Kathrin Cornelia Lang (née Hitzer; born 3 September 1986) is a former German biathlete. Because of her pregnancy by her boyfriend (now husband), biathlete Toni Lang, she finished the 2011/12 season in December 2011.[1]
 Lang (then Hitzer) in 2007. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Kathrin Cornelia Hitzer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Kathrin Cornelia Lang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 September 1986 Balingen, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TSV Siegsdorf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 29 November 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 29 May 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 8 (2006/07–2013/14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In her career, Lang won two World Cup races, the pursuit and the mass start in Khanty-Mansiysk in 2008.
She retired after the 2013–14 season, having not been selected for the national team.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Schwangere Biathletin Hitzer beendet Saison".
- ^ "Kathrin kehrt dem Leistungssport den Rücken" [Kathrin retires from competitive sport] (in German). 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2014. (in German)
External links
edit- Official website (in German)
- Old IBU profile at the Wayback Machine (archived March 3, 2016)
- Kathrin Lang at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Kathrin Lang at IBU BiathlonResults.com
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