Simon Fourcade

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Simon Fourcade
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Personal information
Full nameSimon Fourcade
Born (1984-04-25) 25 April 1984 (age 37)
Perpignan, France
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pyeongchang Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ruhpolding 20 km individual
Silver medal – second place 2013 Nové Město 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Haute Maurienne 10 km sprint
Gold medal – first place 2004 Haute Maurienne 12.5 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2005 Kontiolahti 12.5 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2004 Haute Maurienne 15 km individual
Silver medal – second place 2005 Kontiolahti 10 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 2005 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Kościelisko 12.5 km individual
Silver medal – second place 2002 Ridnaun 7.5 km sprint
Updated on 15 March 2015.

Simon Fourcade (born 25 April 1984) is a French former biathlete and non-commissioned officer.[1] He won a gold medal in the individual at the 2003 Biathlon Junior World Championships. Although he never took a solo World Cup race win, he took eight World Cup wins as a member of relay teams - six in men's relays and two in mixed relays. He retired from competition in March 2019.[2][3]

He is the older brother of fellow biathlete Martin Fourcade.

Results[]

Olympics[]

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Italy 2006 Torino 31st  —  —  —  —  —
Canada 2010 Vancouver 40th 71st  — 14th 6th  —
Russia 2014 Sochi 13th 36th 18th DNF  —  —

World Championships[]

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Slovenia 2006 Pokljuka  —  —  —  —  — 11th N/A
Italy 2007 Antholz 8th 37th 25th 8th 10th  —
Sweden 2008 Östersund 4th 20th 6th 27th 5th  —
South Korea 2009 Pyeongchang 4th 6th 10th 9th 4th 1st
Russia 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk  —  —  —  —  — 5th
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 39th 13th 6th 15th 12th  —
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding 2nd 5th 6th 5th 2nd 11th
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 6th 34th 23rd 9th 2nd  —
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 4th 4th 10th 9th 3rd  —
Norway 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 10th 53rd 40th  — 9th  —
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen  — 85th  —  —  —  —
Sweden 2019 Östersund 19th  —  —  —  —  —  —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

Biathlon World Cup[]

Season standings[4]
Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start
2003–04 79th ? ? 65th ?
2005–06 49th ? 40th 39th 41st
2006–07 23rd 8th 34th 23rd 24th
2007–08 17th 6th 23rd 16th 22nd
2008–09 15th 29th 14th 14th 12th
2009–10 7th 12th 9th 11th 9th
2010–11 30th 24th 39th 16th 42nd
2011–12 5th 1st 10th 10th 6th
2012–13 27th 29th 33rd 23rd 24th
2013–14 39th 5th 51st 34th -
2014–15 11th 6th 16th 11th 12th
2015–16 27th 13th 35th 31st 19th
2016–17 38th 23rd 44th 35th -
2017–18 42nd 42nd 48th 40th 36th
Kontiolahti, Finland, 12 February 2012

References[]

  1. ^ Fourcade, Simon, Équipe de France Militaire de Ski 2011.
  2. ^ "Record Fifteenth World Cup Victory: Johannes Thingnes Boe Wins Oslo Pursuit". International Biathlon Union. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  3. ^ https://www.tellerreport.com/sports/--biathlon--simon-fourcade-retires-.r1ky2a4_N.html
  4. ^ [1]

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