Linn Kazmaier (born 5 November 2006) is a German visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete who competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
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Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nürtingen | 5 November 2006|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | B3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SZ Römerstein | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editKazmaier represented Germany at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won five medals. She won two silver medals in the 6 kilometres and 12.5 kilometres biathlon events, and a gold medal in the 10 kilometre free, a silver medal in the 15 kilometre classical and a bronze medal in the 1.5 kilometres sprint cross-country skiing events.[1] At 15 years old, she was the youngest para biathlete at the Paralympics.[2] Florian Baumann has competed as her sighted guide.
References
edit- ^ "Linn Kazmaier". nordski.de. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Record number of female Para athletes set for Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games". paralympic.org. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.