Simone Opitz (born 3 July 1963 in
Sonneberg
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,
Bezirk Suhl
The Bezirk Suhl was a district (''Bezirk'') of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Suhl.
History
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East German
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German
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cross-country skier who competed from 1985 to 1993. Competing in two
Winter Olympics
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, she earned best finish of fifth twice at the
1988 Winter Olympics
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in
Calgary
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(20 km, 4 × 5 km relay).
Opitz's best finish at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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was fifth in the 10 km event at
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in
1991
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. Her only World Cup victory was in a 20 km event in
Czechoslovakia
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in 1986.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
*1 victory
*3 podiums
Team podiums
* 1 podium
References
External links
*
Women's 4 x 5 km cross-country relay Olympic results: 1976-2002
1963 births
Living people
People from Bezirk Suhl
People from Sonneberg
Skiers from Thuringia
German female cross-country skiers
East German female cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers for East Germany
Olympic cross-country skiers for Germany
Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
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