Katrin Zeller (born 1 March 1979 in
Oberstdorf
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,
Bavaria
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,
West Germany
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) is a German
cross-country skier
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who competed between 1997 and 2014. She won a silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the
2010 Winter Olympics
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in
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, Canada.
Zeller also won a silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in
Liberec. Her best individual finish at the
championships
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was 17th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit at those same championships.
Her best individual World Cup finish was third in a 10 km event at
Lahti
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in 2008. She has seven total victories at various levels in her career from 2003 to 2008.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
* 1 medal – (1 silver)
World Championships
* 1 medal – (1 silver)
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
*1 podium
Team podiums
* 6 podiums – (5 , 1 )
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
People from Oberstdorf
Sportspeople from Swabia (Bavaria)
Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
German female cross-country skiers
Tour de Ski skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers of Germany
Olympic silver medalists for Germany
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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