Franziska Preuß

Franziska Preuß

Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	11 March 1994 Wasserburg am Inn, Germany
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Biathlon
Club	SC Haag
Medal record World Championships 2015 Kontiolahti 4 x 6 km relay 2015 Kontiolahti 12.5 km mass start 2016 Oslo Mixed relay 2016 Oslo 4 × 6 km relay European Championships 2013 Bansko Relay 2013 Bansko Pursuit Winter Youth Olympics 2012 Innsbruck Sprint 2012 Innsbruck Mixed Relay 2012 Innsbruck Biathlon/Cross-Country Relay 2012 Innsbruck Pursuit Biathlon Junior World Championships 2013 Obertilliach Relay 2013 Obertilliach Pursuit 2013 Obertilliach Individual

Franziska 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 January 23, 2014.^[3]

Record

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass Start	Relay	Mixed Relay
2014 Sochi	-	41st	40th	-	11th	–

World Championships

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass Start	Relay	Mixed Relay
2015 Kontiolahti	-	14th	13th	Silver	Gold	6th
2016 Oslo	-	14th	6th	8th	Bronze	Silver

Winter Youth Olympics

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

World Cup

Season	Overall			Sprint			Pursuit			Individual			Mass start
	Races	Points	Position	Races	Points	Position	Races	Points	Position	Races	Points	Position	Races	Points	Position
2013–14	18/22	378	19th	7/9	139	22nd	6/8	149	13th	2/2	25	27th	3/3	65	17th
2014–15	22/25	651	9th	9/10	194	13th	6/7	194	8th	2/3	45	20th	5/5	218	1st

World Cup Highlights

2013,  Austria, Hochfilzen, 2nd at team relay (with Henkel / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier)

2013,  France, Annecy, 1st at team relay (with Henkel / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier)

2014,  Germany, Ruhpolding, 1st at team relay (with Sachenbacher-Stehle / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier)

2014,  Sweden, Östersund, 3rd at mixed relay (with Hildebrand / Peiffer / Schempp)

2014,  Austria, Hochfilzen, 1st at team relay (with Kummer / Hildebrand / Hinz)

2015,  Germany, Ruhpolding, 2nd at mass start

2015,  Germany, Ruhpolding, 3rd at team relay (with Hildebrand / Hinz / Dahlmeier)

2015,  Italy, Antholz, 1st at team relay (with Kummer / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier)

2015,  Russia, Khanty-Mansiysk, 3rd at pursuit

References

1. http://www.biathlon.com.ua/profile.php?lang=eng&id=3688. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "IBU Datacenter – Franziska Preuß". IBU. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
3. "Olympiamannschaft mit 151 Athleten nach Sotschi (German)". Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. Retrieved 2014-01-28.