Magdalena Neuner

Magdalena Holzer
Neuner in 2011
Personal information
Birth nameMagdalena Neuner
Born (1987-02-09) 9 February 1987
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Websitewww.magdalena-neuner.de
Sport
Country Germany
SportBiathlon
ClubSC Wallgau
Retired18 March 2012
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 1 0
World Championships 12 4 1
Junior/Youth World Championships 7 4 0
Total 21 9 1
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver 10 km pursuit
2010 Vancouver 12.5 km mass start
2010 Vancouver 7.5 km sprint
World Championships
2007 Antholz-Anterselva 7.5 km sprint
2007 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km pursuit
2007 Antholz-Anterselva 4 × 6 km relay
2008 Östersund 12.5 km mass start
2008 Östersund 4 × 6 km relay
2008 Östersund Mixed relay
2010 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 7.5 km sprint
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 12.5 km mass start
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 6 km relay
2012 Ruhpolding 7.5 km sprint
2012 Ruhpolding 4 × 6 km relay
2009 Pyeongchang 4 × 6 km relay
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 10 km pursuit
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay
2012 Ruhpolding 10 km pursuit
2012 Ruhpolding Mixed relay
Junior World Championships
2004 Haute Maurienne 7.5 km sprint
2004 Haute Maurienne 3 × 6 km relay
2005 Kontiolahti 7.5 km sprint
2006 Presque Isle 10 km pursuit
2006 Presque Isle 3 × 6 km relay
2008 Ruhpolding 7.5 km sprint
2008 Ruhpolding 10 km pursuit
2004 Haute Maurienne 10 km pursuit
2005 Kontiolahti 10 km pursuit
2005 Kontiolahti 3 × 6 km relay
2006 Presque Isle 7.5 km sprint
European Championships
2006 Langdorf Relay
Updated on 22 August 2025.

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Magdalena Neuner". Olympic.org. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rumbrettern und abrocken | SPOX". www.spox.com (in German). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Zoll online - Magdalena Neuner". www.zoll.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Germany's Neuner is sport's fastest, youngest". cbc.ca. Retrieved 22 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ 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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