Simone Opitz
Appearance
Simone Opitz | |
---|---|
Country | Germany |
Born | Sonneberg, East Germany | 3 July 1963
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 1985–1988, 1991–1992 |
Starts | 27 |
Podiums | 3 |
Wins | 1 |
Overall titles | 0 – (5th in 1986) |
Simone Opitz (born 3 July 1963 in Sonneberg, Thuringia) is an East German-German cross country skier who competed from 1985 to 1993. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned best finish of fifth twice at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary (20 km, 4 × 5 km relay).
Opitz's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the 10 km event at Val di Fiemme in 1991. Her only World Cup victory was in a 20 km event in Czechoslovakia in 1986.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 20 km | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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1988 | 25 | 13 | 10 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 |
1992 | 29 | 27 | — | — | 12 | — | 8 | 8 |
World Championships
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | 20 km | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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1987 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
1991 | 28 | — | 5 | — | — | 7 | 5 |
World Cup
Season standings
Season | Age | Overall |
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1985 | 22 | 17 |
1986 | 23 | 5 |
1987 | 24 | 39 |
1988 | 25 | 17 |
1991 | 28 | 14 |
1992 | 29 | 19 |
Individual podiums
- 1 victory
- 3 podiums
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 1985–86 | 11 January 1986 | Les Saisies, France | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
2 | 18 January 1986 | Nové Město, Czechoslovakia | 20 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
3 | 15 March 1986 | Oslo, Norway | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
Team podiums
- 1 podium
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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1 | 1984–85 | 17 March 1985 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Misersky / Nestler / Noack |
References
- ^ "Athlete : OPITZ Simone". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
External links
- Simone Opitz at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation. GER nationality
- Women's 4 x 5 km cross-country relay Olympic results: 1976-2002 (in Italian)