Vanessa VOIGT

Germany

Biathlon

Date of Birth: 7 Oct 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Place of birth: SCHMALKALDEN

Birth Country:

Germany

Residence: OBERHOF

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Biathlon	Women's 15km Individual	4
	Women's 7.5km Sprint	18
	Women's 10km Pursuit	12
	Women's 12.5km Mass Start	18
	Women's 4x6km Relay GER Germany	3
	Mixed Relay 4x6km (W+M) GER Germany	5

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Mixed Relay 4x6km (W+M)	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 15km Individual	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 7.5km Sprint	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 10km Pursuit	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 4x6km Relay	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 12.5km Mass Start	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Cup
Rank	Event	Season
63	Women's Pursuit	2020/21
81	Women's Total	2020/21

Hobbies:

Being creative

Occupation:

Athlete, Customs officer

Family:

Partner Benedikt Hertel (police officer). Two brothers, including twin brother Kevin.

Languages spoken:

German

Club name:

WSV Rotterode

Coach:

National: Kristian Meringer (GER), Florian Steirer (GER), Tobias Reiter (GER)
Personal: Peter Sendel (GER)

Sporting relatives:

Partner Benedikt Hertel (Bobsleigh, Athletics): Four-time U23 World Bobsleigh Championship medallist, including winning gold in 2018 (4-man) and 2019 (2-man), after winning junior gold in 2017 (4-man). World Cup podium in his debut World Cup race, finishing second in the Koenigssee 4-man in January 2020. National-level shot putter.

Debut:

2019 IBU Cup in Sjusjoen (Sprint - 11th, Pursuit - 27th)
2021 World Cup in Nove Mesto (Sprint - 64th)

Injuries:

Summer 2020: Shoulder surgery due to cartilage injury. Missed part of the season preparation and the German national championships.

National team:

2021

Start:

Began cross-country skiing at age eight, moving in 2010 to the Oberhof sports high school because of the better training conditions. In 2013 she made her first attempts with a biathlon weapon.

Reason:

"Just running and counting trees" became too boring for her.

Ambition:

Compete at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

Training:

Trains with the German Ski Association at the training base in Ruhpolding. (zoll.de, 2021)

Memorable:

Winning the IBU Cup overall Crystal Globe in 2021. "My goals have changed during the season and now I'm here with the trophy in my hand. I'm just more than happy." (mdr.de, 14 Mar 2021)

Hero:

Weightlifter Matthias Steiner (GER), Beijing 2008 Olympic gold medallist and 2010 World Championship silver medallist.

Influence:

Her partner, Benedikt Hertel (GER).

Philosophy:

"Sabbel nich, dat geit." ("Don't jabber, it will work")

General Interest

YOUTH
Grew up in the village of Seligenthal close to the home of former biathlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist Sven Fischer. Graduated from the sports gymnasium in Oberhof.

EARLY GOAL
As a child, she wrote "biathlete" as her future occupation. (zoll.de, 2021)

PHOTOGRAPHY
Shares the passion for “pictures and photos in sports” with her brother, who is a photographer on the side of the track. “Filters make photos more beautiful, faces cleaner, eyes bigger. But after a competition, I don't look like others on Instagram. I think we need more honest pictures of authentic, natural people with all their quirks. More photos of what life is like and not the section that cuts out real life." (skideutschland.de, 2021)

Milestones

Won bronze in the relay at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

Has secured points in five of her first six individual World Cup races.

Moved to the IBU Cup for the 2019/20 season, securing her first podiums in Brezno.

European Champion mixed relay silver medallist in 2021 (Duszniki-Zdroj).

Won the German Cup overall ranking for the 2015/16 season in her age group (U19).

At the Junior World Championships 2017 in Brezno, she won her first international medal, winning silver in the relay, after placing fourth in the individual.

Social Media

www.instagram.com/van.essavgt/

Legend

:: Bronze
:: Gold Medal Event

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