Simone Opitz

Simone Opitz (born July 3, 1963 in Sonneberg, Thuringia) is an East German-German cross country skier who competed from 1985 to 1993. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned best finish of fifth twice at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary (20 km, 4 x 5 km).

Opitz's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the 10 km event at Val di Fiemme in 1991. Her only World Cup victory was in a 20 km event in Czechoslovakia in 1986.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1985–86 11 January 1986France Les Saisies, France10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
218 January 1986Czechoslovakia Nové Město, Czechoslovakia20 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
315 March 1986Norway Oslo, Norway10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1984–85 17 March 1985Norway Oslo, Norway4 x 5 km RelayWorld Cup3rdMisersky / Nestler / Noack

References

  1. "Athlete : OPITZ Simone". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
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