Franziska Preuß
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]
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Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wasserburg am Inn, Germany | 11 March 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Haag | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 (2014, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 4 (2015, 2016, 2019, 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 6 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 7 (2013/14–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All victories | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All podiums | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 1: 1 Mass start (2014–15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
0 medals
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay | Mixed Relay |
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DNF | 41st | 40th | — | 11th | — | |
4th | — | — | 12th | 8th | — |
- *The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.
World Championships
6 medals (1 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay | Mixed Relay | Single mixed relay |
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— | 14th | 13th | Silver | Gold | 6th | N/A | |
— | 14th | 6th | 8th | Bronze | Silver | ||
38th | 16th | 27th | 19th | — | — | — | |
5th | 8th | 7th | 8th | Silver | 4th | Silver |
- *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 |
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Gold | Silver | Gold | Gold |
World Cup
Season | Age | Overall | Sprint | Pursuit | Individual | Mass start | ||||||
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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 |
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 |
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1 | 2018–19 | 20 January 2019 | 12.5 km Mass Start | Biathlon World Cup |
Relay victories
No. | Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level | |
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1 | 2013–14 | 12 December 2013 | Relay | Biathlon World Cup | with Henkel / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier | |
2 | 2013–14 | 8 January 2014 | Relay | Biathlon World Cup | with Sachenbacher-Stehle / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier | |
3 | 2014–15 | 13 December 2014 | Relay | Biathlon World Cup | with Kummer / Hildebrand / Hinz | |
4 | 2014–15 | 25 January 2015 | Relay | Biathlon World Cup | with Kummer / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier | |
5 | 2014–15 | 13 March 2015 | Relay | World Championships | with Hildebrand / Hinz / Dahlmeier | |
6 | 2015–16 | 7 February 2016 | Mixed Relay | Biathlon World Cup | with Hildebrand / Peiffer / Schempp | |
7 | 2016–17 | 12 January 2017 | Relay | Biathlon World Cup | with Hinz / Hammerschmidt / Dahlmeier | |
8 | 2017–18 | 13 January 2018 | Relay | Biathlon World Cup | with Herrmann / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier |
World Cup Highlights
No. | Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level | Place | ||
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1 | Individual | 2014–15 | 18 January 2015 | 12.5 km Mass Start | World Cup | 2nd | ||
2 | 2014–15 | 15 March 2015 | 12.5 km Mass Start | World Cup | 2nd | |||
3 | 2014–15 | 21 March 2015 | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup | 3rd | |||
4 | 2018–19 | 21 March 2019 | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup | 2nd | |||
5 | 2019–20 | 8 March 2020 | 12.5 km Mass Start | World Cup | 3rd | |||
6 | 2019–20 | 13 March 2020 | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup | 2nd | |||
1 | Relay | 2013–14 | 17 December 2013 | Relay | World Cup | 2nd | Henkel / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier | |
2 | 2014–15 | 30 November 2014 | Mixed Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Hildebrand / Peiffer / Schempp | ||
3 | 2014–15 | 14 January 2015 | Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Hildebrand / Hinz / Dahlmeier | ||
4 | 2015–16 | 13 December 2015 | Relay | World Cup | 2nd | Hildebrand/ Hinz / Hammerschmidt | ||
5 | 2016–17 | 7 January 2018 | Relay | World Cup | 2nd | Hinz / Herrmann / Hammerschmidt | ||
6 | 2016–17 | 17 March 2018 | Relay | World Cup | 2nd | Hammerschmidt / Herrmann/ Dahlmeier | ||
7 | 2018–19 | 13 January 2019 | Relay | World Cup | 2nd | Horchler / Hildebrand / Herrmann | ||
8 | 2015–16 | 13 February 2016 | Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Kummer / Neureuther / Horchler | ||
9 | 2016–17 | 27 November 2016 | Single Mixed Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Lesser | ||
10 | 2017–18 | 26 November 2017 | Mixed Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Hammerschmidt / Doll / Peiffer | ||
11 | 2018–19 | 19 January 2019 | Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Hinz / Dahlmeier / Herrmann | ||
12 | 2019–20 | 30 November 2019 | Single Mixed Relay | World Cup | 2nd | Lesser | ||
13 | 2019–20 | 7 March 2020 | Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Horchler / Hinz / Herrmann |
*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
References
- "IBU profile".
- "IBU Datacenter – Franziska Preuß". IBU. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- "Olympiamannschaft mit 151 Athleten nach Sotschi (German)". Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- "PREUSS Franziska personal data, photos". www.biathlon.com.ua. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
External links
- Franziska Preuss at BiathlonWorld.com and BiathlonResults.com from IBU
- Franziska Preuss at the International Olympic Committee
- Franziska Preuß at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Franziska Preuß at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)