Kathrin Lang

Kathrin Lang
Lang (then Hitzer) in 2007.
Personal information
Birth name Kathrin Cornelia Hitzer
Full name Kathrin Cornelia Lang
Born (1986-09-03) 3 September 1986
Balingen, West Germany
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club TSV Siegsdorf
World Cup debut 29 November 2006
Retired 29 May 2014
World Championships
Teams 4 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011)
Medals 0
World Cup
Seasons 8 (2006/07–2013/14)
Individual victories 2
All victories 8
Individual podiums 5
All podiums 15

Kathrin Cornelia Lang (née Hitzer; born 3 September 1986) is a former German biathlete. Because of her pregnancy by her boyfriend (now husband), biathlete Toni Lang, she finished the 2011/12 season in December 2011.[1]

In her career, Lang won two World Cup races, the pursuit and the mass start in Khanty-Mansiysk in 2008.

She retired after the 2013–14 season, having not been selected for the national team.[2]

References

  1. http://www.bz-berlin.de/sport/mehr-sport/schwangere-biathletin-hitzer-beendet-saison-article1338752.html
  2. "Kathrin kehrt dem Leistungssport den Rücken" [Kathrin retires from competitive sport] (in German). 29 May 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014. (in German)


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