| Roland Lessing | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Full name | Roland Lessing |
| Born | 14 April 1978 Tartu, Estonia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 1998– |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Updated on 23 January 2010. | |
Roland Lessing (born 14 April 1978 in Tartu) is a former Estonian biathlete. His first World Cup podium was in Pokljuka Pursuit on 20 December 2009. [1]
He represented Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics, his fifth consecutive Olympic Games.
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2002 Salt Lake | 45th | 70th | — | — | 11th | — |
 2006 Torino | 62nd | 58th | 51st | — | 15th | |
 2010 Vancouver | 65th | 62nd | — | — | 14th | |
 2014 Sochi | — | 66th | — | — | 17th | — |
 2018 Pyeongchang | 70th | 41st | 53rd | — | 13th | — |
:*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.
0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2005 Hochfilzen | 84th | 50th | 40th | — | 16th | — | — |
| 2007 Antholz-Anterselva | 23rd | 42nd | 37th | — | 11th | 12th | |
 2008 Östersund | 74th | 17th | 32nd | — | 12th | 11th | |
| 2009 Pyeongchang | 68th | 67th | — | — | 14th | 13th | |
| 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk | 41st | — | — | — | 15th | — | |
 2012 Ruhpolding | 67th | 58th | 39th | — | 18th | 15th | |
 2013 Nové Město | 59th | 72nd | — | — | 15th | 20th | |
 2015 Kontiolahti | 15th | 31st | 27th | 30th | 15th | — | |
 2016 Oslo | 50th | 37th | 35th | — | 14th | — | |
| 2017 Hochfilzen | 48th | 52nd | 51st | — | 21st | — | |
| 2019 Östersund | 25th | 80th | — | — | 14th | — | — |
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