Simon Fourcade

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]

Simon Fourcade
Personal information
Full nameSimon Fourcade
Born (1984-04-25) 25 April 1984
Perpignan, France
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Updated on 15 March 2015.

He is the older brother of fellow biathlete Martin Fourcade.

Results

Olympics

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

World Championships

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
2006 Pokljuka           11th N/A
2007 Antholz 8th 37th 25th 8th 10th  
2008 Östersund 4th 20th 6th 27th 5th  
2009 Pyeongchang 4th 6th 10th 9th 4th 1st
2010 Khanty-Mansiysk           5th
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 39th 13th 6th 15th 12th  
2012 Ruhpolding 2nd 5th 6th 5th 2nd 11th
2013 Nové Město 6th 34th 23rd 9th 2nd  
2015 Kontiolahti 4th 4th 10th 9th 3rd  
2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 10th 53rd 40th   9th  
2017 Hochfilzen   85th        
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[3]
Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start
2003–0479th??65th?
2005–0649th?40th39th41st
2006–0723rd8th34th23rd24th
2007–0817th6th23rd16th22nd
2008–0915th29th14th14th12th
2009–107th12th9th11th9th
2010–1130th24th39th16th42nd
2011–125th1st10th10th6th
2012–1327th29th33rd23rd24th
2013–1439th5th51st34th-
2014–1511th6th16th11th12th
2015–1627th13th35th31st19th
2016–1738th23rd44th35th-
2017–1842nd42nd48th40th36th
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.


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