Martina Zellner
Encyclopedia
Martina Zellner-Seidl (born February 26, 1974 in Traunstein
) is a former German
biathlete
. By the end of her career she had won one Olympic gold and six world championship medals, (2 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze). In the World Cup
she achieved 14 podium places with three victories. The best overall placing she achieved was in the 1997/98 season when she finished third.
3 (1 sprint, 1 pursuit and 1 mass-start)
Traunstein
Traunstein is a town in the south-eastern part of Bavaria, Germany, and is the administrative center of a district by the same name. It is situated at the heart of a region called Chiemgau, approximately 11 km east of Lake Chiemsee between Munich and Salzburg, 15 km north of the Alps, and...
) is a former German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
biathlete
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
. By the end of her career she had won one Olympic gold and six world championship medals, (2 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze). In the World Cup
Biathlon World Cup
The Biathlon World Cup has been held since the winter seasons of 1977/78 and 1982/83, for men and women, respectively ....
she achieved 14 podium places with three victories. The best overall placing she achieved was in the 1997/98 season when she finished third.
Achievements
- Winter OlympicsWinter Olympic GamesThe Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...
- 1998 Nagano1998 Winter OlympicsThe 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
: Gold medal in the relay
- World Championships
- 1998 Pokljuka: Bronze medal in the pursuit
- 1999 Oslo/Kontiolahti: Gold medal in the sprint and in the relay, bronze in the pursuit
- 2000 Oslo: Silver medal in the relay and bronze in the sprint
- World Cup victories
3 (1 sprint, 1 pursuit and 1 mass-start)