Katharina Schützenhöfer

Katharina Schützenhöfer
Katharina Schützenhöfer
	Schützenhöfer in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Katharina Elisabeth Schützenhöfer
Nationality	Austria
Born	22 September 1993 (age 31); Oberwart, Austria
Hometown	Wien, Austria
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
2017–present	Lena Plesiutschnig
Previous teammates
2010–2016; 2013; 2017	Lena Plesiutschnig; Barbara Hansel; Stefanie Schwaiger
Medal record
Women's beach volleyball
Representing Austria
European Games
U21 World Championships
U19 World Championships
U20 European Championships

Katharina Elisabeth Schützenhöfer (born 22 September 1993) is an Austrian professional beach volleyball player who plays as a right-side defender with her partner Lena Plesiutschnig. She won the silver medal at the first ever European Games in 2015.^[1] Her first and only FIVB World Tour victory so far, came at a 3-star event in Mersin in 2018.^[2] She won a silver medal at the 2011 U19 World Championship and a bronze medal at the 2013 U21 World Championship, both competitions were held in Umag.^[3]^[4] She is also the 2011 U20 European Champion with Plesiutschnig.^[5]

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No.	Result	Date	Category	Location	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	Bronze	26 Nov 2017	FIVB 2-star	Sydney, Australia	Lena Plesiutschnig	Futami / Hasegawa	16–21	24–22	15–10
2.	Gold	6 May 2018	FIVB 3-star	Mersin, Turkey	Lena Plesiutschnig	Keizer / Meppelink	18–21	25–23	15–12
3.	Silver	16 Jun 2018	FIVB 1-Star	Baden, Austria	Lena Plesiutschnig	Mersmann / Tillmann	17–21	16–21
Source: ^[6]^[7]

No.	Result	Date	Category	Location	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	Silver	20 Jun 2015	European Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	Lena Plesiutschnig	Betschart / Eiholzer	16–21	21–14	13–15
2.	Bronze	11 Jul 2015	CEV Satellite	Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Lena Plesiutschnig	Jupiter / Longuet	21–15	19–21	15–10
Source: ^[6]^[7]

Career podiums