Biathlete Quentin Fillon Maillet took third place on Saturday in the mass start (15 km) of the 2026 Olympics, behind the Norwegians Johannes Dale-Skjevdal and Sturla Laegreid, and becomes the French athlete with the most medals in the history of the Games, winter and summer combined.

Published on: 02/20/2026 - 3:14 p.m. Modified on: 02/20/2026 - 4:17 p.m.

He is alone at the top of the French Olympus. By winning the bronze medal on Friday in the mass start of the 2026 Winter Olympics biathlon, biathlete Quentin Fillon Maillet became the most medal-winning French athlete in the history of the Games, winter and summer combined.

Five-time medalist at the 2022 Beijing Olympics at the Zhangjiakou site (gold in individual and pursuit, silver in sprint, mixed relay and men's relay), Quentin Fillon Maillet added four medals to his list of achievements in Anterselva (Italy) with gold in the sprint, mixed relay and men's relay, and bronze in mass start.

11th French biathlon medal

The Frenchman with the most medals in Olympic history, he is now ahead of fencers Roger Ducret and Philippe Cattiau who amassed eight medals in the 1920s. His Italian harvest ended with a third place, compensating for his shooting problems (4 stray balls) with his speed on skis, before finishing behind the Norwegians Johannes Dale-Skjevdal and Sturla Laegreid.

This medal from Fillon Maillet is the 20th for the French delegation since the start of the Games (6 gold, 8 silver, 6 bronze). This is the 11th French biathlon medal since the start of the Games. The events end on Saturday with the women's mass start.

The other French people, Emilien Jacquelin (12th), Eric Perrot (20th) and Fabien Claude (27th) finished very far from the podium.

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