{{Short description|German biathlete (born 1996)}} {{Infobox biathlete | name = Justus Strelow | image = Justus Strelow (GER) 2023.jpg | caption = Strelow in 2023 | nationality = German | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|12|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = Dippoldiswalde, Germany | height = 1.84 m | weight = 75 kg | disciplines = Biathlon | club = SG Stahl Schmiedeberg | wcdebut = 2021 | olympicteams = | olympicmedals = | olympicgolds = | worldsteams = '''3''' (2023––2025) | worldsmedals = '''2''' | worldsgolds = 0 | wcseasons = '''4''' (2020/21–) | wcwins = '''0''' | wcrelayswins = '''1''' | wcpodiums = '''1''' | wcrelayspodiums = '''10''' | wcoveralls = | wctitles = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalBronze|2026 Milano Cortina|Mixed relay}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Lenzerheide|Mixed relay}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Lenzerheide|Single mixed relay}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2021 Duszniki-Zdrój|Single mixed relay}} {{Medal|Silver|2020 Raubichi|Single mixed relay}} {{MedalBronze|2022 Arber|Single mixed relay}} {{MedalCompetition|Junior World Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2017 Osrblie|4 × 7.5 km relay}} |updated = 20 February 2025 }} '''Justus Strelow''' (born 30 December 1996) is a German biathlete.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biathlonworld.com/athlete/strelow-justus/BTGER13012199601|title=Strelow Justus - Biathlon|website=www.biathlonworld.com}}</ref> He made his Biathlon World Cup debut in 2021 in Östersund.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.realbiathlon.com/athletes.html?ibuId=BTGER13012199601&category=overview&perRace=rank&perSeason=Rankings&discipline=Team&level=worldCup&event=allRaces&boxplotType=Rankings&histogramType=totalPercent&boxplotRange=career&min=120&resultrange=Podium&rangemin=0&rangemax=7&bins=10&movingavg=10&onlyResults=false&compareAthlete=BTnull&trimester=false|title=Justus Strelow – real biathlon|website=www.realbiathlon.com}}</ref> At the Junior World Championships in Osrblie in 2017, he won with team Germany a bronze medal in the relay.
==Career== He made his debut in the World Cup competition on 19 March 2021 in Östersund, taking 37th place in the sprint. Thus, he scored his first points in his debut. He stood on the podium for the first time in the first competition of the 2023–24 season. He took second place in the individual race.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biathlonworld.com/news/roman-rees-wins-oestersund-20-km/781NYazPGBIwlyHmxFm2Lp|title=Roman Rees, Justus Strelow 1–2 In Oestersund 20 km|website=www.biathlonworld.com}}</ref>
On 20 January 2024, together with Vanessa Voigt, he won in the single mixed relay in Antholz.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.de/biathlon/antholz/2023-2024/vanessa-voigt-und-justus-strelow-feiern-sieg-im-single-mixed-dsv-duo-triumphiert-vor-norwegen_sto9979465/story.shtml|title=Antholz: Vanessa Voigt und Justus Strelow feiern Sief im Single-Mixed - DSV-Duo triumphiert vor Norwegen|website=www.eurosport.de}}</ref>
==Biathlon results== All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
===World Championships=== 2 medals (2 bronze) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Event !Individual !Sprint !Pursuit !Mass Start !Relay !Mixed relay !Single mixed relay |- |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} 2023 Oberhof |13th |12th |11th |13th |5th | | |- |align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} 2024 Nové Město | | | |16th |4th |5th |6th |- |align=left|{{flagicon|SUI}} 2025 Lenzerheide | |30th |31st | | | style="background:#cfaa88;"|'''Bronze''' | style="background:#cfaa88;"|'''Bronze''' |}
===World Cup=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;" |- class="hintergrundfarbe5" |- style="background:#efefef;" ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:40px;" rowspan="2" | Season <ref>{{Cite web|title=Justus Strelow – Cups|url=https://www.realbiathlon.com/athletes.html?ibuId=BTGER13012199601&category=championships&perRace=rank&perSeason=Rankings&discipline=NonTeam&level=worldCup&event=allRaces&boxplotType=Rankings&histogramType=totalPercent&boxplotRange=career&min=120&resultrange=Podium&rangemin=0&rangemax=44&bins=10&movingavg=10&onlyResults=false&compareAthlete=BTnull&trimester=false|website=realbiathlon.com}}</ref> ! colspan="3" style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:115px;"| Overall ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:115px;"| Individual ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:115px;"| Sprint ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:115px;"| Pursuit ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:115px;"| Mass start |- class="hintergrundfarbe5" ! style="width:55px;"| <small>Races</small> ! style="width:55px;"| <small>Points</small> ! style="width:55px;"| <small>Position</small> ! style="width:55px;"| <small>Points</small> ! style="width:55px;"| <small>Position</small> ! style="width:55px;"| <small>Points</small> ! style="width:55px;"| <small>Position</small> ! style="width:55px;"| <small>Points</small> ! style="width:55px;"| <small>Position</small> ! style="width:55px;"| <small>Points</small> ! style="width:55px;"| <small>Position</small> |- | |2020–21|| 2/26 || 15 || 82nd || — || — || 4 || 81st || 11 || 64th || — || — |- | |2021–22|| 3/22 || 47 || 67th || 47 || 13th || — || — || — || — || — || — |- | |2022–23|| 20/21 || 350 || 21st || 37 || 28th || 118 || 20th || 108 || 23rd || 87 || 16th |- | |2023–24|| 14/21 || ''426'' || ''12th'' || ''86'' || ''4th'' || ''141'' || ''13th'' || ''142'' || ''12th'' || ''57'' || ''9th'' |}
===Individual podiums=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;" |- ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| No. ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Season ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:105px;"| Date ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:160px;"| Location ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Race ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Level ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Placement |- | 1 || 2023–24 || align=right|26 November 2023||align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Östersund, Sweden || 20 km Individual || World Cup||align=center bgcolor="silver"| 2nd |}
===Relay podiums=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;" |- ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| No.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Justus Strelow – Relay|url=https://www.realbiathlon.com/athletes.html?ibuId=BTGER13012199601&category=results&perRace=rank&perSeason=Rankings&discipline=Team&level=worldCup&event=allRaces&boxplotType=Rankings&histogramType=totalPercent&boxplotRange=career&min=120&resultrange=Podium&rangemin=0&rangemax=7&bins=10&movingavg=10&onlyResults=true&compareAthlete=BTnull&trimester=false|website=realbiathlon.com}}</ref> ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Season ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:130px;"| Date ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:150px;"| Location ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:130px;"| Race ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Level ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:50px;"| Placement ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:250px;"| Teammate |- | 1 | rowspan=2| 2022–23 | 1 December 2022 | align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kontiolahti | rowspan=3 align=center |Relay | rowspan=6| Biathlon World Cup | align=center bgcolor="silver"| 2nd | Kühn / Doll / Rees |- | 2 | 10 December 2022 | align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Hochfilzen | align=center bgcolor="#CC9966"| 3rd | Kühn / Rees / Doll |- | 3 | rowspan=3| 2023–24 | 11 January 2024 | align=left| {{flagicon|GER}} Ruhpolding | align=center bgcolor="silver"| 2nd | Kühn / Doll / Nawrath |- | 4 | 20 January 2024 | align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Antholz | align=center |Single Mixed Relay | align=center bgcolor="gold"| 1st | Voigt |- | 5 | 8 March 2024 | align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Soldier Hollow | align=center |Relay | align=center bgcolor="#CC9966"| 3rd | Kühn / Doll / Nawrath |- | 6 | rowspan=1| 2024–25 | 30 November 2024 | align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kontiolahti | align=center |Single Mixed Relay | align=center bgcolor="#CC9966"| 3rd | Voigt |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons}} * {{International Biathlon Union}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/41465 Justus Strelow] at Milano Cortina 2026 * {{Olympics.com|strelow}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Team Deutschland|justus-strelow}} * {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Strelow, Justus}} Category:Living people Category:1996 births Category:German male biathletes Category:21st-century German sportsmen Category:Biathlon World Championships medalists Category:Biathletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Category:Olympic medalists in biathlon Category:Medalists at the 2026 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic biathletes for Germany