Simone Opitz (born 3 July 1963 in Sonneberg, Bezirk Suhl) is an East German-German cross-country skier who competed from 1985 to 1993. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned best finish of fifth twice at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary (20 km, 4 × 5 km relay).

Simone Opitz
Country Germany
Born (1963-07-03) 3 July 1963 (age 60)
Sonneberg,Bezirk Suhl, East Germany
World Cup career
Seasons6 – (19851988, 19911992)
Starts27
Podiums3
Wins1
Overall titles0 – (5th in 1986)

Opitz's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the 10 km event at Val di Fiemme in 1991. Her only World Cup victory was in a 20 km event in Czechoslovakia in 1986.

Cross-country skiing results edit

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games edit

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1988 25 13 10 5 5
1992 29 27 12 8 8

World Championships edit

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1987 24 4
1991 28 5 7 5

World Cup edit

Season standings edit

 Season   Age  Overall
1985 22 17
1986 23 5
1987 24 39
1988 25 17
1991 28 14
1992 29 19

Individual podiums edit

  • 1 victory
  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1985–86  11 January 1986   Les Saisies, France 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
2 18 January 1986   Nové Město, Czechoslovakia 20 km Individual F World Cup 1st
3 15 March 1986   Oslo, Norway 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd

Team podiums edit

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  1984–85  17 March 1985   Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay World Cup 3rd Misersky / Nestler / Noack

References edit

  1. ^ "Athlete : OPITZ Simone". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2018.

External links edit