Julia Tannheimer – Biathlon
- Successes
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5-time Junior World Champion
3-time Vice Junior World Championship
1 World Cup victory and 1 additional podium place
- Birthday
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08/01/2005
- Profession
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Armed forces athlete
- Club
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DAV Ulm
- Hobbies
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Mountain biking, reading, meeting friends, playing the violin
- Role model
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Mathieu van der Poel
- What's important to me
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Family, friends, sporting and personal development, sustainability
“It means a lot to me that I can continue to be part of the Viessmann family after my time in the Viessmann Junior Team. Viessmann stands for solidarity, sustainability, and innovation—values that I personally identify with strongly.”
Career
Julia starts biathlon at the age of 10 at her local club, DAV Ulm, for whom she still competes today. She enjoys great success early on and, at 16, attends the sports high school in Furtwangen to combine her education and competitive sport in the best possible way. The plan pays off: Julia wins medals at the Junior World Championships, taking home a total of five gold and three silver medals. At just 18 years of age, she makes her World Cup debut at home in Ruhpolding. She shoots flawlessly and finishes in 15th place. By the following season, she is already an important member of the World Cup team, celebrates her first World Cup victory with the relay team, and qualifies for the World Championships in Lenzerheide.
In the fast lane
For the 2023/24 season, Julia is appointed to the DSV junior squad and thus becomes part of the Viessmann junior team. Due to her great successes in the previous year, she competes in the IBU Cup despite her young age and celebrates her first victory in the mass start 60 in Sjusjoen. Shortly afterwards, she makes her World Cup debut in Ruhpolding, where she sensationally finishes in 15th place. At the Junior World Championships in Otepää, she wins two gold medals and two silver medals. The following winter, she continues on her path to success: she is part of the World Cup team throughout the season, finishing twice in the top 6 at the start of the season and taking part in the flower ceremony. In Hochfilzen, she celebrates the first World Cup victory of her career with the relay team and then even competes in the World Championships for the first time. And all this at the age of just 19 – making her one of Germany's greatest biathlon hopes.
