Simon Desthieux

Simon Desthieux
Born (1991-12-03) 3 December 1991
Belley, France
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Ski club Lompnes
World Cup career
Indiv. podiums 1

Simon Desthieux (born 3 December 1991) is a French biathlete.[1]

He competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics for France where he finished 45th in the sprint and 21st in the pursuit. Desthieux won his first World Championship medal in Hochfilzen 2017 when he was a part of men's relay team that became second. Next year he was a part of France's mixed relay team in the 2018 Winter Olympics and won his first Olympic gold medal.

Career

Olympics

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Russia 2014 Sochi   45th 21st   8th  
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 27th 12th 7th 22nd 5th Gold

World Championships

Event Sprint Pursuit Individual Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 67th          
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti     49th      
Norway 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 12th 6th 28th 24th 9th
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 34th 27th 51st Silver

Biathlon World Cup

World Cup rankings
Year Overall Sprint Pursuit Individual Mass Start
2012–1357th48th57th  
2013–1421st24th27th22nd5th
2014–1556th52nd43rd65th 
2015–1616th21st20th26th10th
2016–1725th19th23rd42nd27th
2017–188th6th10th10th11th

Junior World Championships

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
Sweden 2010 Torsby 15th 42nd 15th 2nd
Czech Republic 2011 Nové Město 1st 7th 5th 5th
Finland 2012 Kontiolahti 9th 3rd 10th 4th

References

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