Daniel Mesotitsch

Daniel Mesotitsch was an Austrian biathlete participating in four consecutive editions of the Winter Olympics from Salt Lake City 2002 to Sochi 2014. He won two medals with the Austrian relays in 2010 and 2014, and his best individual Olympic result was an unfortunate fourth place in the mass start in 2010.

Mesotitsch originally competed in cross-country skiing. However, in 1997 he was injured in a car crash and took up shooting during his recovery when he was unable to undertake ski training. He subsequently switched to biathlon.

At World Championships, Mesotitsch won three relay medals with a silver in 2009 and two bronzes, in 2005 and 2013. He won eighth World Cup races in total, five of them with the Austrian relay squad. In 2005, he was awarded the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria. He became a customs officer by profession.