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Jens Filbrich
German cross-country skier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jens Filbrich (born 13 March 1979 in Suhl, Bezirk Suhl) is a German cross-country skier who has been competing since 1998. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2002. Filbrich's best individual Olympic finish was 17th in the 50 km freestyle event in 2006.
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Born | (1979-03-13) 13 March 1979 (age 45) Suhl, Bezirk Suhl, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | SV Eintracht Frankenhain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 16 – (1999–2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 225 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (11th in 2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Filbrich also has six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, earning four silvers (Team sprint: 2005, 4 × 10 km: 2003, 2005, 2009) and two bronzes (4 × 10 km: 2001 50 km: 2007).
Filbrich has two skiing victories in the World and Continental Cups as of the 2005–6 season (2003, 2005).
He is the son of former cross-country skier Sigrun Krause, and former cross-country skier, coach and sports official Wolfgang Filbrich.[1]