Julia Tannheimer (born 1 August 2005) is a German biathlete. She made her debut in the Biathlon World Cup in 2024.
Career Julia Tannheimer made her international debut at the 2022 Youth World Championships in Soldier Hollow, Utah. She impressed on the ski track but missed out on the medal positions due to some shooting misses. During the winter of 2022/23, she competed in the IBU Junior Cup in Obertilliach, finishing sixth once. She also participated in the Youth Olympic Festival in Forni Avoltri, where she won gold in the individual event and silver in the mixed relay. Tannheimer excelled at the 2023 Youth World Championships, winning convincingly in the sprint and pursuit with the fastest times.https://www.nordicmag.info/biathlon-shchuchinsk-les-poursuites-pour-julia-tannheimer-et-sivert-gerhardsen-0312/ She also contributed to the victory of the women's relay alongside Lea Zimmermann and Julia Kink. At the start of the 2023/24 season, Tannheimer made her debut in the IBU Cup. After two top-ten finishes in Idre, she achieved a remarkable feat in Sjusjøen, winning the mass start 60 despite three shooting misses, becoming the youngest winner of an IBU Cup individual competition in history at 18 years and 137 days old.
On January 12, 2024, Julia Tannheimer made her debut in the Biathlon World Cup at the sprint event in Ruhpolding. In a race without shooting misses, she finished 15th, earning points and qualifying for the pursuit race. In the pursuit race, she finished 33rd, once again earning points.
Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games Year Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay 2026 Milano Cortina — 20th 34th — 4th —
World Championships Year Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay 2025 Lenzerheide 33rd 17th 24th 15th 5th — —
World Cup Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position2023–24 34 67th — — 26 53rd 8 71st — —2024–25 232 31st — — 104 27th 78 28th 50 30th2025–26 306 23rd 13 60th 129 15th 137 14th 27 38th
Relay podiums No. Season Date Location Level Teammates1 2024–2515 December 2024 HochfilzenBiathlon World CupVoigt / Grotian / Preuß
Youth and Junior World Championships 8 medals (5 gold, 3 silver) Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed relay 2022 Soldier Hollow 16 5th 9th 8thN/A —N/A 2023 Shchuchinsk 17 15th Gold Gold Gold Silver 2024 Otepää 18 Gold SilverN/A 11th Silver Gold
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External links
Julia Tannheimer at Milano Cortina 2026