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Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Frankenberg, West Germany | 24 October 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Winterberg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 1 (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 (2016, 2017 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 7 (2011/12–) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All victories | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All podiums | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maren Hammerschmidt (born 24 October 1989) is a former German biathlete. [1] She has won a bronze and a gold medal with the German Women's Relay team at the Biathlon World Championships 2016 and 2017. [2]
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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2018 Pyeongchang | 17th | — | — | — | — | — |
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay | Mixed Relay |
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2016 Oslo | 27th | — | — | — | Bronze | — |
2017 Hochfilzen | 7th | 55th | 40th | — | Gold | — |
2021 Pokljuka | 34th | — | — | — | — | — |
Season | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | ||||||||||
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Races | Points | Position | Races | Points | Position | Races | Points | Position | Races | Points | Position | Races | Points | Position | |
2011–12 | 2/26 | 22 | 72nd | 0/3 | – | – | 1/10 | 7 | 73rd | 1/8 | 15 | 62nd | 0/5 | – | – |
2012–13 | 5/26 | 12 | 85th | 1/2 | 0 | – | 2/9 | 5 | 85th | 2/8 | 7 | 75th | 0/3 | – | – |
2013–14 | no World Cup races | ||||||||||||||
2014–15 | |||||||||||||||
2015–16 | 16/25 | 323 | 25th | 3/3 | 33 | 29th | 5/9 | 107 | 27th | 5/8 | 112 | 23rd | 3/5 | 71 | 24th |
2016–17 | 22/26 | 426 | 22nd | 3/3 | 76 | 6th | 8/9 | 122 | 24th | 8/9 | 164 | 18th | 3/5 | 64 | 25th |
2017–18 | 421 | 16th | 2/2 | 32 | 23rd | 119 | 18th | 128 | 16th | 142 | 9th | ||||
2018–19 | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
2019–20 | 13 | 79th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 60th | – | – | – |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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1 | 2016–17 | 11 December 2016 | Pokljuka, Slovenia | Relay | Biathlon World Cup |
2 | 2016–17 | 12, January 2017 | Ruhpolding, Germany | Relay | Biathlon World Cup |
3 | 2016–17 | 22 January 2017 | Antholz, Italy | Relay | Biathlon World Cup |
4 | 2016–17 | 17 February 2017 | Hochfilzen, Austria | Relay | World Championships |
5 | 2016–17 | 5 March 2017 | Pyeongchang, South Korea | Relay | Biathlon World Cup |
6 | 2017–18 | 10 December 2017 | Hochfilzen, Austria | Relay | Biathlon World Cup |
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