Linn Kazmaier
German biathlete (born 2006)
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Linn Kazmaier (born 5 November 2006) is a German visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete. She represented Germany at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Paralympics.
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| Born | 5 November 2006 Nürtingen, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SZ Römerstein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Kazmaier represented Germany at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won five medals. She won two silver medals in the 6 kilometres and 12.5 kilometres biathlon events, and a gold medal in the 10 kilometre free, a silver medal in the 15 kilometre classical and a bronze medal in the 1.5 kilometres sprint cross-country skiing events.[1] At 15 years old, she was the youngest para biathlete at the Paralympics.[2]
She competed at the 2023 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships in para-biathlon and won a gold medal in the 12.5 kilometre individual and a silver medal in the 7.5 kilometre sprint. She also competed in para cross-country and won gold medals in the 18 kilometere individual, 10 kilometre freestyle, and 4×2.5 kilometre open relay.[3]
