Franziska Preuß

Former German biathlete (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Franziska Preuß (also spelled Preuss, born 11 March 1994) is a German former biathlete and the World Cup winner of the 2024–25 season.[2] She made her World Cup debut during the 2013–14 season and represented Germany at the 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.[3]

NationalityGerman
Born (1994-03-11) 11 March 1994 (age 32)
Wasserburg am Inn, Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
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Franziska Preuß
Biathlon World Cup in Nové Město na Moravě 2024
Preuß in 2024
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1994-03-11) 11 March 1994 (age 32)
Wasserburg am Inn, Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubSC Haag
World Cup debut2013
Olympic Games
Teams4 (2014, 2018, 2022, 2026)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams7 (2015–2016, 2019–2021, 2024–2025)
Medals11 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11 (2013/14–)
Individual victories6
All victories14
Individual podiums25
All podiums61
Overall titles1 (2024/25)
Discipline titles3:
2 Mass start (2014–15, 2024–25)
1 Sprint (2024–25)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 2
World Championships 2 6 3
Total 2 6 5
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 Beijing4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2026 Milano CortinaMixed relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Kontiolahti4 x 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place2025 Lenzerheide10 km pursuit
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
Silver medal – second place2025 Lenzerheide7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place2016 Oslo4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2025 LenzerheideMixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2025 LenzerheideSingle mixed 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
Updated on 16 February 2025
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Preuß has won gold medals at the Biathlon World Championships, triumphing in the relay in 2015 and the pursuit in 2025. She also secured the mass start title in the 2014–15 and 2024–25 seasons, along with the sprint title in the 2024–25 season. She achieved two top–3 finishes in the overall World Cup standings, placing third in the 2020–21 season and finally won the World Cup in the 2024–25 season.[4]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[5]

Olympic Games

2 medals (2 bronze)

More information Year, Age ...
Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Russia 2014 Sochi 19 DNF 40th 39th — 10th —
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 23 4th — — 12th 8th —
China 2022 Beijing 27 25th 30th 15th 8th Bronze —
Italy

2026 Milano Cortina

 31 10th 7th 6th 28th 4th Bronze
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*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

11 medals (2 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze)

More information Year, Individual ...
Year Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti — 14th 13th Silver Gold 6th N/a
Norway 2016 Oslo — 14th 6th 8th Bronze Silver
Sweden 2019 Östersund 38th 16th 27th 19th — — —
Italy 2020 Antholz 5th 8th 7th 8th Silver 4th Silver
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 7th 8th 5th 6th Silver 7th 7th
Czech Republic 2024 Nové Město 15th 6th 6th 11th 5th
Switzerland 2025 Lenzerheide 10th Silver Gold 7th 5th Bronze Bronze
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*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

More information Year, Age ...
Year Age Sprint Pursuit Relay Mixed relay
Austria 2012 Innsbruck 18 Gold Silver Gold Gold
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World Cup

More information Season, Overall ...
Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Races Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2013–1418/2238218th2526th14021st15013th6716th
2014–1522/256589th4719th19613th1978th2181st
2015–1617/2553312th2240th20311th2139th9518th
2016–178/2623135th4324th5845th9234th3833rd
2017–1817/2230622nd2038th9925th11321st7425th
2018–1922/255729th5816th18012th1829th1527th
2019–2017/215736th1095th2156th13310th11617th
2020–2126/268403rd5913th2677th2403rd1832nd
2021–2213/2235721st1840th13725th10822nd9413th
2022–237/2011542nd––3652nd5334th2635th
2023–2411/2153911th1096th19310th20111th3628th
2024–2521/2112781st1902nd4141st3193rd3551st
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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) 100 (10/10)
2023–24 89.4 (269/301) 93.3 (56/60) 90.0 (45/50) 92.0 (92/100) 97.5 (39/40) 72.5 (37/51)
2024–25 93.3 (140/150) 90.0 (18/20) 93.3 (28/30) 90.0 (36/40) 95.0 (38/40) 100 (20/20)

Key:Hits / shots, percentage. Results in all IBU World Cup races including relay events.[6]

Individual podiums

More information No., Season ...
No. Season Date Location Race Level Placement
1 2014–15 18 January 2015Germany Ruhpolding, Germany12.5 km Mass startWorld Cup2nd
215 March 2015Finland Kontiolahti, Finland12.5 km Mass startWorld Championships2nd
321 March 2015Russia Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia10 km PursuitWorld Cup3rd
4 2018–19 20 January 2019Germany Ruhpolding, Germany12.5 km Mass Start1st
521 March 2019Norway Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway7.5 km Sprint2nd
6 2019–20 8 March 2020Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic12.5 km Mass Start3rd
713 March 2020Finland Kontiolahti, Finland7.5 km Sprint2nd
8 2020–21 11 December 2020Austria Hochfilzen, Austria7.5 km Sprint3rd
917 January 2021Germany Oberhof, Germany12.5 km Mass start2nd
1013 March 2021Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Pursuit3rd
1121 March 2021Sweden Östersund, Sweden12.5 km Mass start3rd
12 2021–22 20 March 2022Norway Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway12.5 km Mass start2nd
13 2023–24 26 November 2023Sweden Östersund, Sweden15 km Individual2nd
143 December 2023Sweden Östersund, Sweden10 km Pursuit2nd
155 January 2024Germany Oberhof, Germany7.5 km Sprint2nd
16 2024–25 8 December 2024Finland Kontiolahti, Finland12.5 km Mass start3rd
1713 December 2024Austria Hochfilzen, Austria7.5 km Sprint1st
1814 December 2024Austria Hochfilzen, Austria10 km Pursuit3rd
1920 December 2024France Annecy, France7.5 km Sprint2nd
2021 December 2024France Annecy, France10 km Pursuit1st
2122 December 2024France Annecy, France12.5 km Mass Start2nd
2216 January 2025Germany Ruhpolding, Germany15 km Individual2nd
2319 January 2025Germany Ruhpolding, Germany12.5 km Mass Start2nd
2423 January 2025Italy Antholz, Italy7.5 km Sprint3rd
2525 January 2025Italy Antholz, Italy10 km Pursuit3rd
2614 February 2025Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland7.5 km SprintWorld Championships2nd
2716 February 2025Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland10 km Pursuit1st
2813 March 2025Slovenia Pokljuka, Slovenia12.5 km Short IndividualWorld Cup3rd
2921 March 2025Norway Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway7.5 km Sprint1st
3023 March 2025Norway Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway12.5 km Mass Start1st
31 2025–26 23 January 2026Czech Republic Nové Město, Czechia12.5 km Short Individual3rd
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Relay podiums

More information No., Season ...
No. Season Date Location Level Placement Teammates
12013–147 December 2013Austria HochfilzenBiathlon World Cup2ndHenkel / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier
2 12 December 2013 France Annecy 1st Henkel / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier
3 8 January 2014 Germany Ruhpolding 1st Sachenbacher-Stehle / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier
4 2014–1530 November 2014Sweden Östersund3rdHildebrand / 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
33 10 January 2024 Germany Ruhpolding 3rd Hettich-Walz / Schneider / Kebinger
34 2024–25 15 December 2024 Austria Hochfilzen 1st Voigt / Tannheimer / Grotian
35 18 January 2025 Germany Ruhpolding 1st Scherer / Grotian / Schneider
36 12 February 2025 Switzerland Lenzerheide World Championships 3rd Grotian / Nawrath / Strelow
37 20 February 2025 Switzerland Lenzerheide 3rd Strelow
38 2025–26 10 January 2026 Germany Oberhof Biathlon World Cup 3rd Grotian / Tannheimer / Hettich-Walz
39 8 February 2026 Italy Antholz Winter Olympic Games 3rd Strelow / Nawrath / Voigt
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