Johanna Recktenwald
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| Born | 11 June 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and para biathlon) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Cone-rod dystrophy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Johanna Recktenwald (born 11 June 2001) is a German visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete. She represented Germany at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Paralympics.
Career
Recktenwald represented Germany at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and finished in fourth place in both the 10 kilometres and 12.5 kilometres.[1][2]
She competed at the 2023 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships and won a silver medal in the 12.5 kilometre Individual event, and bronze medals in the 7.5 kilometre sprint and the sprint freestyle events.[3]
In January 2025, Recktenwald competed at the 2025 Winter World University Games in para-cross country skiing and won silver medals in the sprint classical and the 10 kilometre freestyle events.[4]
She won the 2026 overall Para-Biathlon World Cup.[5] In February 2026, she was selected to represent Germany at the 2026 Winter Paralympics.[6][7]
Personal life
Recktenwald was diagnosed with cone-rod dystrophy, which causes progressive vision loss.[8]
References
- ^ "Walter holt überraschend Gold – deutscher Medaillensatz im Biathlon 8 M". spiegel.de (in German). 8 March 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Sharing the podium: a German Para-Ski guide's story". fisu.net. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Johanna Recktenwald ist Para-Sportlerin des Jahres". lsvs.de (in German). 17 November 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Silver at the Paralympics, FISU World University Games gold". fisu.net. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Johanna Recktenwald siegt bei Para-Biathlon im Gesamt·weltcup". sr.de (in German). 29 January 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Johanna Recktenwald offiziell für Paralympics nominiert". saarbruecker-zeitung.de (in German). 12 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Was Sie zu den Paralympics wissen müssen". zdfheute.de (in German). 23 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Johanna Recktenwald". Beijing 2022. 15 March 2022. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2026.