Franziska Preuß

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Franziska Preuß
Picture taken in Erding during the investiture of the 2014 German olympic team
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1994-03-11) 11 March 1994 (age 27)
Wasserburg am Inn, Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubSC Haag
World Cup debut2013
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2014, 2018)
Medals0 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 (2015, 2016, 20192021)
Medals7 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons8 (2013/14–)
Individual victories1
All victories10
Individual podiums9
All podiums37
Overall titles0
Discipline titles1:
1 Mass start (2014–15)
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kontiolahti 4 x 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kontiolahti 12.5 km mass start
Silver medal – second place 2016 Oslo Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2020 Antholz 4 x 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2020 Antholz Single mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2021 Pokljuka 4 x 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Oslo 4 × 6 km relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bansko Relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Bansko Pursuit
Winter Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2012 Innsbruck Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2012 Innsbruck Mixed relay
Gold medal – first place 2012 Innsbruck Biathlon/Cross-Country relay
Silver medal – second place 2012 Innsbruck Pursuit
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Obertilliach 3 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Obertilliach 10 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Obertilliach 12.5 km individual

Franziska Preuß (also spelled Preuss, born 11 March 1994) is a German biathlete.[2] Preuß started in her first world cup races in the 2013/14-season after winning two medals at the last European Championships, three medals at the Junior World Championships and 3 gold medals (4 in total) at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. In 2014, she is going to participate in the Winter Olympics in Sochi. She was officially nominated by the DOSB on 23 January 2014.[3]

Biathlon results[]

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games[]

0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed Relay
Russia 2014 Sochi DNF 41st 40th 11th
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 4th 12th 8th
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships[]

7 medals (1 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed Relay Single mixed relay
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 14th 13th Silver Gold 6th N/A
Norway 2016 Oslo 14th 6th 8th Bronze Silver
Sweden 2019 Östersund 38th 16th 27th 19th
Italy 2020 Antholz 5th 8th 7th 8th Silver 4th Silver
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 7th 8th 5th 6th Silver 7th 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.

Winter Youth Olympics[]

Event Sprint Pursuit Relay Mixed Relay
Austria 2012 Innsbruck Gold Silver Gold Gold

World Cup[]

Season Age Overall Sprint Pursuit Individual Mass start
Races Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2013–14 20 18/22 378 19th 139 22nd 149 13th 25 27th 65 17th
2014–15 21 22/25 651 9th 194 13th 194 8th 45 20th 218 1st
2015–16 22 17/25 533 12th 203 11th 213 9th 22 40th 95 18th
2016–17 23 8/26 230 35th 57 45th 92 34th 43 24th 38 33rd
2017–18 24 17/22 306 22nd 99 25th 113 21st 20 36th 74 25th
2018–19 25 22/25 570 9th 180 12th 181 9th 57 16th 152 7th
2019–20 26 18/21 573 6th 215 6th 133 10th 109 5th 116 17th
2020–21 27 26/26 840 3rd 267 7th 240 3rd 59 13th 183 2nd

Shooting statistics[]

Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay
2013–14 80.2 (299/373) 80.0 (32/40) 76.3 (61/80) 82.9 (116/140) 85.0 (51/60) 73.6(39/53)
2014–15 85.2 (381/447) 90.0 (36/40) 78.9 (71/90) 87.5 (105/120) 90.0 (90/100) 81.4 (79/97)
2015–16 89.9 (295/328) 85.0 (17/20) 87.1 (25/30) 94.2 (113/120) 90.0 (54/60) 86.2 (50/58)
2016–17 87.8 (144/164) 85.0 (17/20) 83.3 (25/30) 90.0 (54/60) 90.0 (18/20) 88.2 (30/38)
2017–18 86.8 (330/380) 91.7 (55/60) 81.4 (57/70) 85.8 (103/120) 93.3 (56/60) 84.3 (59/70)
2018–19 85.6 (196/229) 95.0 (19/20) 84.0 (42/50) 87.5 (70/80) 92.5 (37/40) 71.8 (28/39)

Key:Hits / shots, percentage. Results in all IBU World Cup races including relay events.[4]

Individual victories[]

No. Season Date Location Discipline Level
1 2018–19 20 January 2019 Germany Ruhpolding, Germany 12.5 km Mass Start Biathlon World Cup

Relay victories[]

No. Season Date Location Discipline Level
1 2013–14 12 December 2013 France Annecy, France Relay Biathlon World Cup with Henkel / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier
2 8 January 2014 Germany Ruhpolding, Germany with Sachenbacher-Stehle / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier
3 2014–15 13 December 2014 Austria Hochfilzen, Austria with Kummer / Hildebrand / Hinz
4 25 January 2015 Italy Antholz, Italy with Kummer / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier
5 13 March 2015 Finland Kontiolahti, Finland World Championships with Hildebrand / Hinz / Dahlmeier
6 2015–16 7 February 2016 Canada Canmore, Canada Mixed Relay Biathlon World Cup with Hildebrand / Peiffer / Schempp
7 2016–17 12 January 2017 Germany Ruhpolding, Germany Relay with Hinz / Hammerschmidt / Dahlmeier
8 2017–18 13 January 2018 Germany Ruhpolding, Germany with Herrmann / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier
9 2020–21 16 January 2021 Germany Oberhof, Germany with Hinz / Hettich / Herrmann

World Cup Highlights[]

No. Season Date Location Discipline Level Place
1 Individual 2014–15 18 January 2015 Germany Ruhpolding, Germany 12.5 km Mass Start World Cup 2nd
2 15 March 2015 Finland Kontiolahti, Finland 12.5 km Mass Start 2nd
3 21 March 2015 Russia Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia 10 km Pursuit 3rd
4 2018–19 21 March 2019 Norway Holmenkollen, Norway 7.5 km Sprint 2nd
5 2019–20 8 March 2020 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 12.5 km Mass Start 3rd
6 13 March 2020 Finland Kontiolahti, Finland 7.5 km Sprint 2nd
7 2020–21 11 December 2020 Austria Hochfilzen, Austria 7.5 km Sprint 3rd
8 17 January 2021 Germany Oberhof, Germany 12.5 km Mass Start 2nd
1 Relay 2013–14 17 December 2013 Austria Hochfilzen, Austria Relay 2nd Henkel / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier
2 2014–15 30 November 2014 Sweden Östersund, Sweden Mixed Relay 3rd Hildebrand / Peiffer / Schempp
3 14 January 2015 Germany Ruhpolding, Germany Relay 3rd Hildebrand / Hinz / Dahlmeier
4 2015–16 13 December 2015 Austria Hochfilzen, Austria Relay 2nd Hildebrand/ Hinz / Hammerschmidt
5 13 February 2016 United States Presque Isle, USA Relay 3rd Kummer / Neureuther / Horchler
6 2016–17 27 November 2016 Sweden Östersund, Sweden Single Mixed Relay 3rd Lesser
7 2017–18 26 November 2017 Sweden Östersund, Sweden Mixed Relay 3rd Hammerschmidt / Doll / Peiffer
8 7 January 2018 Germany Oberhof, Germany Relay 2nd Hinz / Herrmann / Hammerschmidt
9 17 March 2018 Norway Holmenkollen, Norway Relay 2nd Hammerschmidt / Herrmann/ Dahlmeier
10 2018–19 13 January 2019 Germany Oberhof, Germany Relay 2nd Horchler / Hildebrand / Herrmann
11 19 January 2019 Germany Ruhpolding, Germany Relay 3rd Hinz / Dahlmeier / Herrmann
12 2019–20 30 November 2019 Sweden Östersund, Sweden Single Mixed Relay 2nd Lesser
13 7 March 2020 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic Relay 3rd Horchler / Hinz / Herrmann
14 2020–21 5 December 2020 Finland Kontiolahti, Finland Relay 3rd Hinz / Hammerschmidt / Herrmann

*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References[]

  1. ^ "IBU profile".
  2. ^ "IBU Datacenter – Franziska Preuß". IBU. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Olympiamannschaft mit 151 Athleten nach Sotschi (German)". Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. ^ "PREUSS Franziska personal data, photos". biathlon.com.ua. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

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