Jens Filbrich

Born (1979-03-13) 13 March 1979 (age 46)

Suhl, Bezirk Suhl, East Germany

Country Germany

SportSkiing

ClubSV Eintracht Frankenhain

Jens Filbrich

Filbrich in 2014
Personal information
Born	(1979-03-13) 13 March 1979 (age 46) Suhl, Bezirk Suhl, East Germany
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Skiing
Club	SV Eintracht Frankenhain
World Cup career
Seasons	16 – (1999–2014)
Indiv. starts	225
Indiv. podiums	5
Indiv. wins	0
Team starts	44
Team podiums	15
Team wins	8
Overall titles	0 – (11th in 2004)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Germany Olympic Games 2006 Turin 4 × 10 km relay 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 10 km relay World Championships 2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay 2005 Oberstdorf Team sprint 2005 Oberstdorf 4 × 10 km relay 2009 Liberec 4 × 10 km relay 2001 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay 2007 Sapporo 50 km classical 2011 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay Junior World Championships 1999 Saalfelden 4 × 10 km relay 1999 Saafelden  10 km classical 1999 Saafelden  30 km freestyle

Jens Filbrich (born 13 March 1979 in Suhl, Bezirk Suhl) is a German cross-country skier who has been competing since 1998. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2002. Filbrich's best individual Olympic finish was 17th in the 50 km freestyle event in 2006.

Filbrich also has six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, earning four silvers (Team sprint: 2005, 4 × 10 km: 2003, 2005, 2009) and two bronzes (4 × 10 km: 2001 50 km: 2007).

Filbrich has two skiing victories in the World and Continental Cups as of the 2005–6 season (2003, 2005).

He is the son of former cross-country skier Sigrun Krause, and former cross-country skier, coach and sports official Wolfgang Filbrich.^[1]