Ukaleq Slettemark
Personal information
Full nameUkaleq Astri Slettemark
NationalityGreenlandic
Born (2001-09-09) 9 September 2001
Nuuk, Greenland
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubGeilo IL
World Cup debut11 December 2020
Olympic Games
Teams1 (2022)
World Championships
Teams1 (2021)
World Cup
Seasons1 (2020-21)
Individual races3
All races3
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Greenland
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Brezno10 km individual
Updated on 08 January 2023.

Ukaleq Astri Slettemark (born 9 September 2001, in Nuuk) is a Greenlandic biathlete. She won gold in the 10 km Individual in the Biathlon Junior World Championships 2019.[1] Slettemark made her debut in the world cup in Hochfilzen on 11 December 2020.[2] She participated at the 2021 Biathlon World Championships in Pokljuka, Slovenia.[3] She competed for Denmark at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[4]

Slettemark parents are also biathletes, her father Øystein competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics representing Denmark, her mother Uiloq participated at the 2012 World Championships.[5]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
China 2022 Beijing 53rd 65th

World Championships

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 65th 77th
Germany 2023 Oberhof 88th 56th DNS

Other competition

European Championships

Event Level Individual Sprint Pursuit Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Norway 2019 Sjusjøen Junior 12th 12th 19th

Junior/Youth World Championships

Event Level Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
Estonia 2018 Otepää Youth 27th 10th 4th
Slovakia 2019 Brezno Youth 1st 6th 4th
Switzerland 2020 Lenzerheide Youth DNS
Austria 2021 Obertilliach Junior 8th DNS

See also

References

  1. Anton Gundersen Lihn (27 January 2019) Ukaleq Slettemark vinder VM-guld knr.gl
  2. Alex Zhovtiuk (20 November 2020) [https://focusbiathlon.com/news/item/360-young-ukaleq-slettemark-from-greenland-will-begin-on-the-ibu-world-cup.html Young Ukaleq Slettemark from Greenland will begin on the IBU World Cup ] focusbiathlon.com
  3. "The championship in Pokljuka reached Greenland as well". www.pokljuka2021.si. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. "Skiskydning | OL". Vinter-OL i Beijing - læs alt om den danske deltagelse (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  5. "Ukaleq Astri Slettemark, Greenland's most talented young athlete". www.biathlonworld.com. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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