Gabriele Hess Explained

Gabriele Hess
Birth Date:1 April 1971
Birth Place:Leipzig, East Germany
Seasons:4 – (19891992)
Wins:0
Totalpodiums:2
Teampodiums:0
Individual Starts:19
Team Starts:4
Wcoveralls:0 – (12th in 1991)
Show-Medals:yes

Gabriele Hess (born 1 April 1971 in Leipzig, Saxony) is a German, former cross-country skier who competed from 1989 to 1993. Competing at the 1992 Winter Olympics, she had her best career finish of eighth in the 4 × 5 km relay and her best individual finish of 14th in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit.

Hess' best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was sixth in the 10 km event at Val di Fiemme in 1991. Her best World Cup finish was second twice in 30 km events in 1989 and 1990 which were also her best career finishes.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km  10 km 
 classical 
 10 km 
 freestyle 
 15 km  30 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
18 9 13
20 6 145

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
18 20
19 18
20 12
21 28

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1988–89 15 January 1989 Klingenthal, East Germany 30 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
2 1989–90 7 March 1990 Sollefteå, Sweden 30 km Individual F World Cup 2nd

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gabriele HESS . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 16 January 2019.