Katharina Schützenhöfer Explained

Katharina Schützenhöfer
Fullname:Katharina Elisabeth Schützenhöfer
Nationality: Austria
Birth Date:22 September 1993
Birth Place:Oberwart, Austria
Hometown:Wien, Austria
Height:1.75 m
Weight:73 kg
Currentyears:2017–present
Currentteammate:Lena Plesiutschnig
Years:2010–2016
2013
2017
Teammates:Lena Plesiutschnig
Barbara Hansel
Stefanie Schwaiger
Show-Medals:no
Medaltemplates-Title:Medal record

Katharina Elisabeth Schützenhöfer (born 22 September 1993) is an Austrian professional beach volleyball player who plays as a right-side defender with her partner Lena Plesiutschnig. She won the silver medal at the first ever European Games in 2015.[1] Her first and only FIVB World Tour victory so far, came at a 3-star event in Mersin in 2018.[2] She won a silver medal at the 2011 U19 World Championship and a bronze medal at the 2013 U21 World Championship, both competitions were held in Umag.[3] [4] She is also the 2011 U20 European Champion with Plesiutschnig.[5]

Career podiums

FIVB World Tour

No.ResultDateCategoryLocationPartnerOpponentsScore
1.align=center style="background:#cc9966;"Bronze26 Nov 2017FIVB 2-star Sydney, AustraliaLena Plesiutschnig Futami / Hasegawa16–21 24–22 15–10
2.align=center style="background:gold;"Gold6 May 2018FIVB 3-star Mersin, TurkeyLena Plesiutschnig Keizer / Meppelink18–21 25–23 15–12
3.align=center style="background:silver;"Silver16 Jun 2018FIVB 1-Star Baden, AustriaLena Plesiutschnig Mersmann / Tillmann17–21 16–21
align=center colspan ="10"Source: [6] [7]

CEV European Tour

No.ResultDateCategoryLocationPartnerOpponentsScore
1.align=center style="background:silver;"Silver20 Jun 2015European Games Baku, AzerbaijanLena Plesiutschnig   Betschart / Eiholzer16–21 21–14 13–15
2.align=center style="background:#cc9966;"Bronze11 Jul 2015CEV Satellite Vaduz, LiechtensteinLena Plesiutschnig Jupiter / Longuet21–15 19–21 15–10
align=center colspan ="10"Source:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Betschart and Eiholzer win 'Alpine derby' at European Games. fivb.com. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 3 May 2019.
  2. Web site: ÖVV-Damen Plesiutschnig/Schützenhöfer holten Titel in Mersin. kleinezeitung.at. Kleine Zeitung. German. 3 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Poland, Austria, China earn women’s medals Sunday in Umag at 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch Youth World Championships. fivb.com. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 3 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Poland’s Kociolek and Gruszscynska claim U21 title in Umag. fivb.com. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 3 May 2019.
  5. Web site: 2011 CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship Results - Women. cev.eu. European Volleyball Confederation. 3 May 2019.
  6. Web site: Katharina Elisabeth Schützenhöfer: Season Summaries 2010-16. bvbinfo.com. Beach Volleyball Database. 3 May 2019.
  7. Web site: Katharina Elisabeth Schützenhöfer: Season Summaries 2017-19. bvbinfo.com. Beach Volleyball Database. 3 May 2019.