he joined in 2000 again at the World Championships, which were held in Khanty-Mansiysk. After a sixth place in the sprint and a fifth place in the persecution, he won with Indrek Tobreluts, Janno Prants and Dimitri Borovik bronze team.

In Salt Lake City Lessing started in 2002 for the first time in the Olympic Games. Here is his best result was an eleventh place in the relay. It was not until the 2005/06 season to Lessing first reached World Cup points. In Östersund, he was twelfth in the sprint. However, better results he could achieve more than once in the relay. His season highlight in 2006 was the participation at the Olympic Winter Games in Turin, but where Lessing remained without significant results again. Things went better a year later at the Biathlon World Championships 2007 in Antholz. Here Lessing was 23 in singles and finished eleventh in the relay. For the first time in the Top Ten in the World Cup came Roland Lessing in the 2008/2009 season in Trondheim. In the sprint, he occupies the 10th rank. The first podium finish he achieved in 2009 in Pokljuka. He finished completely by surprise with flawless shooting performance 2nd place in the pursuit after he could occupy 16th place already in the sprint.

Roland Lessing started in the Olympic Winter Games in 2010, his best result was ranked 62 in the sprint. With the Season Lessing was 14

Biathlon World Cup rankings

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