Denise Herrmann-Wick (née Herrmann, born 20 December 1988) is a German biathlete and former cross-country skier. She won gold at 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's individual and won gold at Biathlon World Championships 2019 – Women's pursuit, as well as several other medals.[1] Previously, 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, although in an interview in November of that year she did not rule out competing in cross-country skiing in the future.[2]
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Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1988-12-20) 20 December 1988 (age 33) Schlema, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 (2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 (2019-2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 6 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 5 (2016/17–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All victories | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All podiums | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 1: 1 Sprint (2019–20); | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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— | 21st | 6th | 11th | 8th | — |
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Gold | 22nd | 17th | 13th | Bronze | 5th |
6 medals (1 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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— | 6th | Gold | Bronze | 4th | Silver | 4th |
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12th | 5th | Silver | 12th | Silver | 4th | — |
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15th | 4th | 8th | — | Silver | 7th | — |
Season | Age | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | |||||
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Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | ||
2016–17 | 28 | 114 | 48th | 0 | – | 79 | 40th | 35 | 52nd | 0 | – |
2017–18 | 29 | 477 | 12th | 19 | 40th | 149 | 14th | 197 | 7th | 112 | 15th |
2018–19 | 30 | 570 | 8th | 39 | 29th | 170 | 15th | 254 | 6th | 148 | 9th |
2019–20 | 31 | 745 | 3rd | 112 | 4th | 314 | 1st | 155 | 5th | 164 | 6th |
2020–21 | 32 | 667 | 10th | 80 | 6th | 238 | 9th | 197 | 9th | 106 | 14th |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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1 | 2017–18 | 1 December 2017 | ![]() |
7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |
2 | 3 December 2017 | ![]() |
10 km Pursuit | World Cup | |
3 | 2018–19 | 16 February 2019 | ![]() |
10 km Pursuit | World Cup |
4 | 10 March 2019 | ![]() |
10 km Pursuit | World Championships | |
5 | 2019–20 | 24 January 2020 | ![]() |
15 km Individual | World Cup |
6 | 5 March 2020 | ![]() |
7.5 km Sprint | World Cup | |
7 | 13 March 2020 | ![]() |
7.5 km Sprint | World Cup | |
8 | 2021–22 | 7 February 2022 | ![]() |
15 km Individual | Winter Olympic Games |
9 | 5 March 2022 | ![]() |
7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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1 | 2016–17 | 5 March 2017 | ![]() |
Relay | World Cup |
2 | 2017–18 | 13 January 2018 | ![]() |
Relay | World Cup |
3 | 2018–19 | 8 February 2019 | ![]() |
Relay | World Cup |
4 | 2020–21 | 16 January 2021 | ![]() |
Relay | World Cup |
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
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2014 | 25 | — | — | — | 8 | Bronze | 4 |
Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
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2011 | 22 | 43 | — | 39 | 23 | — | — |
2013 | 24 | 24 | — | — | 10 | 7 | 8 |
2015 | 26 | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | 4 |
Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
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Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final |
Ski Tour Canada | ||
2009 | 21 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — |
2010 | 22 | 124 | NC | 87 | — | DNF | — | — |
2011 | 23 | 41 | 44 | 23 | 30 | DNF | DNF | — |
2012 | 24 | 39 | 41 | 28 | 45 | DNF | 35 | — |
2013 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 11 | DNF | 13 | 31 | — |
2014 | 26 | 9 | 18 | ![]() | 8 | DNF | 31 | — |
2015 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 8 | — | — |
2016 | 28 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 29 | 22 | — | 28 |
2017 | 29 | 90 | — | 54 | — | — | — | — |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 2013–14 | 29 November 2013 | ![]() | 1.4 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
2 | 15 December 2013 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | |
3 | 29 December 2013 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
4 | 31 December 2013 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
5 | 18 January 2014 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | |
6 | 2 February 2014 | ![]() | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate |
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1 | 2012–13 | 7 December 2012 | ![]() | 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Kolb |
2 | 2013–14 | 22 December 2013 | ![]() | 6 × 1.25 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | Zeller |
Media related to Denise Herrmann at Wikimedia Commons
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