Personal Life
Neuner has lived in Wallgau, Bavaria, Germany, a small alpine village of 1,400 people, from birth. In 2007, she bought her grandmother's house in Wallgau, where she now lives in her own flat. Neuner plays the harp and owns an enduro motorcycle. She has said she enjoys mountain biking, hiking and swimming during the off-season.
Neuner had been involved in a nearly two-year relationship with Austrian ski technician and former biathlete Franz Perwein, whom she had met during the 2006 Junior/Youth World Championships. Until the autumn of 2009, she then lived in a relationship with DSV chief biathlon technician Björn Weisheit for 19 months. In December 2009, Neuner confirmed a romantic relationship with Josef Holzer, a school day friend from Wallgau.
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