Hannah Dreissigacker
Hannah Dreissigacker (born December 2, 1986 in Morrisville, Vermont) is a former American biathlete. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[1][2]
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Born | December 2, 1986 34) Morrisville, Vermont, U.S. | (age
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Country | United States |
Sport | Biathlon |
Career
Dreissigacker comes from a family of Olympic rowers. Her father Richard "Dick" Dreissigacker competed in 1972,[3] her mother Julia "Judy" Geer in 1976 and 1984,[4] and her aunt Charlotte "Carlie" Geer won a silver medal in single sculls in the 1984 Olympics.[5][6] Her sister Emily Dreissigacker also competed in Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[7]
She competed in cross-country skiing for Dartmouth College, where she graduated in 2009 with a degree in engineering and studio art, following in the footsteps of her parents, who were both engineers.[8]
Dreissigacker retired from biathlon in the spring of 2016, although she did subsequently compete in the 2017 edition of the Merino Muster marathon cross-country ski race in New Zealand, where she finished second among the women, behind winner Jessica Diggins.[9]
References
- "Hannah Dreissigacker – United States". Sochi 2014 Olympics.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hannah Dreissigacker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dick Dreissigacker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Judy Geer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlie Geer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- Williams, Doug (January 22, 2014). "In Olympic Family, Hannah Dreissigacker Takes Her Own Course". TeamUSA.org.
- http://digital.vpr.net/post/vermont-olympian-emily-dreissigacker-more-about-process-less-about-result#stream/0
- Fiorentino, Anna (January 2014). "Dartmouth Engineer Makes US Olympic Biathlon Team". Thayer School of Engineering. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- Naranja, Gabby (June 9, 2017). "Americans Dominate 2017 Merino Muster and Half Marathon". Ski Classics. Retrieved February 26, 2018.