Dušan Šimočko

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Dušan Šimočko
2011-12-13 Biathlon Hochfilzen 207 Dušan Šimočko (SVK).jpg
Šimočko in 2011
Personal information
Full nameDušan Šimočko
Born (1983-09-29) 29 September 1983 (age 38)
Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Websitesimocko.eu
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubVŠC Dukla Banská Bystrica
World Cup debut7 December 2002
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2006, 2010)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams8 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons11 (2002/03,
2004/05–2013/14)
All podiums0
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Slovakia
Summer World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Duszniki-Zdrój 10 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Oberhof Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Duszniki-Zdrój Mixed relay
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Zakopane 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2002 Kontiolahti 12.5 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kontiolahti 10 km sprint
Summer Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Forni Avoltri 3 × 4 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2004 Brezno-Osrblie 4 km sprint
European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
Gold medal – first place 1999 Poprad-Tatry Mixed 4 x 5 km relay
Updated on 22 March 2015.

Dušan Šimočko (born 29 September 1983) is a Slovak biathlete.

Life and career[]

He has represented Slovakia at 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, achieving 18th place at Men's 20 kilometres event at 2010 Olympics.[1] He debuted in the Biathlon World Cup in 2002–03 season in Östersund. His best World Cup overall finish was 63rd in the 2009–10 season.

Biathlon results[]

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]

Olympic Games[]

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
Italy 2006 Turin 56th — — — 14th
Canada 2010 Vancouver 18th 75th — — 15th

World Championships[]

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Austria 2005 Hochfilzen — 77th — — — —
Slovenia 2006 Pokljuka N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 13th
Italy 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 73rd 73rd — — 15th —
South Korea 2009 Pyeongchang 42nd 61st — — 12th 10th
Russia 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 14th
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 32nd 88th — — 18th —
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding 70th 15th 35th — 12th 7th
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 93rd — — — 10th —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

Junior World Championships[]

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
Austria 2000 Hochfilzen 35th 30th 37th 8th
Russia 2001 Khanty-Mansiysk 21st 6th 9th 6th
Italy 2002 Ridnaun-Val Ridanna 14th 22nd 7th 4th
Poland 2003 Kościelisko 60th 5th 6th 6th
France 2004 Haute Maurienne 5th 16th 16th 11th

References[]

  1. ^ "Dušan Šimočko Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Dušan Šimočko". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

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