Petra Horneber
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Petra•Horneber |
| Used name | Petra•Horneber |
| Born | 21 April 1965 in Floß, Bayern (GER) |
| Measurements | 156 cm / 50 kg |
| Affiliations | SSG Dynamit Fürth, Fürth (GER) / Germania Prittlbach, Prittlbach (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Petra Horneber was a German rifle shooter who won the air rifle silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Four years later at Sydney, she placed ninth. Her small-bore rifle results were ninth (1996) and 17th (2000). At World Championships, she collected five gold medals (among them two individual golds in 1994 and 2002), one silver and one bronze. She was coached by her husband Ralf Horneber.
At the 2000 European Championships, Horneber added an individual bronze medal with the air rifle, and the following year became Team European Champion. In 2002, she was elected sports shooter of the year in Germany. Horneber won several German national titles and was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. In 1991 and 1993, she also won two gold medals at the Crossbow World Championships.
Horneber later turned to coaching and worked as a secretary with the Bavarian Sports Shooting Association.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Shooting | GER |
Petra Horneber | |||
| Air Rifle, 10 metres, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Women (Olympic) | =9 | |||||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Shooting | GER |
Petra Horneber | |||
| Air Rifle, 10 metres, Women (Olympic) | =9 | |||||
| Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Women (Olympic) | =17 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Shooting Championships (5–1–1 1994 Milano gold: 50 m small-bore rifle prone, 10 m air rifle team, and 50 m small-bore rifle 3 positions team; 1998 Barcelona gold: 10 m air rifle team; 2002 Lahti gold: 50 m small-bore rifle 3 positions, silver: 50 m small-bore rifle 3 positions team, bronze: 50 m small-bore rifle prone prone)