Toni Lang (born April 22, 1982 in

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) is a

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former

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. In

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, he ran his first single World Cup Race. After Biathlon World Cup 2010/2011 he retired from active biathlon sports and started studying dentistry. He is the husband of biathlete

Kathrin Hitzer Kathrin Cornelia Lang (née Hitzer; born 3 September 1986) is a former German biathlete. Because of her pregnancy by her boyfriend (now husband), biathlete Toni Lang, she finished the 2011/12 season in December 2011. In her career, Lang won two ...

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Career highlights

;World Cup :2009,

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, 2nd at team relay (with Rösch / Greis / Peiffer) :2009,

Ruhpolding Ruhpolding is the municipality with the biggest area of the Traunstein district in southeastern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the south of the Chiemgau region in the Alps and next to the Austrian border. Ruhpolding has a biathlon track. ...

, 2nd at team relay (with Rösch / Stephan / Peiffer)

References

1982 births Living people German male biathletes People from Passau (district) Sportspeople from Lower Bavaria {{Germany-biathlon-bio-stub