Franziska Hildebrand

Franziska Hildebrand
Franziska Hildebrand during IBU Biathlon World Cup competitions in Oberhof, Thuringia, Germany in January 2020
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 (age 37)
Halle (Saale), East Germany
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubWSV Clausthal-Zellerfeld[1]
World Cup debut2011
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2014, 2018)
Medals0 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 (20122019)
Medals4 (2 gold)
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kontiolahti 4 x 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hochfilzen 4 x 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2016 Oslo Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Oslo 4 × 6 km relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Otepää 4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Arber 7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Otepää 15 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Ridnaun 4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Arber Single mixed relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Martell 3 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2008 Ruhpolding 3 × 6 km relay

Franziska Hildebrand (born 24 March 1987) is a former German biathlete.[2] Hildebrand started in her first world cup races in the 2011/12-season after winning three medals at the two previous European Championships. In 2014, she participated in the Winter Olympics in Sochi. She was officially nominated by the DOSB on 23 January 2014. She retired after 2021/2022, one day after she announced pregnancy.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Hildebrand, Franziska". WSV Clausthal-Zellerfeld. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. ^ "IBU Datacenter – Franziska Hildebrand". IBU. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Olympiamannschaft mit 151 Athleten nach Sotschi (German)". Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Franziska Hildebrand wird Mutter und beendet ihre Karriere". Spox. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.