Katja Wüstenfeld

Katja Wüstenfeld
Katja Wüstenfeld in 2016
Personal information
Full nameKatja Wüstenfeld
NationalityGerman
BornKatja Beer
(1976-10-10) 10 October 1976 (age 50)
Dohna, Saxony, East Germany
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
SpouseJan Wüstenfeld
Parent
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Germany
European Championships
First place2001 Maurienne7.5 km sprint
First place2001 Maurienne10 km pursuit
First place2001 Maurienne4 × 6 km relay
First place1997 Windischgarsten15 km individual
Second place1997 Windischgarsten3 × 6 km relay

Katja Wüstenfeld (née Beer; born 10 October 1976) is a German former biathlete. Beer competed in the women's individual event at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Her father Manfred Beer was a biathlete who earned a bronze medal for East Germany at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Katja married German biathlete Jan Wüstenfeld in 2010.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Katja Beer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2017. Full name: Katja Beer (-Wüstenfeld)
  2. ↑ "Biathlon-WM ein TV-Höhepunkt" [Biathlon World Cup a TV highlight]. Rheinische Post Online (in German). 29 February 2012. Der Spartenkanal Eurosport schickt Sigi Heinrich und die ehemalige Biathlon-Europameisterin Katja Beer-Wüstenfeld in die Spur. [The specialist channel Eurosport sends Sigi Heinrich and the former European biathlon champion Katja Beer-Wüstenfeld on the trail.]
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manfred Beer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Katja Beer und Jan Wüstenfeld haben geheiratet" [Katja Beer and Jan Wüstenfeld got married]. Biathlon-Online.de (in German). 23 December 2010. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Katja Beer, die nunmehr Wüstenfeld heißen wird [Katja Beer, who will now be called Wüstenfeld]
  5. ↑ "Kummerkasten und Mädchen für alles". Sächsische.de (in German). 9 March 2016. Jan Wüstenfeld betreut das deutsche Team in Oslo als Mannschaftsarzt ... Seine Frau Katja, die mit Mädchennamen Beer hieß, war ebenfalls Biathletin, startete für den SSV Altenberg [Jan Wüstenfeld looks after the German team in Oslo as team doctor ... His wife Katja, whose maiden name was Beer, was also a biathlete and competed for SSV Altenberg