Lee-Steve Jackson

Lee Steve Jackson (born 20 April 1980) is an English former biathlete.[1]

Lee Steve Jackson
Personal information
Full nameLee Steve Jackson
Born (1980-04-20) 20 April 1980
Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut5 December 2002
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams9 (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons13 (2002/03–2014/15)
All victories0
All podiums0

Career

He originally started competing in the sport whilst serving in the military.[2]

Born in Stockton-on-Tees, Jackson joined the Royal Artillery in 1999 and currently holds the rank of lance-bombardier in 16 Regiment RA.[3] He competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics for Great Britain. His best finish was 55th, in the sprint. He also finished 56th in the pursuit and 66th in the individual[4]

His best performance at the Biathlon World Championships was 19th, in the 2011 mixed relay. His best solo performance in a World Championships was 39th, in the 2015 individual race. The World Championships also count towards the Biathlon World Cup, making this his best solo World Cup result as well.[1]

His best Biathlon World Cup finish was 16th, achieved in two men's relay events.[1]

Despite the fact that his forenames are usually hyphenated in official results, and by the British Biathlon Union,[3] there is actually no hyphen in Jackson's name – this anomaly came about when his coach first entered him in international competition and added the hyphen between his first and middle names.[2][5]

Jackson retired after the 2014–15 season.[6]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games
Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
2010 Vancouver 66th 55th 56th — — N/A
2014 Sochi 41st 66th — — — —
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships
Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
2004 Oberhof 102nd — — — DNF N/A
2005 Hochfilzen 99th 68th — — 20th —
2007 Antholz-Anterselva 75th 75th — — 21st —
2008 Östersund 94th 79th — — 23rd —
2009 Pyeongchang — DNF — — 25th —
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 47th 48th 47th — 23rd 19th
2012 Ruhpolding 109th 88th — — 28th 24th
2013 Nové Město 86th 105th — — 22nd 25th
2015 Kontiolahti 39th 79th — — 24th 25th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.
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References
  1. "Lee-Steve Jackson". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. Williams, Ollie (9 January 2014). "Sochi 2014: Biathletes face giving up the Games for army life". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. British Biathlon Association website
  4. Sports-Reference Profile
  5. "Lee Jackson". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  6. "ATHLETE RETIREMENTS". British biathlon. British Biathlon Union. n.d. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
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