Franziska Preuß

Franziska Preuß
Picture taken in Erding during the investiture of the 2014 German Olympic team
Preuß in 2014
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1994-03-11) 11 March 1994 (age 29)
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
Teams3 (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 (2015–2016, 2019–2021)
Medals7 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11 (2013/14–)
Individual victories1
All victories10
Individual podiums14
All podiums46
Overall titles0
Discipline titles1:
1 Mass start (2014–15)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 1 5 1
Total 1 5 2
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing 4 × 6 km relay
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
World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Sprint 0 2 1
Pursuit 0 1 2
Mass Start 1 5 1
Individual 0 1 0
Relay 8 8 8
Mixed Relay 1 3 4
Total 10 20 16
  • WC podiums including the Olympic games and World championships races
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
Updated on 6 December 2023.

Franziska Preuß (also spelled Preuss, born 11 March 1994) is a German biathlete.[2] She debuted in the World Cup races in the 2013–14. Preuß represented Germany at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.[3] Her greatest achievements are winning a gold medal with the German relay team at the Biathlon World Championships 2015, winning a discipline title in Mass start in the 2014–15 and 3rd place in the overall classification in the 2020–21 season.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[4]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 bronze)

Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Russia 2014 Sochi 20 DNF 40th 39th — 10th — —
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 24 4th — — 12th 8th — —
China 2022 Beijing 28 25th 30th 15th 8th Bronze — —
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

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

Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 21 — 14th 13th Silver Gold 6th —
Norway 2016 Oslo 22 — 14th 6th 8th Bronze Silver
Sweden 2019 Östersund 25 38th 16th 27th 19th — — —
Italy 2020 Antholz 26 5th 8th 7th 8th Silver 4th Silver
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 27 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

Year Age Sprint Pursuit Relay Mixed relay
Austria 2012 Innsbruck 18 Gold Silver Gold Gold

World Cup

Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Races Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2013–14 18/22 382 18th 25 26th 140 21st 150 13th 67 16th
2014–15 22/25 658 9th 47 19th 196 13th 197 8th 218 1st
2015–16 17/25 533 12th 22 40th 203 11th 213 9th 95 18th
2016–17 8/26 231 35th 43 24th 58 45th 92 34th 38 33rd
2017–18 17/22 306 22nd 20 38th 99 25th 113 21st 74 25th
2018–19 22/25 572 9th 58 16th 180 12th 182 9th 152 7th
2019–20 17/21 573 6th 109 5th 215 6th 133 10th 116 17th
2020–21 26/26 840 3rd 59 13th 267 7th 240 3rd 183 2nd
2021–22 13/22 357 21st 18 40th 137 25th 108 22nd 94 13th
2022–23 7/20 115 42nd – – 36 52nd 53 34th 26 35th
2023–24 3/21 200 1st 75 2nd 50 4th 75 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 83.3 (353/424) 86.7 (52/60) 83.8 (67/80) 84.3 (118/140) 85.0 (68/80) 75.0 (48/64)
2019–20 87.4 (348/398) 91.7 (55/60) 85.7 (60/70) 87.5 (70/80) 90.0 (54/60) 85.2 (109/128)
2020–21 85.8 (452/527) 85.0 (51/60) 87.0 (87/100) 86.9 (139/160) 86.0 (86/100) 83.2 (89/107)
2021–22 86.4 (292/338) 80.0 (32/40) 76.8 (55/70) 92.0 (92/100) 88.3 (53/60) 88.2 (60/68)
2022–23 85.8 (103/120) – 86.7 (26/30) 83.3 (50/60) 85.0 (17/20) 99.9 (10/10)
2023–24 93.4 (57/61) 99.9 (20/20) 80.0 (8/10) 95.0 (19/20) 90.9 (10/11)

Key:Hits / shots, percentage. Results in all IBU World Cup races including relay events.[5]

Individual podiums

No. Season Date Location Race Level Placement
1  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 World Championships 2nd
3 21 March 2015 Russia Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia 10 km Pursuit World Cup 3rd
4  2018–19  20 January 2019 Germany Ruhpolding, Germany 12.5 km Mass Start 1st
5 21 March 2019 Norway Holmenkollen, Norway 7.5 km Sprint 2nd
6  2019–20  8 March 2020 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 12.5 km Mass Start 3rd
7 13 March 2020 Finland Kontiolahti, Finland 7.5 km Sprint 2nd
8  2020–21  11 December 2020 Austria Hochfilzen, Austria 7.5 km Sprint 3rd
9 17 January 2021 Germany Oberhof, Germany 12.5 km Mass start 2nd
10 13 March 2021 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 10 km Pursuit 3rd
11 21 March 2021 Sweden Östersund, Sweden 12.5 km Mass start 3rd
12  2021–22  20 March 2022 Norway Holmenkollen, Norway 12.5 km Mass start 2nd
13  2023–24  26 November 2023 Sweden Östersund, Sweden 15 km Individual 2nd
14 3 December 2023 Sweden Östersund, Sweden 10 km Pursuit 2nd
15 5 January 2024 Germany Oberhof, Germany 7.5 km Sprint 2nd

Relay podiums

No. Season Date Location Level Placement Teammate
1 2013–14 7 December 2013 Austria Hochfilzen Biathlon World Cup 2nd Henkel / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier
2 12 December 2013 France Annecy 1st Henkel / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier
3 8 January 2014 Germany Ruhpolding 1st Sachenbacher-Stehle / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier
4 2014–15 30 November 2014 Sweden Östersund 3rd Hildebrand / Peiffer / Schempp
5 13 December 2014 Austria Hochfilzen 1st Kummer / Hildebrand / Hinz
6 14 January 2015 Germany Ruhpolding 3rd Hildebrand / Hinz / Dahlmeier
7 25 January 2015 Italy Antholz 1st Kummer / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier
8 13 March 2015 Finland Kontiolahti World Championships Gold Hildebrand / Hinz / Dahlmeier
9 2015–16 13 December 2015 Austria Hochfilzen Biathlon World Cup 2nd Hildebrand/ Hinz / Hammerschmidt
10 7 February 2016 Canada Canmore 1st Hildebrand / Peiffer / Schempp
11 13 February 2016 United States Presque Isle 3rd Kummer / Neureuther / Horchler
12 3 March 2016 Norway Oslo World Championships Silver Hildebrand / Peiffer / Schempp
13 11 March 2016 Norway Oslo Bronze Hildebrand / Hammerschmidt / Dahlmeier
14 2016–17 27 November 2016 Sweden Östersund Biathlon World Cup 3rd Lesser
15 12 January 2017 Germany Ruhpolding 1st Hinz / Hammerschmidt / Dahlmeier
16 2017–18 26 November 2017 Sweden Östersund 3rd Hammerschmidt / Doll / Peiffer
17 7 January 2018 Germany Oberhof 2nd Hinz / Herrmann / Hammerschmidt
18 13 January 2018 Germany Ruhpolding 1st Herrmann / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier
19 17 March 2018 Norway Holmenkollen 2nd Hammerschmidt / Herrmann/ Dahlmeier
20 2018–19 13 January 2019 Germany Oberhof 2nd Horchler / Hildebrand / Herrmann
21 19 January 2019 Germany Ruhpolding 3rd Hinz / Dahlmeier / Herrmann
22 2019–20 30 November 2019 Sweden Östersund 2nd Lesser
23 20 February 2020 Italy Antholz World Championships Silver Lesser
24 22 February 2020 Italy Antholz Silver Horchler / Hinz / Herrmann
25 7 March 2020 Czech Republic Nové Město Biathlon World Cup 3rd Horchler / Hinz / Herrmann
26 2020–21 5 December 2020 Finland Kontiolahti 3rd Hinz / Hammerschmidt / Herrmann
27 16 January 2021 Germany Oberhof 1st Hinz / Hettich / Herrmann
28 24 January 2021 Italy Antholz 2nd Hinz / Hettich / Herrmann
29 20 February 2021 Slovenia Pokljuka World Championships Silver Hinz / Hettich / Herrmann
30 2021–22 16 February 2022 China Beijing Winter Olympic Games Bronze Voigt / Hinz / Herrmann
31 13 March 2022 Estonia Otepää Biathlon World Cup 3rd Lesser
32 2023–24 29 November 2023 Sweden Östersund 3rd Hettich-Walz / Grotian / Voigt

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. ^ "Franziska Preuß - World Cup results". www.realbiathlon.com.
  5. ^ "PREUSS Franziska personal data, photos". biathlon.com.ua. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

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