Katharina Hennig

Katharina Hennig
Katharina Hennig in 2022
CountryGermany
Born (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 (age 28)
Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Ski clubWSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal
World Cup career
Seasons8 – (2017–present)
Indiv. starts150
Indiv. podiums11
Indiv. wins1
Team starts16
Team podiums5
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (7th in 2023)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Planica 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Trondheim 4 x 7.5 km relay
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lahti 15 km classical
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Râșnov 10 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Liberec 4 × 3.33 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Almaty 4 × 3.33 km relay
Updated on 9 March 2024.

Katharina Hennig (born 14 June 1996) is a German cross-country skier who represents the club WSC Ergebirge Oberwiesenthal. She resides in Königswalde. Her novel achievements to date are the winning gold medal in the team sprint and the silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China and silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2023 World Champions in Planica, Slovenia.[1][2][3]

She belonged to SV Neudorf until 2011 and then started to compete for WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal in 2011. At the Junior World Championships she won bronze medals with the German women's relay team in 2013 and 2015. Her best result at the Junior World Championships was the silver medal in the 10 km freestyle race behind Sweden Ebba Andersson in Rasnov, Romania.[1] She made her World Cup debut on 24 January 2016 in Nové Město, Czech Republic. In January 2017, she achieved her first World Cup podium finish in Ulricehamn, finishing second in the team relay.

She competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 in Lahti, Finland. In Lahti, her best finishes were 11th in skiathlon and sixth in team relay.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference FISprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Katharina Hennig profile". teamdeutschland.de (in German). DOSB. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Katharina Hennig profile". olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

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