Magdalena Neuner
- January 4, 2024
- Biathlete
Quick Facts
Magdalena Neuner Biography
Name | Magdalena Neuner |
Birthday | Feb 9 |
Birth Year | 1987 |
Birth Country | Germany |
Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Parents | Margit Neuner, Paul Neuner |
Siblings | Anna Neuner, Paul Neuner Jr., Christoph Neuner |
Spouse | Josef Holzer |
Children(s) | Verena Anna Holzer |
Magdalena Neuner is one of the most popular and richest Biathlete who was born on February 9, 1987 in Germany. Biathlete from Germany, Olympic gold medalist and most successful woman at the Biathlon World Champs.
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Magdalena “Lena” Neuner (since her 2014 marriage legally Magdalena Holzer, born 9 February 1987) is a retired German professional biathlete. She is the most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a two- time Olympic gold medalist. At the age of 21, she became the youngest Overall World Cup winner in the history of the International Biathlon Union (IBU). With 34 World Cup wins, Neuner is ranked second all-time for career victories on the Biathlon World Cup tour. She has won the Overall World Cup title three times, in 2007–08, in 2009–10 and her final season in 2011–12. Neuner retired from the sport in March 2012, citing a lack of motivation and her desire for a normal life.
Neuner started biathlon when she was nine years old after she had participated in a try out course at her local ski club. She won 29 races at the biathlon Student’s Cup of the German Ski Association (DSV), claiming the overall title in her respective age-group for four years in a row from 1999 to 2002. After finishing school, Neuner joined the German Customs Administration in August 2003 to become a member in the government-supported Customs-Ski-Team (Zoll- Ski-Team). She officially holds the rank of Erste Zollhauptwachtmeisterin (first head customs officer), although she is a full-time professional athlete with no customs obligations. One of her team mates is alpine skiing world champion Maria Höfl-Riesch.
Franz Perwein, a biathlete she was with for two years, was her partner.
Magdalena Neuner Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Biathlete |
House | Living in own house. |
Magdalena Neuner is one of the richest Biathlete from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Magdalena Neuner 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
When she was nine years of age, she began training for biathlons and won five junior world championship titles between 2004-2006.
She was the youngest Overall World Cup Winner in the history International Biathlon Union.
The season ended in disappointment for Neuner in Oslo. After claiming her 24th career win in the sprint, she had moved into second place in the Overall World Cup ranking. However, she again suffered from a cold and had to pull out of the penultimate race of the winter, the pursuit in which she would have started 31 seconds in front. This effectively ended her hopes of retaining the World Cup crown. She eventually finished fifth in the overall standings, having missed five of the season’s 26 races.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 5 ft 5 in |
Magdalena Neuner height 5 ft 5 in Magdalena weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Magdalena Neuner Dating?
According to our records, Magdalena Neuner married to Josef Holzer. As of December 1, 2023, Magdalena Neuner’s is not dating anyone.
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In her first World Cup races in the 2005–06 season, Neuner achieved average course times; her best result was being fourth fastest in the pursuit race in Kontiolahti. During her first full season in 2006–07, she finished among the top three fastest skiers in 19 of her 24 races and came in fastest in seven of them. Neuner won the 2007–08 Biathlon World Cup with dominating skiing performances. She set the fastest course time in 19 of her 25 races and was second or third fastest in the remaining six. At the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Neuner had a substantial drop in her skiing times due to a series of illnesses. However, she recovered and set the fastest course time in 14 of the remaining 18 races from January onwards. In the 2009–10 Olympic season, Neuner again started slowly in December, but came back finishing among the top three fastest skiers in 17 of her 21 races. She had her second best winter in 2010–11 when she set the fastest or second fastest skiing time in 90% of her 21 races.
Facts & Trivia
Magdalena Ranked on the list of most popular Biathlete. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Magdalena Neuner celebrates birthday on February 9 of every year.
Neuner had been involved in a nearly two-year relationship with Austrian ski technician and former biathlete Franz Perwein, whom she had met during the 2006 Junior/Youth World Championships. Until the autumn of 2009, she then lived in a relationship with DSV chief biathlon technician Björn Weisheit for 19 months.
Top Facts about Magdalena Neuner
- Magdalena Neuner is a retired German biathlete.
- She was born on February 9, 1987 in Bavaria, Germany.
- Neuner won two Olympic gold medals and ten world championship titles.
- She retired at the age of 25 due to burnout and exhaustion.
- Neuner has been named Germany’s Sportswoman of the Year three times.
- She started skiing at the age of three and began biathlon training at nine.
- Neuner is known for her exceptional shooting accuracy and speed on skis.
- She has also worked as a television presenter and commentator for biathlon events.
- Neuner is married with two children and lives in Bavaria, Germany.
- Her legacy continues to inspire young athletes in Germany and beyond.