Katja Wüstenfeld (née Beer, born 10 October 1976) is a German former biathlete. Beer competed in the women's individual event at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[1][2]

Katja Wüstenfeld
Katja Wüstenfeld in 2016
Personal information
Birth nameKatja Beer
Full nameKatja Wüstenfeld
NationalityGerman
Born (1976-10-10) 10 October 1976 (age 48)
Dohna, Saxony, Germany
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
SpouseJan Wüstenfeld
Parent
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Germany
European Championships
First place 2001 Maurienne 7.5 km sprint
First place 2001 Maurienne 10 km pursuit
First place 2001 Maurienne 4 × 6 km relay
First place 1997 Windischgarsten 15 km individual
Second place 1997 Windischgarsten 3 × 6 km relay

Her father Manfred Beer was a biathlete who earned a bronze medal for East Germany at the 1976 Winter Olympics.[1][3] Katja married German biathlete Jan Wüstenfeld in 2010.[1][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Katja Beer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2017. Full name: Katja Beer (-Wüstenfeld)
  2. ^ "Biathlon-WM ein TV-Höhepunkt" [Biathlon World Cup a TV highlight]. Rheinische Post Online (in German). 29 February 2012. Der Spartenkanal Eurosport schickt Sigi Heinrich und die ehemalige Biathlon-Europameisterin Katja Beer-Wüstenfeld in die Spur. [The specialist channel Eurosport sends Sigi Heinrich and the former European biathlon champion Katja Beer-Wüstenfeld on the trail.]
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manfred Beer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Katja Beer und Jan Wüstenfeld haben geheiratet" [Katja Beer and Jan Wüstenfeld got married]. Biathlon-Online.de (in German). 23 December 2010. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Katja Beer, die nunmehr Wüstenfeld heißen wird [Katja Beer, who will now be called Wüstenfeld]
  5. ^ "Kummerkasten und Mädchen für alles". Sächsische.de (in German). 9 March 2016. Jan Wüstenfeld betreut das deutsche Team in Oslo als Mannschaftsarzt ... Seine Frau Katja, die mit Mädchennamen Beer hieß, war ebenfalls Biathletin, startete für den SSV Altenberg [Jan Wüstenfeld looks after the German team in Oslo as team doctor ... His wife Katja, whose maiden name was Beer, was also a biathlete and competed for SSV Altenberg
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