Martina Zellner
Martina Seidl ( born February 26, 1974 in Traunstein, native Martina Zellner ) is a former German biathlete.
Life
Martina Zellner grew up in Schleching, where she also made her first experience on skis. At the age of six, she was on cross-country ski and played for the SC Schleching soon the first competitions. Even her father was a cross-country skiers and biathletes and 1966-1973 member of the National Lord. The fascination for the near her parents' house located in Schlechinger Gasthof shooting ranges, they also led to biathlon. Their example was Peter Angerer.
After her active career, she worked temporarily as a co- commentator ( Euro Sport) and expert (ARD) while watching TV.
She married on 28 May 2004 and on August 29, 2004 their son Elias was born.
Biathlon career
Your success at junior level with three relay medals in 1990, 1992 and 1994 and especially the gold medal in singles followed in 1994, the first start in the World Cup 1994 in Bad Gastein, where she was 46th in singles and Sprint with the 27th place their first World Cup points just missed. This she managed but already at the next World Cup stop in Pokljuka, there was 23 to some top ten finishes in 1995 and a small depth in 1996 was followed finally in 1997 the first podium, she finished second in the sprint and third parties in the pursuit of Kontiolahti. With the season they had been before in Östersund ever second and Martina Zellner established itself with these successes in the world rankings. At the end of the season she was rewarded with 3rd place in the World Cup for their consistent performance.
1998 and 1999 were the great years of Martina Zellner. First, it was Season Olympic champion in Nagano together with Uschi Disl, Katrin Apel and Petra Behle. Shortly afterwards, the World Cup was in pursuit competition - was not yet an Olympic sport - instead and she could win their first World Cup individual medal behind the favorite Magdalena Forsberg and Corinne Niogret. At the World Championships 1999, she then won the sprint ahead of Magdalena Forsberg, managed in pursuit of third place and took the anchor leg in the relay with first leg Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner - Petter - Memm and Katrin Apel their second title. It was celebrated the most successful athlete this World Cup and when the queen of Kontiolahti. In 2000, she was back with the squadron on the podium, this time with Andrea Henkel next Disl and Apel in second place. Another individual medal there for them with bronze in the sprint. It is therefore among the most successful German biathletes at the World Championships in sixth place (March 2008 ).
Her third and last victory in a World Cup race was in the mass start of Khanty-Mansiysk at the end of the season 1999/2000, the reward for strong performance throughout the season was the third place in the Sprint Cup. In 2001 and 2002 she was a few more times on the podium, winning in three relay races before they retired from the active sports.
Achievements
- Olympic Winter Games: 1998: 1x Gold (season )
- World Championships: 1998: 1x Bronze ( tracking)
- 1999: 2x Gold ( Sprint, Relay ), 1 bronze ( tracking)
- 2000: 1x Silver (season ), 1x Bronze ( Sprint)
- World Cup 3 World Cup victories (1 sprint, 1 tracking, 1 mass start )
- 3 Overall World Cup 1997/1998 season
- 3 Sprint Cup season 1999/2000
- 6 Overall World Cup 1998/1999 season
- 7 Overall World Cup 1999/2000 season
Biathlon World Cup rankings
The table shows all placements (depending on the year, including hosting the Olympic Games and World Championships ).
(Including the World Championships and Olympic Games, scoring points according to the valid points system )