Simon Fourcade
Personal information
Full nameSimon Fourcade
Born (1984-04-25) 25 April 1984
Perpignan, France
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams12 (2006-2019)
Medals5 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons15 (2003/04–2018/19)
Individual victories0
All victories8
Discipline titles1:
1 Individual (2011/12)
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 place2015 Kontiolahti4 × 7.5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 Haute Maurienne10 km sprint
Gold medal – first place2004 Haute Maurienne12.5 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place2005 Kontiolahti12.5 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place2004 Haute Maurienne15 km individual
Silver medal – second place2005 Kontiolahti10 km sprint
Silver medal – second place2005 Kontiolahti4 × 7.5 km relay
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 Kościelisko12.5 km individual
Silver medal – second place2002 Ridnaun7.5 km sprint

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.

Biathlon 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

5 medals (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Slovenia 2006 Pokljuka  —  —  —  —  — 11th —
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 Gold
Russia 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk  —  —  —  —  — 5th
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 39th 13th 6th 15th 12th  —
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding Silver 5th 6th 5th Silver 11th
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 6th 34th 23rd 9th Silver  —
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 4th 4th 10th 9th Bronze  —
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.

World Cup

Kontiolahti, Finland, 12 February 2012
World Cup rankings[4]
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
2018–1937th14th46th33rd-
Relay victories

8 victories

No. Season Date Location Discipline Level Team
1 2008–09 19 February 2009South Korea PyeongchangMixed RelayBiathlon World Championships Brunet / Becaert / Defrasne / S.Fourcade
2 2009–10 6 December 2009Sweden ÖstersundRelayBiathlon World Cup Jay / Defrasne / S.Fourcade / Fourcade
3 2011–12 22 January 2012Italy Antholz-AnterselvaRelayBiathlon World Cup Béatrix / S.Fourcade / Boeuf / Fourcade
4 2012–13 10 January 2013Germany RuhpoldingRelayBiathlon World Cup S.Fourcade / Béatrix / Boeuf / Fourcade
5 20 January 2013Italy Antholz-AnterselvaRelayBiathlon World Cup S.Fourcade / Béatrix / Boeuf / Fourcade
6 2013–14 19 January 2014Italy Antholz-AnterselvaRelayBiathlon World Cup S.Fourcade / Boeuf / Béatrix / Fourcade
7 2014–15 30 November 2014Sweden ÖstersundMixed RelayBiathlon World Cup Bescond / Chevalier / S.Fourcade / Fourcade
8 2016–17 5 March 2017South Korea PyeongchangRelayBiathlon World Cup Béatrix / S.Fourcade / Desthieux / Fourcade

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. ↑ "Biathlon: Simon Fourcade retires".
  4. ↑ "Ibu Datacenter". Archived from the original on 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2014-03-21.


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