Franziska Hildebrand

Franziska Hildebrand (born 24 March 1987) is a German biathlete.[2] Hildebrand started in her first world cup races in the 2011/12-season after winning three medals at the two previous European Championships. In 2014, she participated in the Winter Olympics in Sochi. She was officially nominated by the DOSB on 23 January 2014. She retired after 2021/2022, one day after she announced pregnancy.[3][4]

Franziska Hildebrand
Franziska Hildebrand during IBU Biathlon World Cup competitions in Oberhof, Thuringia, Germany in January 2020
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987
Halle (Saale), East Germany
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubWSV Clausthal-Zellerfeld[1]
World Cup debut2011
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2014, 2018)
Medals0 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 (2012–2019)
Medals4 (2 gold)
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Kontiolahti4 x 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place2017 Hochfilzen4 x 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place2016 OsloMixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2016 Oslo4 × 6 km relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Otepää4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place2022 Arber7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place2010 Otepää15 km individual
Bronze medal – third place2011 Ridnaun4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2022 ArberSingle mixed relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Martell3 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place2008 Ruhpolding3 × 6 km relay

Record

Olympic Games
Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Russia 2014 Sochi 38th — — 28th 11th —
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 9th 12th 12th — 8th —

World Championships
Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed Relay
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding — 29th 47th 27th — —
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město na Moravě 51st 27th 15th 26th 5th —
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 10th 10th 6th 6th Gold —
Norway 2016 Oslo 6th 10th 4th 14th Bronze Silver
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 31st 19th 28th 27th Gold —
Sweden 2019 Östersund 31st 40th 22nd 21st 4th —

References
  1. "Hildebrand, Franziska". WSV Clausthal-Zellerfeld. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. "IBU Datacenter – Franziska Hildebrand". IBU. Retrieved 28 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 Hildebrand wird Mutter und beendet ihre Karriere". Spox. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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