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| Born | 5 March 1980 Schmalkalden, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sabrina Buchholz (born 5 March 1980 in Schmalkalden) is a German biathlete. She is the 2008 world champion in the mixed relay.
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Sabrina Buchholz (born 5 March 1980 in Schmalkalden) is a German biathlete. She is the 2008 world champion in the mixed relay.
1st at team relay (with Neuner / Birnbacher / Greis) 1st at team relay (with Hartleb / Forberger)
2nd at individual race 1st at pursuit 1st at sprint 1st at team relay (with Glagow / Neuner / Henkel) 1st at team relay (with Hitzer / Neuner / Wilhelm) 1st at team relay (with Menzel / Klein / Denkinger)
3rd at team relay (with Echter / Menzel / R. Beer) 2nd at individual race 3rd at team relay (with Adler / Neuner / K. Beer) 2nd at team relay (with Adler / Müller / Niziak) 2nd at sprint 1st at pursuit 1st at sprint 1st at team relay (with Echter / Menzel / R. Beer) 1st at team relay (with Niziak / Ertl / Denkinger) 2nd at individual race 1st at pursuit 2nd at sprint 1st at pursuit 1st at sprint 3rd at pursuit 2nd at sprint 1st sprint 2nd pursuit 1st sprint 1st pursuit| 4 × 7.5 km | |
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