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]
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| Full name | Katharina Elisabeth Schützenhöfer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 September 1993 Oberwart, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Wien, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career podiums edit
FIVB World Tour edit
- 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| No. | Result | Date | Category | Location | Partner | Opponents | Score | ||
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| 1. | Bronze | 26 Nov 2017 | FIVB 2-star |  Sydney, Australia
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Lena Plesiutschnig |  Futami / Hasegawa
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16–21 | 24–22 | 15–10 |
| 2. | Gold | 6 May 2018 | FIVB 3-star |  Mersin, Turkey
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Lena Plesiutschnig |  Keizer / Meppelink
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18–21 | 25–23 | 15–12 |
| 3. | Silver | 16 Jun 2018 | FIVB 1-Star | Baden, Austria
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Lena Plesiutschnig |  Mersmann / Tillmann
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17–21 | 16–21 | |
| Source: [6][7] | |||||||||
CEV European Tour edit
- 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
| No. | Result | Date | Category | Location | Partner | Opponents | Score | ||
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| 1. | Silver | 20 Jun 2015 | European Games |  Baku, Azerbaijan
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Lena Plesiutschnig |  Betschart / Eiholzer
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16–21 | 21–14 | 13–15 |
| 2. | Bronze | 11 Jul 2015 | CEV Satellite |  Vaduz, Liechtenstein
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Lena Plesiutschnig |  Jupiter / Longuet
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21–15 | 19–21 | 15–10 |
| Source: [6][7] | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Betschart and Eiholzer win 'Alpine derby' at European Games". fivb.com. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "ÖVV-Damen Plesiutschnig/Schützenhöfer holten Titel in Mersin". kleinezeitung.at (in German). Kleine Zeitung. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Poland's Kociolek and Gruszscynska claim U21 title in Umag". fivb.com. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "2011 CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship Results - Women". cev.eu. European Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Katharina Elisabeth Schützenhöfer: Season Summaries 2010-16". bvbinfo.com. Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Katharina Elisabeth Schützenhöfer: Season Summaries 2017-19". bvbinfo.com. Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Katharina Schützenhöfer.
- Schützenhöfer / Plesiutschnig Official Site (in German)
- Katharina Schützenhöfer at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Katharina Schützenhöfer at the Beach Volleyball Major Series
- Katharina Schützenhöfer at the FIVB beach volleyball database