Franziska Preuß (also spelled Preuss, born 11 March 1994) is a German biathlete and the World Cup winner of the 2024–25 season.[2] She made her World Cup debut during the 2013–14 season and represented Germany at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.[3]
Preuß has won gold medals at the Biathlon World Championships, triumphing in the relay in 2015 and the pursuit in 2025. She also secured the mass start title in the 2014–15 and 2024–25 seasons, along with the sprint title in the 2024–25 season. She achieved two top–3 finishes in the overall World Cup standings, placing third in the 2020–21 season and finally won the World Cup in the 2024–25 season.[4]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[5]
Olympic Games
1 medal (1 bronze)
Year | Age | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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20 | DNF | 40th | 39th | — | 10th | — | — |
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24 | 4th | — | — | 12th | 8th | — | — |
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28 | 25th | 30th | 15th | 8th | Bronze | — | — |
- *The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.
World Championships
11 medals (2 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze)
Year | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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— | 14th | 13th | Silver | Gold | 6th | — |
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— | 14th | 6th | 8th | Bronze | Silver | |
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38th | 16th | 27th | 19th | — | — | — |
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5th | 8th | 7th | 8th | Silver | 4th | Silver |
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7th | 8th | 5th | 6th | Silver | 7th | 7th |
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15th | 6th | 6th | 11th | 5th | ||
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10th | Silver | Gold | 7th | 5th | Bronze | Bronze |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.
Winter Youth Olympics
Year | Age | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay | Mixed relay |
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18 | Gold | Silver | Gold | Gold |
World Cup
Season | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | ||||||
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Races | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | |
2013–14 | 18/22 | 382 | 18th | 25 | 26th | 140 | 21st | 150 | 13th | 67 | 16th |
2014–15 | 22/25 | 658 | 9th | 47 | 19th | 196 | 13th | 197 | 8th | 218 | 1st |
2015–16 | 17/25 | 533 | 12th | 22 | 40th | 203 | 11th | 213 | 9th | 95 | 18th |
2016–17 | 8/26 | 231 | 35th | 43 | 24th | 58 | 45th | 92 | 34th | 38 | 33rd |
2017–18 | 17/22 | 306 | 22nd | 20 | 38th | 99 | 25th | 113 | 21st | 74 | 25th |
2018–19 | 22/25 | 572 | 9th | 58 | 16th | 180 | 12th | 182 | 9th | 152 | 7th |
2019–20 | 17/21 | 573 | 6th | 109 | 5th | 215 | 6th | 133 | 10th | 116 | 17th |
2020–21 | 26/26 | 840 | 3rd | 59 | 13th | 267 | 7th | 240 | 3rd | 183 | 2nd |
2021–22 | 13/22 | 357 | 21st | 18 | 40th | 137 | 25th | 108 | 22nd | 94 | 13th |
2022–23 | 7/20 | 115 | 42nd | – | – | 36 | 52nd | 53 | 34th | 26 | 35th |
2023–24 | 11/21 | 539 | 11th | 109 | 6th | 193 | 10th | 201 | 11th | 36 | 28th |
2024–25 | 21/21 | 1278 | 1st | 190 | 2nd | 414 | 1st | 319 | 3rd | 355 | 1st |
Shooting statistics
Season | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay |
2013–14 | 80.2 (299/373) | 80.0 (32/40) | 76.3 (61/80) | 82.9 (116/140) | 85.0 (51/60) | 73.6(39/53) |
2014–15 | 85.2 (381/447) | 90.0 (36/40) | 78.9 (71/90) | 87.5 (105/120) | 90.0 (90/100) | 81.4 (79/97) |
2015–16 | 89.9 (295/328) | 85.0 (17/20) | 87.1 (25/30) | 94.2 (113/120) | 90.0 (54/60) | 86.2 (50/58) |
2016–17 | 87.8 (144/164) | 85.0 (17/20) | 83.3 (25/30) | 90.0 (54/60) | 90.0 (18/20) | 88.2 (30/38) |
2017–18 | 86.8 (330/380) | 91.7 (55/60) | 81.4 (57/70) | 85.8 (103/120) | 93.3 (56/60) | 84.3 (59/70) |
2018–19 | 83.3 (353/424) | 86.7 (52/60) | 83.8 (67/80) | 84.3 (118/140) | 85.0 (68/80) | 75.0 (48/64) |
2019–20 | 87.4 (348/398) | 91.7 (55/60) | 85.7 (60/70) | 87.5 (70/80) | 90.0 (54/60) | 85.2 (109/128) |
2020–21 | 85.8 (452/527) | 85.0 (51/60) | 87.0 (87/100) | 86.9 (139/160) | 86.0 (86/100) | 83.2 (89/107) |
2021–22 | 86.4 (292/338) | 80.0 (32/40) | 76.8 (55/70) | 92.0 (92/100) | 88.3 (53/60) | 88.2 (60/68) |
2022–23 | 85.8 (103/120) | – | 86.7 (26/30) | 83.3 (50/60) | 85.0 (17/20) | 100 (10/10) |
2023–24 | 89.4 (269/301) | 93.3 (56/60) | 90.0 (45/50) | 92.0 (92/100) | 97.5 (39/40) | 72.5 (37/51) |
2024–25 | 93.3 (140/150) | 90.0 (18/20) | 93.3 (28/30) | 90.0 (36/40) | 95.0 (38/40) | 100 (20/20) |
Key:Hits / shots, percentage. Results in all IBU World Cup races including relay events.[6]
Individual podiums
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Placement |
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1 | 2014–15 | 18 January 2015 | ![]() |
12.5 km Mass start | World Cup | 2nd |
2 | 15 March 2015 | ![]() |
12.5 km Mass start | World Championships | 2nd | |
3 | 21 March 2015 | ![]() |
10 km Pursuit | World Cup | 3rd | |
4 | 2018–19 | 20 January 2019 | ![]() |
12.5 km Mass Start | 1st | |
5 | 21 March 2019 | ![]() |
7.5 km Sprint | 2nd | ||
6 | 2019–20 | 8 March 2020 | ![]() |
12.5 km Mass Start | 3rd | |
7 | 13 March 2020 | ![]() |
7.5 km Sprint | 2nd | ||
8 | 2020–21 | 11 December 2020 | ![]() |
7.5 km Sprint | 3rd | |
9 | 17 January 2021 | ![]() |
12.5 km Mass start | 2nd | ||
10 | 13 March 2021 | ![]() |
10 km Pursuit | 3rd | ||
11 | 21 March 2021 | ![]() |
12.5 km Mass start | 3rd | ||
12 | 2021–22 | 20 March 2022 | ![]() |
12.5 km Mass start | 2nd | |
13 | 2023–24 | 26 November 2023 | ![]() |
15 km Individual | 2nd | |
14 | 3 December 2023 | ![]() |
10 km Pursuit | 2nd | ||
15 | 5 January 2024 | ![]() |
7.5 km Sprint | 2nd | ||
16 | 2024–25 | 8 December 2024 | ![]() |
12.5 km Mass start | 3rd | |
17 | 13 December 2024 | ![]() |
7.5 km Sprint | 1st | ||
18 | 14 December 2024 | ![]() |
10 km Pursuit | 3rd | ||
19 | 20 December 2024 | ![]() |
7.5 km Sprint | 2nd | ||
20 | 21 December 2024 | ![]() |
10 km Pursuit | 1st | ||
21 | 22 December 2024 | ![]() |
12.5 km Mass Start | 2nd | ||
22 | 16 January 2025 | ![]() |
15 km Individual | 2nd | ||
23 | 19 January 2025 | ![]() |
12.5 km Mass Start | 2nd | ||
24 | 23 January 2025 | ![]() |
7.5 km Sprint | 3rd | ||
25 | 25 January 2025 | ![]() |
10 km Pursuit | 3rd | ||
26 | 14 February 2025 | ![]() |
7.5 km Sprint | World Championships | 2nd | |
27 | 16 February 2025 | ![]() |
10 km Pursuit | 1st | ||
28 | 13 March 2025 | ![]() |
12.5 km Short Individual | World Cup | 3rd | |
29 | 21 March 2025 | ![]() |
7.5 km Sprint | 1st | ||
30 | 23 March 2025 | ![]() |
12.5 km Mass Start | 1st |
Relay podiums
References
- ^ "IBU profile".
- ^ "IBU Datacenter – Franziska Preuß". IBU. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "Olympiamannschaft mit 151 Athleten nach Sotschi (German)". Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ https://www.tntsports.co.uk/biathlon/tearful-franziska-preuss-says-strange-climax-to-world-cup-not-the-ending-we-wanted-after-lou-jeanmonnot-fall_vid2344826/video.shtml
- ^ "Franziska Preuß - World Cup results". www.realbiathlon.com.
- ^ "PREUSS Franziska personal data, photos". biathlon.com.ua. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
External links
- Franziska Preuß at IBU
- Franziska Preuß at Olympics.com
- Franziska Preuß at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
- Franziska Preuß at Olympedia