Jens Filbrich

Jens Filbrich
Filbrich in 2014
Personal information
Born (1979-03-13) 13 March 1979
Sport
Country Germany
SportSkiing
ClubSV Eintracht Frankenhain
World Cup career
Seasons16 – (19992014)
Indiv. starts225
Indiv. podiums5
Indiv. wins0
Team starts44
Team podiums15
Team wins8
Overall titles0 – (11th in 2004)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Germany
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

Jens Filbrich (born 13 March 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.

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.