Magdalena Neuner

Magdalena "Lena" Holzer (née Neuner; born 9 February 1987) is a German biathlete.

 Career 
She had her first Biathlon World Cup race in the 2005-06 season. One year later, she became one of the stars of the German biathlon team with three gold medals in the 2007 Biathlon World Championships in Antholz, Italy. In 2008, she won three other gold medals in the Biathlon World Cup in Östersund, Sweden, and reached also the first place of the Biathlon World Cup in that year.

In the 2010 Winter Olympics she was one of the gold medal favourites. The first race (on 13 February) was the 7.5 km sprint, where she reached a silver medal, beaten only by Anastasia Kuzmina from Slovakia. Three days later (on 16 February), she won the gold medal in the pursuit race. On 21 February, her second gold medal followed in the mass start.

Personal life
Neuner plays the harp. She also owns a motorcycle. She also likes mountain biking, hiking and swimming. She also likes knitting.

In 2009, Neuner started dating her friend Josef Holzer. Holzer and Neuner married on 29 March 2014. She has two children.

References

 Other websites 


 Magdalena Neuner at International Biathlon Union


Category:1987 births
Category:Living people
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Germany
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Germany
Category:German skiers
Category:Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Category:Sport shooters
Category:Sportspeople from Bavaria
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