Vanessa Voigt Explained

Vanessa Voigt
Nationality:German
Birth Date:7 October 1997
Birth Place:Schmalkalden, Germany
Club:WSV Rotterode
Disciplines:Biathlon
Wcdebut:2021
Olympicteams:1 (2022)
Olympicmedals:1
Olympicgolds:0
Worldsteams:2 (2023, 2024)
Worldsmedals:2
Worldsgolds:0
Wcseasons:4 (2020/21–)
Wcwins:0
Wcrelayswins:1
Wcpodiums:3
Wcrelayspodiums:11
Wcoveralls:0
Wctitles:0
Show-Medals:yes

Vanessa Voigt (born 7 October 1997) is a German biathlete. She won the 2020–21 Biathlon IBU Cup and represented Germany at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Career

Voigt won the IBU Cup during the 2020–21 season.[1] She represented Germany at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the 15 km individual race and finished in fourth place with a time of 44:29.3. She won a bronze medal in the women's relay.[2]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 bronze)

World Championships

2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Year IndividualSprintPursuitMass start RelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
align=left 2023 Oberhof19th41st46th23rdSilver6th
2024 Nové Město5th18th15th5thBronze5th6th

World Cup

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationLevelRacePlace
1 11 March 2022 OtepääWorld Cup Sprint align=center bgcolor="silver"2nd
226 November 2023 ÖstersundWorld Cup 15 km Individualalign=center bgcolor="#cc9966"3rd
33 December 2023 ÖstersundWorld Cup 12.5 km Pursuitalign=center bgcolor="#cc9966"3rd

Relay podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationLevelPlaceTeammate
116 February 2022align=center bgcolor="#cc9966"BronzeHinz, Preuss, Herrmann-Wick
21 December 2022align=center bgcolor="silver"SilverWeidel, Schneider, Herrmann-Wick
3 14 January 2023align=center bgcolor="silver"SilverWeidel, Schneider, Herrmann-Wick
4 22 January 2023align=center bgcolor="cc9966"BronzeSchneider, Hettich-Walz, Kebinger
5align=left 8 February 2023align=center bgcolor="silver"Schneider, Kebinger, Herrmann-Wick
611 March 2023align=center bgcolor="#cc9966"Bronze Hettich-Walz, Kebinger, Herrmann-Wick
729 November 2023align=center bgcolor="#cc9966"BronzeHettich-Walz, Grotian, Preuß
820 January 2024align=center bgcolor="gold"Gold Strelow

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hugo Rivail and Vanessa Voigt take IBU Cup short individuals . biathlonworld.com . 10 March 2021 . 7 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Vanessa Voigt . olympics.com . 7 February 2022.