Linn Kazmaier Explained

Linn Kazmaier
Birth Date:5 November 2006
Birth Place:Nürtingen
Nationality:German
Disability Class:B3
Sport:Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon)
Club:SZ Römerstein

Linn Kazmaier (born 5 November 2006) is a German visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete who competed at the 2022 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] Florian Baumann has competed as her sighted guide.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Linn Kazmaier . nordski.de . 5 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Record number of female Para athletes set for Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games . paralympic.org . 4 March 2022 . 5 March 2022.