Lena HAECKI

Switzerland
Biathlon
1 Jul 1995
26
Female
ENGELBERG
 
Switzerland
RUHPOLDING
 
Germany

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BTH Biathlon Women's 15km Individual 24
Women's 7.5km Sprint 23
Women's 10km Pursuit 24
Women's 12.5km Mass Start 16
Women's 4x6km Relay
SUI
Switzerland
 DNF
Mixed Relay 4x6km (W+M)
SUI
Switzerland
 8

Schedule

Start Time 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

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
6Women's 4 × 6 kilometres Relay2018PyeongChang, KOR
8Women's 10 kilometres Pursuit2018PyeongChang, KOR
13Mixed 2 × 6 kilometres and 2 × 7.5 kilometres Relay2018PyeongChang, KOR
23Women's 12.5 kilometres Mass Start2018PyeongChang, KOR
26Women's 7.5 kilometres Sprint2018PyeongChang, KOR
34Women's 15 kilometres2018PyeongChang, KOR
World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
5Single Mixed Relay2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
6Women's 4x6km Relay2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
7Women's 7.5km Sprint2021Pokljuka, SLO
10Mixed Relay2021Pokljuka, SLO
10Mixed Relay2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
11Women's 15km Individual2019Oestersund, SWE
11Mixed Relay2019Oestersund, SWE
12Women's 10km Pursuit2021Pokljuka, SLO
12Women's 15km Individual2021Pokljuka, SLO
12Women's 4x6km Relay2021Pokljuka, SLO
13Women's 4x6km Relay2019Oestersund, SWE
13Women's 4x6km Relay2017Hochfilzen, AUT
14Women's 10km Pursuit2019Oestersund, SWE
14Mixed Relay2017Hochfilzen, AUT
15Women's 12.5km Mass Start2021Pokljuka, SLO
16Women's 4x6km Relay2016Oslo, NOR
21Women's 7.5km Sprint2016Oslo, NOR
21Women's 4x6km Relay2015Kontiolahti, FIN
27Women's 7.5km Sprint2015Kontiolahti, FIN
30Women's 12.5km Mass Start2019Oestersund, SWE
33Women's 10km Pursuit2016Oslo, NOR
35Women's 7.5km Sprint2017Hochfilzen, AUT
35Women's 10km Pursuit2015Kontiolahti, FIN
48Women's 10km Pursuit2017Hochfilzen, AUT
53Women's 7.5km Sprint2019Oestersund, SWE
59Women's 15km Individual2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
63Women's 7.5km Sprint2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
67Women's 15km Individual2016Oslo, NOR
85Women's 15km Individual2017Hochfilzen, AUT
85Women's 15km Individual2015Kontiolahti, FIN
World Cup
RankEventSeason
12Women's Pursuit2018/19
20Women's Individual2020/21
20Women's Mass Start2019/20
21Women's Pursuit2020/21
22Women's Total2019/20
24Women's Mass Start2020/21
24Women's Pursuit2019/20
25Women's Total2018/19
26Women's Individual2018/19
26Women's Mass Start2018/19
27Women's Total2020/21
27Women's Sprint2016/17
28Women's Individual2019/20
29Women's Sprint2017/18
30Women's Pursuit2016/17
31Women's Sprint2019/20
32Women's Sprint2018/19
32Women's Total2016/17
34Women's Mass Start2016/17
39Women's Sprint2020/21
44Women's Total2017/18
45Women's Pursuit2017/18
46Women's Mass Start2017/18
51Women's Sprint2014/15
61Women's Total2014/15
69Women's Individual2016/17
70Women's Sprint2015/16
71Women's Total2015/16
72Women's Pursuit2015/16
74Women's Pursuit2014/15
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Reading, drawing mandalas, sports, hiking, skiing, meeting friends

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Athlete, Sport soldier (Swiss Army)

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Fiance, Marco Gross. Parents, Josef and Sabine. Sister, Martha. Family runs a hotel in Engelberg.

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German, French, English

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Nordic Engelberg

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National: Sandra Flunger (AUT)

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Fiance Marco Gross (Biathlon): Represented Germany at three Youth/Junior World Championships, winning three silver medals in sprint (2014), pursuit (2014) and relay (2016). Competed at the IBU Cup since 2017, with one podium from the 2019 Lenzerheide single mixed relay. Son of Rico Gross, four-time Olympic gold medallist and nine-time world champion.

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2014 IBU Cup in Beitostoelen (Sprint - 33rd)
2014 World Cup in Hochfilzen (Sprint - 88th)

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Summer 2017: Patellar tendon inflammation of the patellar tendon. Only had to stop jogging for a few weeks.

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2014

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Went to swim training, where she was encouraged by Helen Fischer, technical manager of Nordic Engelberg, to try cross-country skiing at age 14. Switched to biathlon two years later and entered the Sports School Engelberg.

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"I thought it was extremely cool - even though I missed nine out of ten targets in my first race." (swiss-ski.ch, 2021)

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"My ambition has always been aimed at the Olympic Games in 2022 as the climax." (bote.ch, 29 Nov 2018)

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"We have a trainer who is an excellent shooting coach. I have benefited a lot from her. We have accelerated the processes. We are now shooting at a much higher rate, without letting the hectic pace arise." (bote.ch, 29 Nov 2018)

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Her first World Cup podium at the Annecy pursuit in December 2019. "You never forget these emotions." (swiss-ski.ch, 2021)

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Biathlete Selina Gasparin (SUI), Sochi 2014 Olympic silver medallist.

Biathlete Magdalena Neuner (GER), Vancouver 2010 dual Olympic gold medallist and 12-time world champion.

Tennis player Roger Federer (SUI), Beijing 2008 doubles gold and London 2012 singles silver medallist, with 20 career Grand Slam titles.

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Her parents. (Extrarunde Biathlon Podcast, index 32)

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"Never give up!" (lenahaecki.ch, 2021)

General Interest

RESIDENCE
Moved from her home town Engelberg to Ruhpolding, Germany, in 2019 to train together with her fiance Marco Gross.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER
After graduating from school, she worked part-time in a local sports shop and began distance studies in mathematics, which she interrupted to focus on sports. Graduated from the top sport recruit school in 2015 and was accepted into the Swiss army as a contract soldier in 2018 for four years, where she is also completing training as a fitness coach.

YOUTH
Attended the Swiss Sports Middle School in Engelberg and achieved A levels in 2014.

NAME
Named after the Russian river, Lena is the longest river totally within the Russian Federation and the 11th longest worldwide.

TATTOO
Has a tattoo on her right foot showing the outline of the local mountains.

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DNF:
Did Not Finish
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