Jens Filbrich

Jens Filbrich (born March 13, 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	14 March 1979 Suhl, Bezirk Suhl, East Germany
Ski club	SV Eintracht Frankenhain
World Cup career
Seasons	1999–2014
Individual wins	0
Team wins	8
Indiv. podiums	5
Team podiums	15
Indiv. starts	225
Team starts	44
Overall titles	0 – (11th in 2004)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Germany Men's cross-country skiing Olympic Games 2006 Turin 4 × 10 km relay 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 10 km relay World Championships 2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay 2005 Oberstdorf Team sprint 2005 Oberstdorf 4 × 10 km relay 2009 Liberec 4 × 10 km relay 2001 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay 2007 Sapporo 50 km classical 2011 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay Junior World Championships 1999 Saalfelden 4 × 10 km relay 1999 Saafelden 10 km classical 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]

World Cup results

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

World Cup standings

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

Individual podiums

• 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

• 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

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

External links

• Jens Filbrich at the International Ski Federation
• Jens Filbrich at the International Olympic Committee
• Jens Filbrich at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
• Jens Filbrich at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Official website (in German)