Magdalena Neuner
Magdalena Neuner (born 9 February 1987 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria) is a German biathlete.
.jpg) Magdalena Neuner in 2011 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's biathlon | ||
Representing  Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2010 Vancouver | 10 km pursuit |
| 2010 Vancouver | 12.5 km mass start |
 | 2010 Vancouver | 7.5 km sprint |
Career
changeShe had her first Biathlon World Cup race in the 2005-06 season. One year later, she became one of the stars of the German biathlon team with three gold medals in the 2007 Biathlon World Championships in Antholz, Italy. In 2008, she won three other gold medals in the Biathlon World Cup in Östersund, Sweden, and reached also the first place of the Biathlon World Cup in that year.
In the 2010 Winter Olympics she was one of the gold medal favourites. The first race (on 13 February) was the 7.5 km sprint, where she reached a silver medal, beaten only by Anastasia Kuzmina from Slovakia. Three days later (on 16 February), she won the gold medal in the pursuit race. On 21 February, her second gold medal followed in the mass start.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Magdalena Neuner". Olympic.org. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
Other websites
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