Magdalena Neuner
Magdalena "Lena" Holzer (née Neuner; born 9 February 1987) is a German biathlete.
Career
She had her first Biathlon World Cup race in the 2005-06 season. One year later, she became one of the stars of the German biathlon team with three gold medals in the 2007 Biathlon World Championships in Antholz, Italy. In 2008, she won three other gold medals in the Biathlon World Cup in Östersund, Sweden, and reached also the first place of the Biathlon World Cup in that year.
In the 2010 Winter Olympics she was one of the gold medal favourites. The first race (on 13 February) was the 7.5 km sprint, where she reached a silver medal, beaten only by Anastasia Kuzmina from Slovakia. Three days later (on 16 February), she won the gold medal in the pursuit race. On 21 February, her second gold medal followed in the mass start.[1]
Personal life
Neuner plays the harp.[2] She also owns a motorcycle.[2] She also likes mountain biking, hiking and swimming.[3] She also likes knitting.[4]
In 2009, Neuner started dating her friend Josef Holzer.[5] Holzer and Neuner married on 29 March 2014.[5] She has two children.[5]
Magdalena Neuner Media
Holzer at the World Cup in Antholz, January 2006
Neuner in the yellow bib of the Overall World Cup leader, March 2008
Neuner leaves the shooting range at the World Cup in Antholz, January 2009
Neuner shortly before crossing the finish line during the Olympic mass start race
Neuner with her ten Biathlon World Championships gold medals
Neuner skies uphill at a World Cup race in Trondheim, March 2009
Neuner using the cross-country skating technique, March 2009
Neuner shooting at the World Cup in Trondheim, March 2009.
References
- ↑ "Magdalena Neuner". Olympic.org. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rumbrettern und abrocken | SPOX". www.spox.com (in Deutsch). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ "Zoll online - Magdalena Neuner". www.zoll.de (in Deutsch). Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ "Germany's Neuner is sport's fastest, youngest". cbc.ca. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Markov, Sergey (9 June 2017). "Magdalena Neuner – The youngest Triple-World Champion in biathlon". Genvive. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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