Katharina Komatz

Katharina Komatz
Innerhofer during the Open European Championships in Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland in January 2017
Personal information
Birth nameKatharina Innerhofer
Born (1991-01-17) 17 January 1991 (age 33)
Zell am See, Austria
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut6 January 2011
Olympic Games
Teams1 (2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 (2012, 2013, 2015)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons5 (2010/11–)
Individual victories1
All victories1
Individual podiums1
All podiums1
Updated on 22 March 2015

Katharina Komatz (née Innerhofer, born 17 January 1991) is an Austrian biathlete. She was born in Zell am See.[1]

She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2012 and 2013, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[2]

On 6 March 2014, Innerhofer won her first World cup event by finishing first in a sprint competition in Pokljuka.[3] Before this victory, her best result in the World Cup was 22nd place in an individual race in Ruhpolding. It was also a first-ever victory in the World Cup for an Austrian female biathlete.

Katharina Innerhofer has been married to the Austrian biathlete David Komatz since 2022 and bears his last name.[4] In 2023 the two became parents to a son.[5]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games

0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Russia 2014 Sochi 27th 73rd — — 9th —
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 60th 29th 40th — — 10th
China 2022 Beijing 26th 21st 22nd 14th 9th —

:*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen — 60th 56th — — — —
Sweden 2019 Östersund — 49th 40th — 16th 17th —
Italy 2020 Rasen-Antholz 20th 19th 28th 19th 12th 8th —
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 46th 39th 37th — 7th — —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

Individual victories

1 victory (1 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
2013–14
1 victory
(1 Sp)		 6 March 2014 Slovenia Pokljuka 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.


References

  1. ^ a b "Katharina Innerhofer". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Katharina Innerhofer". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  3. ^ IBU – Sprint Pokljuka 2013/14
  4. ^ "Innerhofer und Komatz: Österreichs Biathlon-Asse gaben sich das Ja-Wort" [Innerhofer and Komatz: Austria's biathlon aces tied the knot]. kleinezeitung.at (in German). 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  5. ^ "ÖSV-Paar bringt erstmals Nachwuchs auf die Welt" [ÖSV couple gives birth to offspring for the first time]. laola1.at (in German). 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

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