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.

Jens Filbrich
Filbrich in 2014
Country Germany
Born (1979-03-13) 13 March 1979 (age 45)
Suhl, Bezirk Suhl, East Germany
Ski clubSV Eintracht Frankenhain
World Cup career
Seasons16 – (19992014)
Starts225
Podiums5
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (11th in 2004)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Turin 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2005 Oberstdorf Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2005 Oberstdorf 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2009 Liberec 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Sapporo 50 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Saalfelden 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Saafelden  10 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Saafelden  30 km freestyle

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]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

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  • 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2002 22 33 21 Bronze
2006 26 22 17 Silver 4
2010 30 6 16 6
2014 34 14 9

World Championships

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  • 7 medals – (4 silver, 3 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2001 21 23 20 Bronze
2003 23 16 6 Silver
2005 25 8 14 Silver Silver
2007 27 4 Bronze 4
2009 29 13 10 Silver
2011 31 30 Bronze 4
2013 33 33 9

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
1999 20 NC NC
2000 21 NC NC NC
2001 22 106 NC
2002 23 60 NC
2003 24 29 51
2004 25 16 13 NC
2005 26 11 8 NC
2006 27 19 10 NC
2007 28 19 20 84 9
2008 29 30 19 84 24 9
2009 30 22 18 NC 12 22
2010 31 27 23 112 11
2011 32 26 23 NC 14 15 DNF
2012 33 25 18 NC 22 13 25
2013 34 28 19 NC 19 16 43
2014 35 56 38 NC 34 25

Individual podiums

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  • 5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2003–04 6 January 2004   Falun, Sweden 15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd
2 2004–05 11 December 2004   Lago di Tesero, Italy 15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 2nd
3 12 March 2005   Oslo, Norway 50 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
4 2005–06 26 November 2005   Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
5 17 December 2005   Canmore, Canada 30 km Mass Start C World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 8 victories – (6 RL, 2 TS)
  • 15 podiums – (13 RL, 2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1  2002–03  19 January 2003   Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Schlütter / Angerer / Stitzl
2 23 March 2003   Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Schlütter / Sommerfeldt / Teichmann
3 2003–04 23 November 2003   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Teichmann / Sommerfeldt / Angerer
4 14 December 2003   Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Schlütter / Sommerfeldt / Angerer
5 11 January 2004   Otepää, Estonia 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Schlütter / Teichmann / Angerer
6 7 February 2004   La Clusaz, France 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Teichmann / Sommerfeldt / Angerer
7 15 February 2004   Oberstdorf, Germany 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Teichmann
8 22 February 2004   Umeå, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Göring / Schlütter / Teichmann
9 2004–05 21 November 2004   Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Angerer / Sommerfeldt / Teichmann
10 23 January 2005   Pragelato, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 1st Teichmann
11 2005–06 29 November 2005   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Schlütter / Teichmann / Angerer
12 15 January 2006   Lago di Tesero, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Sommerfeldt / Teichmann / Angerer
13 2005–06 19 November 2006   Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Angerer / Göring / Teichmann
14  2008–09  23 November 2008   Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Angerer / Reichelt / Teichmann
15  2009–10  22 November 2009   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Teichmann / Sommerfeldt / Angerer

References

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  1. ^ Alles, Marco. "Andre Lange wird Funktionär in Oberhof" [Andre Lange becomes an official in Oberhof]. Thüringer Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 12 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Athlete : FILBRICH Jens". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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