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'''Marisa Emonts''' (born November 18, 2005, in Munich) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]]-[[Germany|German]] [[Biathlon|biathlete]]. She is the daughter of Ralph Emonts, a Belgian athlete who competed in the [[IBU Cup]] in the late 2010s.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.biathlonworld.com/athlete/emonts-ralph/BTBEL11012196701?tab=results|title=Athlete Statistics - real biathlon|website=www.realbiathlon.com}}] Ralph Emonts, originally from [[Kelmis]] in the [[German-speaking Community of Belgium|german-speaking part of Belgium]], moved his family for work reasons to [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]] where his daughter was born and now trains in [[Ruhpolding]].[{{Cite web|url=https://brf.be/sport/1941567/ |title=Biathletin Marisa Emonts: Der neue Luchs mit Kelmiser Wurzeln |trans-title=Biathlete Marisa Emonts: The new lynx with Kelmis roots |language=german |date=9 February 2025 |access-date=15 March 2026 |publisher=[[Belgischer Rundfunk]]}}] [{{Cite web|url=https://brf.be/sport/2050310/|title="Sehr, sehr stolz": Ralph Emonts über das Olympia-Debüt seiner Tochter |trans-title="Very, very proud": Ralph Emonts on his daughter's Olympic debut |language=german |date=18 February 2026 |access-date=15 March 2026 |publisher=[[Belgischer Rundfunk]]}}] |
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'''Marisa Emonts''' (born November 18, 2005, in Munich) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]]-[[Germany|German]] [[Biathlon|biathlete]]. She is the daughter of Ralph Emonts, a Belgian athlete who competed in the [[IBU Cup]] in the late 2010s.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.biathlonworld.com/athlete/emonts-ralph/BTBEL11012196701?tab=results|title=Athlete Statistics - real biathlon|website=www.realbiathlon.com}}] Ralph Emonts, originally from [[Kelmis]] in the [[German-speaking Community of Belgium|german-speaking part of Belgium]], moved his family for work reasons to [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]] where his daughter was born and now trains in [[Ruhpolding]].[{{Cite web|url=https://brf.be/sport/1941567/ |title=Biathletin Marisa Emonts: Der neue Luchs mit Kelmiser Wurzeln |trans-title=Biathlete Marisa Emonts: The new lynx with Kelmis roots |language=german |date=9 February 2025 |access-date=15 March 2026 |publisher=[[Belgischer Rundfunk]]}}][{{Cite web|url=https://brf.be/sport/2050310/|title="Sehr, sehr stolz": Ralph Emonts über das Olympia-Debüt seiner Tochter |trans-title="Very, very proud": Ralph Emonts on his daughter's Olympic debut |language=german |date=18 February 2026 |access-date=15 March 2026 |publisher=[[Belgischer Rundfunk]]}}] |
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After two appearances at the [[Biathlon Junior World Championships|Biathlon Youth World Championships]] in 2021 and 2022, she switched to the German federation but after failing to secure international selection with her birth country, turned back to continue to represent Belgium internationally.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.nordicmag.info/en/biathlon-german-passport-place-at-the-european-championships-settled-in-ruhpolding-who-is-marisa-emonts-the-19-year-old-belgian-surprise-guest-at-the-world-championships-in-lenzerheide-0207/|title=German passport, place at the European Championships, settled in Ruhpolding: who is Marisa Emonts, the 19 year-old Belgian surprise guest at the World Champioships in Lenzerheide? |date=7 February 2025 |access-date=15 March 2026 |publisher=nordicmag.info}}] She represented Belgium at the [[2026 Winter Olympics]] as a member of the first ever Belgian women's biathlon relay at the Games.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.lalibre.be/dernieres-depeches/2026/02/16/jo-2026-maya-cloetens-et-marisa-emonts-fieres-de-participer-au-1er-relais-feminin-belge-aux-jeux-UJT32S5YFVC5FF3FQERPDGRYYM/|title=JO 2026 - Maya Cloetens et Marisa Emonts fières de participer au 1er relais féminin belge aux Jeux |trans-title=2026 Olympics - Maya Cloetens and Marisa Emonts proud to participate in the first Belgian women's relay at the Games |language=french |date=16 February 2026 |access-date=15 March 2026 |publisher=[[La Libre Belgique]]}}] |
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After two appearances at the [[Biathlon Junior World Championships|Biathlon Youth World Championships]] in 2021 and 2022, she switched to the German federation but after failing to secure international selection with her birth country, turned back to continue to represent Belgium internationally.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.nordicmag.info/en/biathlon-german-passport-place-at-the-european-championships-settled-in-ruhpolding-who-is-marisa-emonts-the-19-year-old-belgian-surprise-guest-at-the-world-championships-in-lenzerheide-0207/|title=German passport, place at the European Championships, settled in Ruhpolding: who is Marisa Emonts, the 19 year-old Belgian surprise guest at the World Champioships in Lenzerheide? |date=7 February 2025 |access-date=15 March 2026 |publisher=nordicmag.info}}] She represented Belgium at the [[2026 Winter Olympics]] as a member of the first ever Belgian women's biathlon relay at the Games.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.lalibre.be/dernieres-depeches/2026/02/16/jo-2026-maya-cloetens-et-marisa-emonts-fieres-de-participer-au-1er-relais-feminin-belge-aux-jeux-UJT32S5YFVC5FF3FQERPDGRYYM/|title=JO 2026 - Maya Cloetens et Marisa Emonts fières de participer au 1er relais féminin belge aux Jeux |trans-title=2026 Olympics - Maya Cloetens and Marisa Emonts proud to participate in the first Belgian women's relay at the Games |language=french |date=16 February 2026 |access-date=15 March 2026 |publisher=[[La Libre Belgique]]}}] |