Magdalena Neuner
Biathlete and customs officer
My passion for football: The all-round sports fan is naturally interested in football too, recognising and admiring the outstanding achievements of Germany’s top women players.
I’m looking forward to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011
™ because...
"We’ll again host a major sports event attracting attention from all over the globe, further underlining the significance and status women’s football long ago achieved in Germany."
Career highlights: Aged just 21, Neuner has become one of the world’s greatest biathletes in double-quick time, earning her the nicknames Turbo-Lena, Miracle Runner and Gold Lena. She has already amassed an extraordinary collection of medals and honours, including six golds at the 2007 and 2008 world championships, 11 individual World Cup wins, and overall victory in the 2007-8 World Cup, the sprint World Cup and mass start World Cup. German Sportswoman of the Year 2007.
