Katharina Elisabeth Schützenhöfer (born 22 September 1993) is an Austrian professional beach volleyball player who plays as a right-side defender with her partner Lena Plesiutschnig. She won the silver medal at the first ever European Games in 2015.[1] Her first and only FIVB World Tour victory so far, came at a 3-star event in Mersin in 2018.[2] She won a silver medal at the 2011 U19 World Championship and a bronze medal at the 2013 U21 World Championship, both competitions were held in Umag.[3][4] She is also the 2011 U20 European Champion with Plesiutschnig.[5]

Career podiums

FIVB World Tour

  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
No. Result Date Category Location Partner Opponents Score
1. Bronze 26 Nov 2017 FIVB 2-star Australia Sydney, Australia Lena Plesiutschnig Japan Futami / Hasegawa 16–21 24–22 15–10
2. Gold 6 May 2018 FIVB 3-star Turkey Mersin, Turkey Lena Plesiutschnig Netherlands Keizer / Meppelink 18–21 25–23 15–12
3. Silver 16 Jun 2018 FIVB 1-Star Austria Baden, Austria Lena Plesiutschnig Germany Mersmann / Tillmann 17–21 16–21
Source: [6][7]

CEV European Tour

  • 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
No. Result Date Category Location Partner Opponents Score
1. Silver 20 Jun 2015 European Games Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan Lena Plesiutschnig  Switzerland  Betschart / Eiholzer 16–21 21–14 13–15
2. Bronze 11 Jul 2015 CEV Satellite Liechtenstein Vaduz, Liechtenstein Lena Plesiutschnig France Jupiter / Longuet 21–15 19–21 15–10
Source: [6][7]

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