Magdalena Neuner
Olympic Games Gold 2010 Vancouver 10 km pursuit Gold 2010 Vancouver 12.5 km mass start Silver 2010 Vancouver 7.5 km sprint World Championships Gold 2012 Ruhpolding 7.5 km sprint Gold 2012 Ruhpolding 4 × 6 km relay Gold 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 7.5 km sprint Gold 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 12.5 km mass start Gold 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 6 km relay Gold 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay Gold 2008 Östersund 12.5 km mass start Gold 2008 Östersund 4 × 6 km relay Gold 2008 Östersund Mixed relay Gold 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 7.5 km sprint Gold 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km pursuit Gold 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 4 × 6 km relay Silver 2012 Ruhpolding 10 km pursuit Silver 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 10 km pursuit Silver 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay Silver 2009 Pyeongchang 4 × 6 km relay Bronze 2012 Ruhpolding Mixed relay Junior/Youth World Championships Gold 2008 Ruhpolding Sprint Gold 2008 Ruhpolding Pursuit Gold 2006 Presque Isle Pursuit Gold 2006 Presque Isle Relay Gold 2005 Kontiolahti Sprint Gold 2004 Haute Maurienne Sprint Gold 2004 Haute Maurienne Relay Silver 2006 Presque Isle Sprint Silver 2005 Kontiolahti Pursuit Silver 2005 Kontiolahti Relay Silver 2004 Haute Maurienne Pursuit European Championships Bronze 2006 Langdorf Relay Updated on 18 March 2012. Magdalena "Lena" Neuner (born 9 February 1987) is a retired German professional biathlete. She is the most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the age of 21, she became the youngest Overall World Cup winner in the history of the International Biathlon Union (IBU). With 34 World Cup wins, Neuner is ranked second all-time for career victories on the Biathlon World Cup tour. She has won the Overall World Cup title three times, in 2007–08, in 2009–10 and her final season in 2011–12. Neuner retired from the sport in March 2012, citing a lack of motivation and her desire for a normal life. Neuner started biathlon when she was nine years old and won five junior world championship titles from 2004 to 2006. She made her World Cup debut in 2006 and won her first World Cup race in January 2007. One month later, she claimed three gold medals in her first appearance at the Biathlon World Championships. In the 2007–08 season, Neuner won the Overall World Cup and once more claimed three titles at the 2008 World Championships. After a less successful winter in 2008–09, she participated in her first Winter Olympic Games in 2010, winning the gold medal in both the pursuit and the mass start, and silver in the sprint race. Neuner also claimed the 2009–10 Overall World Cup title. At the 2011 World Championships, she won three more gold medals. In her final winter on the World Cup tour, Neuner won two more titles at the 2012 World Championships and claimed the Overall World Cup for a third time. During her seven World Cup seasons, Neuner won 34 World Cup races and achieved 63 podium finishes. As part of Germany's World Cup team, she won ten relay races and three mixed relay events. During six appearances at Biathlon World Championships, Neuner claimed 17 medals: twelve gold, four silver and one bronze. In addition, she has won seven junior world championship titles. Neuner was known as one of the fastest cross-country skiers in biathlon. She had been noted for her volatile shooting performances in the standing position, particularly in the early years of her career, often at the expense of better results. Neuner has lived in the Bavarian village of Wallgau since birth. At the age of 16, she joined the German Customs Administration to become a member of the government-funded Customs-Ski-Team. Since winning three world championship gold medals in 2007, Neuner is one of her home country's most popular female athletes. She was named German Sportswoman of the Year in 2007, 2011 and 2012.