Lena Plesiutschnig

Lena Maria Plesiutschnig (born 4 October 1993) is an Austrian professional beach volleyball player who plays as a left-side blocker with her partner Katharina Schützenhöfer. 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 Schützenhöfer.^[5]

Lena Plesiutschnig
Plesiutschnig in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Lena Maria Plesiutschnig
Nationality	Austria
Born	(1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 32) Graz, Austria
Hometown	Graz, Austria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate 2017–present Katharina Schützenhöfer
Previous teammates
Years Teammate 2010–2016 2013 2017 Katharina Schützenhöfer Magdalena Jirak Cornelia Rimser
Medal record Women's beach volleyball Representing  Austria European Games 2015 Baku Beach U21 World Championships 2013 Umag Beach U19 World Championships 2011 Umag Beach U20 European Championships 2011 Tel Aviv Beach

Career podiums

FIVB World Tour

• 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

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

CEV European Tour

• 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)

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