Linn Kazmaier
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| Born | 5 November 2006 Nürtingen, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SZ Römerstein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Linn Kazmaier (born 5 November 2006) is a German visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete. She represented Germany at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Paralympics.
Career
Kazmaier represented Germany at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won five medals. She won two silver medals in the 6 kilometres and 12.5 kilometres biathlon events, and a gold medal in the 10 kilometre free, a silver medal in the 15 kilometre classical and a bronze medal in the 1.5 kilometres sprint cross-country skiing events.[1] At 15 years old, she was the youngest para biathlete at the Paralympics.[2]
She competed at the 2023 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships in para-biathlon and won a gold medal in the 12.5 kilometre individual and a silver medal in the 7.5 kilometre sprint. She also competed in para cross-country and won gold medals in the 18 kilometere individual, 10 kilometre freestyle, and 4×2.5 kilometre open relay.[3]
References
- ^ "Linn Kazmaier". nordski.de. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Record number of female Para athletes set for Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games". paralympic.org. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Spieß umgedreht: Diesmal gewinnt Linn Kazmaier den WM-Titel". paralympics.de (in German). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
External links
- Linn Kazmaier at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Linn Kazmaier at the International Paralympic Committee
- Linn Kazmaier at Team Deutschland Paralympics (in German)