Franziska Preuß

Franziska Preuß
	Preuß in 2024
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	11 March 1994; Wasserburg am Inn, Germany
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	SC Haag
World Cup debut	2013
Olympic Games
Teams	3 (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	7 (2015–2016, 2019–2021, 2024–2025)
Medals	11 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	11 (2013/14–)
Individual victories	6
All victories	14
Individual podiums	25
All podiums	61
Overall titles	1 (2024/25)
Discipline titles	3:; 2 Mass start (2014–15, 2024–25); 1 Sprint (2024–25)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing Germany
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships
Winter Youth Olympics
Junior World Championships
	Updated on 16 February 2025

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
2014 Sochi	20	DNF	40th	39th	—	10th	—	—
2018 Pyeongchang	24	4th	—	—	12th	8th	—	—
2022 Beijing	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
2015 Kontiolahti	—	14th	13th	Silver	Gold	6th	—
2016 Oslo	—	14th	6th	8th	Bronze	Silver	—
2019 Östersund	38th	16th	27th	19th	—	—	—
2020 Antholz	5th	8th	7th	8th	Silver	4th	Silver
2021 Pokljuka	7th	8th	5th	6th	Silver	7th	7th
2024 Nové Město	15th	6th	6th	11th		5th
2025 Lenzerheide	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
2012 Innsbruck	18	Gold	Silver	Gold	Gold

World Cup

Season	Overall			Individual		Sprint		Pursuit		Mass start
Season	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
1	2014–15	18 January 2015	Ruhpolding, Germany	12.5 km Mass start	World Cup	2nd
2		15 March 2015	Kontiolahti, Finland	12.5 km Mass start	World Championships	2nd
3		21 March 2015	Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia	10 km Pursuit	World Cup	3rd
4	2018–19	20 January 2019	Ruhpolding, Germany	12.5 km Mass Start		1st
5	2018–19	21 March 2019	Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway	7.5 km Sprint		2nd
6	2019–20	8 March 2020	Nové Město, Czech Republic	12.5 km Mass Start		3rd
7	2019–20	13 March 2020	Kontiolahti, Finland	7.5 km Sprint		2nd
8	2020–21	11 December 2020	Hochfilzen, Austria	7.5 km Sprint		3rd
9		17 January 2021	Oberhof, Germany	12.5 km Mass start		2nd
10		13 March 2021	Nové Město, Czech Republic	10 km Pursuit		3rd
11		21 March 2021	Östersund, Sweden	12.5 km Mass start		3rd
12	2021–22	20 March 2022	Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway	12.5 km Mass start		2nd
13	2023–24	26 November 2023	Östersund, Sweden	15 km Individual		2nd
14		3 December 2023	Östersund, Sweden	10 km Pursuit		2nd
15		5 January 2024	Oberhof, Germany	7.5 km Sprint		2nd
16	2024–25	8 December 2024	Kontiolahti, Finland	12.5 km Mass start		3rd
17		13 December 2024	Hochfilzen, Austria	7.5 km Sprint		1st
18		14 December 2024	Hochfilzen, Austria	10 km Pursuit		3rd
19		20 December 2024	Annecy, France	7.5 km Sprint		2nd
20		21 December 2024	Annecy, France	10 km Pursuit		1st
21		22 December 2024	Annecy, France	12.5 km Mass Start		2nd
22		16 January 2025	Ruhpolding, Germany	15 km Individual		2nd
23		19 January 2025	Ruhpolding, Germany	12.5 km Mass Start		2nd
24		23 January 2025	Antholz, Italy	7.5 km Sprint		3rd
25		25 January 2025	Antholz, Italy	10 km Pursuit		3rd
26		14 February 2025	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	7.5 km Sprint	World Championships	2nd
27		16 February 2025	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	10 km Pursuit	World Championships	1st
28		13 March 2025	Pokljuka, Slovenia	12.5 km Short Individual	World Cup	3rd
29		21 March 2025	Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway	7.5 km Sprint		1st
30		23 March 2025	Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway	12.5 km Mass Start		1st

Relay podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Level	Placement	Teammates
1	2013–14	7 December 2013	Hochfilzen	Biathlon World Cup	2nd	Henkel / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier
2		12 December 2013	Annecy		1st	Henkel / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier
3		8 January 2014	Ruhpolding		1st	Sachenbacher-Stehle / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier
4	2014–15	30 November 2014	Östersund		3rd	Hildebrand / Peiffer / Schempp
5		13 December 2014	Hochfilzen		1st	Kummer / Hildebrand / Hinz
6		14 January 2015	Ruhpolding		3rd	Hildebrand / Hinz / Dahlmeier
7		25 January 2015	Antholz		1st	Kummer / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier
8		13 March 2015	Kontiolahti	World Championships	Gold	Hildebrand / Hinz / Dahlmeier
9	2015–16	13 December 2015	Hochfilzen	Biathlon World Cup	2nd	Hildebrand/ Hinz / Hammerschmidt
10		7 February 2016	Canmore		1st	Hildebrand / Peiffer / Schempp
11		13 February 2016	Presque Isle		3rd	Kummer / Neureuther / Horchler
12		3 March 2016	Oslo	World Championships	Silver	Hildebrand / Peiffer / Schempp
13		11 March 2016	Oslo	World Championships	Bronze	Hildebrand / Hammerschmidt / Dahlmeier
14	2016–17	27 November 2016	Östersund	Biathlon World Cup	3rd	Lesser
15	2016–17	12 January 2017	Ruhpolding		1st	Hinz / Hammerschmidt / Dahlmeier
16	2017–18	26 November 2017	Östersund		3rd	Hammerschmidt / Doll / Peiffer
17		7 January 2018	Oberhof		2nd	Hinz / Herrmann / Hammerschmidt
18		13 January 2018	Ruhpolding		1st	Herrmann / Hildebrand / Dahlmeier
19		17 March 2018	Holmenkollen		2nd	Hammerschmidt / Herrmann/ Dahlmeier
20	2018–19	13 January 2019	Oberhof		2nd	Horchler / Hildebrand / Herrmann
21	2018–19	19 January 2019	Ruhpolding		3rd	Hinz / Dahlmeier / Herrmann
22	2019–20	30 November 2019	Östersund		2nd	Lesser
23		20 February 2020	Antholz	World Championships	Silver	Lesser
24		22 February 2020	Antholz	World Championships	Silver	Horchler / Hinz / Herrmann
25		7 March 2020	Nové Město	Biathlon World Cup	3rd	Horchler / Hinz / Herrmann
26	2020–21	5 December 2020	Kontiolahti		3rd	Hinz / Hammerschmidt / Herrmann
27		16 January 2021	Oberhof		1st	Hinz / Hettich / Herrmann
28		24 January 2021	Antholz		2nd	Hinz / Hettich / Herrmann
29		20 February 2021	Pokljuka	World Championships	Silver	Hinz / Hettich / Herrmann
30	2021–22	16 February 2022	Beijing	Winter Olympic Games	Bronze	Voigt / Hinz / Herrmann
31	2021–22	13 March 2022	Otepää	Biathlon World Cup	3rd	Lesser
32	2023–24	29 November 2023	Östersund		3rd	Hettich-Walz / Grotian / Voigt
33	2023–24	10 January 2024	Ruhpolding		3rd	Hettich-Walz / Schneider / Kebinger
34	2024–25	15 December 2024	Hochfilzen		1st	Voigt / Tannheimer / Grotian
35	2024–25	18 January 2025	Ruhpolding		1st	Scherer / Grotian / Schneider

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

[1] "IBU profile".

[2] "IBU Datacenter – Franziska Preuß". IBU. Retrieved 30 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] ttps://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

[5] "Franziska Preuß - World Cup results". www.realbiathlon.com.

[6] "PREUSS Franziska personal data, photos". biathlon.com.ua. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

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World champions in women's biathlon – 4 × 6 km relay
3 × 5 km	1984: (Venera Chernyshova, Liudmila Zabolotnaya, Kaija Parve) 1985: (Venera Chernyshova, Elena Golovina, Kaija Parve) 1986: (Kaija Parve, Nadiya Billova, Venera Chernyshova) 1987: (Venera Chernyshova, Elena Golovina, Kaija Parve) 1988: (Venera Chernyshova, Elena Golovina, Kaija Parve)
3 × 7.5 km	1989: (Natalia Prikazchikova, Svetlana Davidova, Elena Golovina) 1990: (Elena Batsevich, Elena Golovina, Svetlana Davidova) 1991: (Elena Belova, Elena Golovina, Svetlana Davidova)
4 × 7.5 km	1993: (Jana Kulhavá, Jiřina Adamičková, Iveta Knížková, Eva Háková) 1995: (Uschi Disl, Antje Harvey, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Petra Behle) 1996: (Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Katrin Apel, Petra Behle) 1997: (Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Katrin Apel, Petra Behle) 1999: (Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Katrin Apel, Martina Zellner) 2000: (Olga Pyleva, Svetlana Tchernousova, Galina Kukleva, Albina Akhatova) 2001: (Olga Pyleva, Anna Bogaliy-Titovets, Galina Kukleva, Svetlana Ishmouratova)
4 × 6 km	2003: (Albina Akhatova, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Galina Kukleva, Svetlana Tchernousova) 2004: (Linda Tjørhom, Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen, Gunn Margit Andreassen, Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée) 2005: (Olga Pyleva, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Anna Bogaliy-Titovets, Olga Zaitseva) 2007: (Martina Glagow, Andrea Henkel, Magdalena Neuner, Kati Wilhelm) 2008: (Martina Glagow, Andrea Henkel, Magdalena Neuner, Kati Wilhelm) 2009: (Svetlana Sleptsova, Anna Boulygina, Olga Medvedtseva, Olga Zaitseva) 2011: (Andrea Henkel, Miriam Gössner, Tina Bachmann, Magdalena Neuner) 2012: (Tina Bachmann, Magdalena Neuner, Miriam Gössner, Andrea Henkel) 2013: (Hilde Fenne, Ann Kristin Flatland, Synnøve Solemdal, Tora Berger) 2015: (Franziska Hildebrand, , Vanessa Hinz, Laura Dahlmeier) 2016: (Synnøve Solemdal, Fanny Horn Birkeland, Tiril Eckhoff, Marte Olsbu) 2017: (Vanessa Hinz, Maren Hammerschmidt, Franziska Hildebrand, Laura Dahlmeier) 2019: (Synnøve Solemdal, Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, Tiril Eckhoff, Marte Olsbu Røiseland) 2020: (Synnøve Solemdal, Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, Tiril Eckhoff, Marte Olsbu Røiseland) 2021: (Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, Tiril Eckhoff, Ida Lien, Marte Olsbu Røiseland) 2023: (Samuela Comola, Dorothea Wierer, Hannah Auchentaller, Lisa Vittozzi) 2024: (Lou Jeanmonnot, Sophie Chauveau, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, Julia Simon) 2025: (Lou Jeanmonnot, Océane Michelon, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, Julia Simon)

Youth Olympic champions in biathlon mixed relay
2012: / Laura Hengelhaupt / Maximilian Janke / Niklas Homberg (GER) 2016: Marit Øygard / Marthe Kråkstad Johansen / Fredrik Bucher-Johannessen / Sivert Bakken (NOR) 2020: Martina Trabucchi / Linda Zingerle / Nicolò Betemps / Marco Barale (ITA) 2024: Nayeli Mariotti Cavagnet / Carlotta Gautero / Hannes Bacher / Michel Deval (ITA)
Bold: Olympic medalists in Biathlon