Denise Herrmann

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Denise Herrmann
Porträts bei der Olympia-Einkleidung München 2018 (Martin Rulsch) 37.jpg
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1988-12-20) 20 December 1988 (age 33)
Schlema, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
ClubWSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal
Olympic Games
Teams1 (2018)
Medals0 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams3 (2019-2021)
Medals6 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons5 (2016/17–)
Individual victories7
All victories10
Individual podiums12
All podiums25
Overall titles0
Discipline titles1:
1 Sprint (2019–20);

Denise Herrmann (born 20 December 1988) is a German cross-country skier and biathlete. She has competed in FIS Cross-Country World Cup since 2009. Herrmann has won several medals at the World Cup events. In April 2016 she announced that she would switch to competing in biathlon for the following season and won gold at Biathlon World Championships 2019 – Women's pursuit, as well as several other medals. [1] although in an interview in November of that year she did not rule out competing in cross-country skiing in future.[2]

Biathlon results[]

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games[]

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 21st 6th 11th 8th

World Championships[]

6 medals (1 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Sweden 2019 Östersund 6th Gold Bronze 4th Silver 4th
Italy 2020 Antholz 12th 5th Silver 12th Silver 4th
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 15th 4th 8th Silver 7th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

World Cup[]

Season Age Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2016–17 28 114 48th 0 79 40th 35 52nd 0
2017–18 29 477 12th 19 40th 149 14th 197 7th 112 15th
2018–19 30 570 8th 39 29th 170 15th 254 6th 148 9th
2019–20 31 745 3rd 112 4th 314 1st 155 5th 164 6th

Individual victories[]

  • 7 victories (3 Sp, 3 Pu, 1 In)
  • 13 podiums (4 Sp, 6 Pu, 2 In, 1 Ms)
No. Season Date Location Discipline Level
1 2017–18 1 December 2017 Sweden Östersund, Sweden 7.5 km Sprint World Cup
2 3 December 2017 Sweden Östersund, Sweden 10 km Pursuit World Cup
3 2018–19 16 February 2019 United States Salt Lake City, United States 10 km Pursuit World Cup
4 10 March 2019 Sweden Östersund, Sweden 10 km Pursuit World Championships
5 2019–20 24 January 2020 Slovenia Pokljuka, Slovenia 15 km Individual World Cup
6 5 March 2020 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 7.5 km Sprint World Cup
7 13 March 2020 Finland Kontiolahti, Finland 7.5 km Sprint World Cup

Relay victories[]

No. Season Date Location Discipline Level
1 2016–17 5 March 2017 South Korea Pyeongchang, Korea Relay World Cup
2 2017–18 13 January 2018 Germany Ruhpolding, Germany Relay World Cup
3 2018–19 8 February 2019 Canada Canmore, Canada Relay World Cup

Cross-country skiing results[]

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games[]

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2014 25 8 Bronze 4

World Championships[]

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2011 22 43 39 23
2013 24 24 10 7 8
2015 26 17 6 4

World Cup[]

Season standings[]

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2009 21 NC NC N/A N/A
2010 22 124 NC 87 N/A DNF N/A
2011 23 41 44 23 30 DNF DNF N/A
2012 24 39 41 28 45 DNF 35 N/A
2013 25 13 17 11 DNF 13 31 N/A
2014 26 9 18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 DNF 31 N/A
2015 27 9 16 13 14 8 N/A N/A
2016 28 22 29 12 29 22 N/A 28
2017 29 90 54 N/A

Individual podiums[]

  • 6 podiums – (3 WC, 3 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2013–14 29 November 2013 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd
2 15 December 2013 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
3 29 December 2013 Germany Oberhof, Germany 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
4 31 December 2013 Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
5 18 January 2014 Poland Szklarska Poręba, Poland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
6 2 February 2014 Italy Toblach, Italy 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd

World Cup team podiums[]

  • 2 podiums – (2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
1  2012–13  7 December 2012 Canada Quebec City, Canada 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Kolb
2  2013–14  22 December 2013 Italy Asiago, Italy 6 × 1.25 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Zeller

References[]

  1. ^ "Denise Herrmann wechselt zum Biathlon" [Denise Herrmann switches to biathlon]. German Ski Association (in German). 27 April 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Denise Herrmann im Interview – "Biathlonzirkus aufmischen"" [Denise Herrmann in the interview – "Biathlon tour mixes it up]. Sportschau (in German). 22 November 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Athlete : HERRMANN Denise". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

External links[]

Media related to Denise Herrmann at Wikimedia Commons

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