Denise Herrmann

Herrmann in 2018
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1988-12-20) 20 December 1988 Schlema, East Germany
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Professional information
Club	WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal
Olympic Games
Teams	2 (2018, 2022)
Medals	2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams	4 (2019-2023)
Medals	8 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	7 (2016/17–2022/2023)
Individual victories	12
All victories	16
Individual podiums	23
All podiums	40
Overall titles	0
Discipline titles	2:2 Sprint (2019–20), (2022–23)
Medal record Representing  Germany Women's cross-country skiing Olympic Games 2014 Sochi 4 × 5 km relay U23 World Championships 2010 Hinterzarten Individual sprint Junior World Championships 2007 Tarvisio Individual sprint Women's biathlon Olympic Games 2022 Beijing 15 km individual 2022 Beijing 4 × 6 km relay Biathlon World Championships 2019 Östersund 10 km pursuit 2023 Oberhof 7.5 km sprint 2019 Östersund Mixed relay 2020 Antholz 10 km pursuit 2020 Antholz 4 × 6 km relay 2021 Pokljuka 4 × 6 km relay 2023 Oberhof 10 km pursuit 2023 Oberhof 4 × 6 km relay 2019 Östersund 12.5 km mass start

Denise Herrmann-Wick (née Herrmann, born 20 December 1988) is a German former biathlete and cross-country skier. She won gold at 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's individual, won gold at Biathlon World Championships 2019 – Women's pursuit and won gold at Biathlon World Championships 2023 – Women's sprint.^[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]

On 14 March 2023, she announced her retirement following the 2022–2023 season.^[3]

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[4]

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings			Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Sprint	NordicOpening	Tour deSki	World CupFinal	Ski TourCanada
2009	21	NC	—	NC	—N/a	—	—	—N/a
2010	22	124	NC	87	—N/a	DNF	—	—N/a
2011	23	41	44	23	30	DNF	DNF	—N/a
2012	24	39	41	28	45	DNF	35	—N/a
2013	25	13	17	11	DNF	13	31	—N/a
2014	26	9	18		8	DNF	31	—N/a
2015	27	9	16	13	14	8	—N/a	—N/a
2016	28	22	29	12	29	22	—N/a	28
2017	29	90	—	54	—	—	—	—N/a

Individual podiums

• 6 podiums – (3 WC, 3 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2013–14	29 November 2013	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	3rd
2		15 December 2013	Davos, Switzerland	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
3		29 December 2013	Oberhof, Germany	1.5 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	2nd
4		31 December 2013	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	1.5 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	3rd
5		18 January 2014	Szklarska Poręba, Poland	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
6		2 February 2014	Toblach, Italy	1.3 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd

World Cup team podiums

• 2 podiums – (2 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate
1	2012–13	7 December 2012	Quebec City, Canada	6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Kolb
2	2013–14	22 December 2013	Asiago, Italy	6 × 1.25 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	2nd	Zeller

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay	Single mixed relay
2018 Pyeongchang	29	—	21st	6th	11th	8th	—	—N/a
2022 Beijing	33	Gold	22nd	17th	13th	Bronze	5th	—N/a

World Championships

9 medals (2 gold, 6 silver, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay	Single mixed relay
2019 Östersund	30	—	6th	Gold	Bronze	4th	Silver	4th
2020 Antholz	31	12th	5th	Silver	12th	Silver	4th	—
2021 Pokljuka	32	15th	4th	8th	—	Silver	7th	—
2023 Oberhof	34	15th	Gold	Silver	24th	Silver	6th	—

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

Individual victories

• 13 victories (7 Sp, 4 Pu, 2 In)
• 22 podiums (7 Sp, 8 Pu, 5 In, 2 Ms)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level
1	2017–18	1 December 2017	Östersund, Sweden	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup
2		3 December 2017	Östersund, Sweden	10 km Pursuit	World Cup
3	2018–19	16 February 2019	Salt Lake City, United States	10 km Pursuit	World Cup
4		10 March 2019	Östersund, Sweden	10 km Pursuit	World Championships
5	2019–20	24 January 2020	Pokljuka, Slovenia	15 km Individual	World Cup
6		5 March 2020	Nové Město, Czech Republic	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup
7		13 March 2020	Kontiolahti, Finland	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup
8	2021–22	7 February 2022	Beijing, China	15 km Individual	Winter Olympic Games
9		5 March 2022	Kontiolahti, Finland	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup
10	2022–23	8 December 2022	Hochfilzen, Austria	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup
11		21 January 2023	Antholz-Anterselva, Italy	10 km Pursuit	World Cup
12		10 February 2023	Oberhof, Germany	7.5 km Sprint	World Championships
13		19 March 2023	Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup

Relay victories

No.	Season	Date	Location	Level	Teammate
1	2016–17	5 March 2017	Pyeongchang, Korea	World Cup	Horchler, Hammerschmidt, Hildebrand
2	2017–18	13 January 2018	Ruhpolding, Germany	World Cup	Preuss, Hildebrand, Dahlmeier
3	2018–19	8 February 2019	Canmore, Canada	World Cup	Hinz, Hildebrand, Dahlmeier
4	2020–21	16 January 2021	Oberhof, Germany	World Cup	Hinz, Preuss, Hettich-Walz

Herrmann-Wick has received the following awards:

• German Sportspersonality of the Year (2023)^[5]

Media related to Denise Herrmann-Wick at Wikimedia Commons

• Denise Herrmann-Wick at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
• Denise Herrmann-Wick at IBU BiathlonResults.com
• Denise Herrmann-Wick at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Denise Herrmann-Wick at Olympics.com
• Denise Herrmann-Wick at Olympedia
• Denise Herrmann-Wick at InterSportStats
• Denise Herrmann-Wick at Team Deutschland(in German)
• Denise Herrmann-Wick on Instagram