Jens Filbrich

Jens Filbrich
Filbrich in 2014
Country Germany
Born (1979-03-13) 13 March 1979
Suhl, Bezirk Suhl, East Germany
Ski 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 Turin4 × 10 km relay
2002 Salt Lake City4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
2003 Val di Fiemme4 × 10 km relay
2005 OberstdorfTeam sprint
2005 Oberstdorf4 × 10 km relay
2009 Liberec4 × 10 km relay
2001 Lahti4 × 10 km relay
2007 Sapporo50 km classical
2011 Oslo4 × 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
1999 Saalfelden4 × 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.