Katja Haller (born 12 January 1981) is an Italian professional

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, who has been competing on the World Cup circuit since the 2001–02 season. She has had one second-place and one third-place finishes in World Cup races. She has also competed in three Olympic Games, in

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in 2002, in

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in 2006 and in

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in 2010. Haller was born in

Sterzing Sterzing (; ) is a comune in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is the main town of the southern Wipptal, and the Eisack River flows through the medieval town. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). Hi ...

. ;Further notable results * 2000: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit * 2002: ** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint ** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start * 2004: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start * 2005: ** 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint ** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit * 2007: ** 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit ** 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint ** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start * 2008: ** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint ** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, mass start * 2009: ** 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint ** 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit * 2010: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, pursuit

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Katja Haller
IBU Datacenter 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Sterzing Skiers from South Tyrol Italian female biathletes Olympic biathletes for Italy Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Germanophone Italian people 21st-century Italian sportswomen {{Italy-biathlon-bio-stub