Kristina Inhof (born 1 October 1988) is an Austrian television presenter and sports journalist at

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Early life

Inhof was born in

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and grew up in

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. During her school years she played handball for several years at

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. In 2008 she completed her school leaving exam at the

Vienna Business School Vienna Business School is a private educational institution in Austria with a focus on business and economics, operated in Vienna and Mödling by the Fonds der Wiener Kaufmannschaft (Viennese Merchants Guild). Overview The Fonds der Wiener K ...

. Shortly thereafter, she began her studies in

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with a focus on

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at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich hist ...

. During this time, she also lived for six months in

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, where she completed a semester abroad at the

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, also known as the ULPGC (''Spanish'' Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) is a Spanish university located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital city of Gran Canaria island. It is the univ ...

(ULPGC). Already during her studies she completed various internships at media companies such as Radio 88.6,

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or Austria 9. In October 2012 Inhof completed her studies with a

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. She is also a graduate of the WIFI Media Academy.

Career

In 2009, Inhof was in front of a camera for the first time. She spent almost two years as a reporter at Vienna Online, and then moved to , where she first presented ''Guten Morgen Wien'' and from 2012 onward was the face of the daily live show ''Guten Abend Wien''. In addition to her work at W24, in 2012 she was hired by the Austrian TV broadcaster

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for the broadcast of the

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. This moderated them together with Christian Nehiba and

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. At W24, Inhof also took over the format ''Immobilien für Wien'', the main evening show ''Best of'' and the moderation of the programme presentations of the station. For several months in 2015, she joined the moderator team of ''Sky Sport News HD'' and presented the sports news several times a week. At the same time, Inhof moderated together with

Andi Knoll Andreas "Andi" Knoll (born 11 June 1972 in Innsbruck) is an Austrian radio and television presenter. He is Austria's commentator at the Eurovision Song Contest each year. Eurovision Song Contest work Since the 1999 contest (with the except ...

on ''

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der Chöre'' in

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. In 2016, Inhof worked exclusively for the ORF, where she presented the football department, which includes programmes from the Champions League,

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, Austrian Cup and summaries of games of the

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. She was also part of the ORF team at the

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in France. In addition, she presented again in 2016 with Andi Knoll on ''Die große Chance der Chöre''. In 2017, Inhof announced points in the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest Austria, replacing

Katharina Bellowitsch Katharina "Kati" Bellowitsch (born 13 June 1974) is an Austrian radio and TV presenter. Career Born in Graz, Styria, Bellowitsch trained as a primary school teacher before becoming, in 1996, a presenter at a commercial radio station in Styria ...

as the point leader. In addition to her TV appearances, Inhof is active as an event presenter. In 2013 and 2014, she hosted the final of the

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in the

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. Apart from the sporting area, she also leads through galas and corporate events.

Personal life

Inhof lives in

. She is a fan of the London football club Arsenal F.C. and has been to the Emirates Stadium several times. Inhof speaks German as well as English and Spanish fluently.

References

External links

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Mehr Frauenpower im ORF Sport – Inhof verstärkt Fußballteam

Kristina Inhof-Eine Blondine mit Durchblick
in NÖN
Sky Deutschland: Stecker und Inhof neu dabei, Fürther steigt auf

Inhof und Knoll moderieren "Die große Chance der Chöre"

"Mal sehen, wie die Herren reagieren"
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