Denise Herrmann

Denise Herrmann (born 20 December 1988) is a German cross-country skier and biathlete. She has competed in FIS Cross-Country World Cup since 2009. Herrmann has won several medals at the World Cup events. In April 2016 she announced that she would switch to competing in biathlon for the following season[1] although in an interview in November of that year she did not rule out competing in cross-country skiing in future.[2]

Denise Herrmann
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1988-12-20) 20 December 1988
Schlema, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
ClubWSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal
Olympic Games
Teams1 (2018)
Medals0 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams2 (2019, 2020)
Medals5 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons4 (2016/17–)
Individual victories7
All victories10
Individual podiums11
All podiums21
Overall titles0
Discipline titles1:
1 Sprint (2019–20);
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Women's cross-country skiing
Olympic Games
2014 Sochi4 × 5 km relay
U23 World Championships
2010 HinterzartenIndividual sprint
Junior World Championships
2007 TarvisioIndividual sprint
Women's biathlon
Biathlon World Championships
2019 Östersund10 km pursuit
2019 ÖstersundMixed relay
2020 Antholz10 km pursuit
2020 Antholz4 x 6 km relay
2019 Östersund12.5 km mass start

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games
Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
2018 Pyeongchang — 21st 6th 11th 8th —

World Championships

5 medals (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
2019 Östersund — 6th Gold Bronze 4th Silver 4th
2020 Antholz 12th 5th Silver 12th Silver 4th —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

World Cup
Season Age Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2016–172811448th0–7940th3552nd0–
2017–182947712th1940th14914th1977th11215th
2018–19305708th3929th17015th2546th1489th
2019–20317453rd1124th3141st1555th1646th

Individual victories
No. Season Date Location Discipline Level
1 2017–18 1 December 2017 Östersund, Sweden 7.5 km Sprint World Cup
2 2017–18 3 December 2017 Östersund, Sweden 10 km Pursuit World Cup
3 2018–19 16 February 2019 Salt Lake City, United States 10 km Pursuit World Cup
4 2018–19 10 March 2019 Östersund, Sweden 10 km Pursuit World Championships
5 2019–20 24 January 2020 Pokljuka, Slovenia 15 km Individual World Cup
6 2019–20 5 March 2020 Nové Město, Czech Republic 7.5 km Sprint World Cup
7 2019–20 13 March 2020 Kontiolahti, Finland 7.5 km Sprint World Cup

Relay victories
No. Season Date Location Discipline Level
1 2016–17 5 March 2017 Pyeongchang, Korea Relay World Cup
2 2017–18 13 January 2018 Ruhpolding, Germany Relay World Cup
3 2018–19 8 February 2019 Canmore, Canada Relay World Cup

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games
  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201425———8Bronze4

World Championships
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
20112243—3923——
20132424——1078
201526———1764

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
200921NC—NCN/A——N/A
201022124NC87N/ADNF—N/A
20112341442330DNFDNFN/A
20122439412845DNF35N/A
201325131711DNF1331N/A
2014269188DNF31N/A
20152791613148N/AN/A
2016282229122922N/A28
20172990—54———N/A

Individual podiums
  • 6 podiums – (3 WC, 3 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12013–1429 November 2013 Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
215 December 2013 Davos, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
329 December 2013 Oberhof, Germany1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
431 December 2013 Lenzerheide, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
518 January 2014 Szklarska Poręba, Poland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
62 February 2014 Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd

World Cup team podiums
  • 2 podiums – (2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
1 2012–13 7 December 2012 Quebec City, Canada6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndKolb
2 2013–14 22 December 2013 Asiago, Italy6 × 1.25 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup2ndZeller

References
  1. "Denise Herrmann wechselt zum Biathlon" [Denise Herrmann switches to biathlon]. German Ski Association (in German). 27 April 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. "Denise Herrmann im Interview – "Biathlonzirkus aufmischen"" [Denise Herrmann in the interview – "Biathlon tour mixes it up]. Sportschau (in German). 22 November 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. "Athlete : HERRMANN Denise". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

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