Hannes Dotzler

Hannes Dotzler (born 25 February 1990) is a German cross country skier.

Career

Hannes Dotzler came at the age of four years on his parents for cross-country skiing. After his GCSEs at Skigymnasium Oberstdorf, he began his training as a federal police at the federal police sports school in Bad Endorf. His first success won Dotzler at the Junior World Championships 2009 in Praz -de- Lys Sommand. There he was able to win his first world championship silver medal after a twelfth place in the 10 - km freestyle and a fifth in the persecution of the season. The following year, he missed again, although an individual medal, but was able to repeat the success of season with a third place. According to these results Dotzler was first used in the World Cup, where he was among the top 30 several times. At the Junior World Championships in 2010 Dotzler ran again to bronze in the relay. Were added in 2012 his first solo medals he won in the classic double tracking and the 15 - km. At the national level Dotzler was 2010 and 2012 in the pursuit and sprint total of two times German champion. His best results in the World Cup he won in 2012 and 2013 with two sixth places - both times in the 15 -km mass start. Dotzler also adopted at the Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme part. There he was mainly through his appearance as first runner in a relay race, where he was handed over as the leader, and convince his seventh place in the 50 km mass start, which was also the best placement of the German cross-country men in a single race.

In the 2013/14 season Dotzler reached on 1 January 2014 with the second place finish at the 15 -km mass start race in Lenzerheide in the Tour de Ski for the first time a podium in the World Cup. In the overall standings of the Tour he finished in 13th place as the best German. At the Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014, he also reached the Skiathlon as the best German Starter 13th place. About 15 km classic style, he finished in eleventh place. In the team sprint, he missed because of a fall of his partner Tim Tscharnke shortly before the finish safe medal.

Hannes Dotzler will start for the SC Sonthofen.

Private

Hannes Dotzler is the son of Stefan Dotzler, who also took part in 1984 Winter Olympics and 1988 in cross-country skiing.