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 participated in the Winter Olympics in Sochi. She was officially nominated by the DOSB on 23 January 2014.[3]

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
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
Seasons8 (2013/14–)
Individual victories1
All victories10
Individual podiums9
All podiums37
Overall titles0
Discipline titles1:
1 Mass start (2014–15)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 Beijing4 × 6 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Kontiolahti4 x 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place2015 Kontiolahti12.5 km mass start
Silver medal – second place2016 OsloMixed relay
Silver medal – second place2020 Antholz4 x 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place2020 AntholzSingle mixed relay
Silver medal – second place2021 Pokljuka4 x 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2016 Oslo4 × 6 km relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 BanskoRelay
Silver medal – second place2013 BanskoPursuit
Winter Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place2012 InnsbruckSprint
Gold medal – first place2012 InnsbruckMixed relay
Gold medal – first place2012 InnsbruckBiathlon/Cross-Country relay
Silver medal – second place2012 InnsbruckPursuit
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Obertilliach3 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2013 Obertilliach10 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2013 Obertilliach12.5 km individual

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 bronze)

Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Russia 2014 Sochi 20 DNF 41st 40th — 11th — —
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 Age Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Races Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2013–142018/2237819th13922nd14913th2527th6517th
2014–152122/256519th19413th1948th4520th2181st
2015–162217/2553312th20311th2139th2240th9518th
2016–17238/2623035th5745th9234th4324th3833rd
2017–182417/2230622nd9925th11321st2036th7425th
2018–192522/255709th18012th1819th5716th1527th
2019–202618/215736th2156th13310th1095th11617th
2020–212726/268403rd2677th2403rd5913th1832nd

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 Race Level
1 2018–19 20 January 2019 Germany Ruhpolding, Germany 12.5 km Mass Start Biathlon World Cup

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