Fabien Claude

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Fabien Claude
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Fabian Claude in 2023
Personal information
Born (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 (age 29)
Épinal, France [1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
ClubBasse sur le rupt ski nordique
SkisFischer
World Cup debut2016
Olympic Games
Teams1 (2022)
Medals1
World Championships
Teams5 (2017, 20202024)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 (2015/16–)
All victories5
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Beijing 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Oberhof 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Nové Město 4 × 7.5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Presque Isle 12.5 km pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014 Presque Isle4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Raubichi 10 km sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 Raubichi4 × 7.5 km relay
Youth World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Obertilliach 7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Obertilliach 3 × 7.5 km relay

Fabien Claude (born 22 December 1994) is a French biathlete.

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Career

His first year in biathlon was 2006. He made his international debut in 2011. He won the Junior Men's pursuit [2] and placed 2nd with the French relay team at the Biathlon Junior World Championships 2014. [3] He was part of the French relay team that achieved 3rd place in the relay in Hochfilzen during the 2019–20 season. His first individual podium position was 3rd place in the individual discipline in Pokljuka during the 2019–20 season. His second podium was 2nd place in the pursuit in Kontiolahti during the 2020–21 season. His brothers Florent Claude and Emilien Claude are also biathletes. [4]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [5]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 silver)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 9th21st16th26thSilver 

World Championships

2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Flag of Austria.svg 2017 Hochfilzen 25th
Flag of Italy.svg 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 19th
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2021 Pokljuka 40th40th11th
Flag of Germany.svg 2023 Oberhof 37th16th21st8thGold5th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2024 Nové Město 41st26th10th5thBronze
*The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

World Cup

World Cup rankings
SeasonOverallIndividualSprintPursuitMass start
PointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPosition
2015–16 -not ranked-not ranked------
2016–17 -55th-44th-92nd-47th--
2017–18 -85th---78th-78th--
2018–19 -47th-not ranked-44th-46th-34th
2019–20 -19th-5th-23rd-14th-29th
2020–21 -19th---17th-8th-23rd
2021–22 -14th-5th-26th-17th-18th
2022–23 -10th-17th-12th-5th-6th
2023–24 -18th-21st-26th-16th-12th
Relay victories

7 victories

No.SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevelTeam
1 2020–21 15 January 2021 Flag of Germany.svg Oberhof Relay Biathlon World Cup Desthieux / Fillon Maillet / Claude / Jacquelin
2 2022–23 8 January 2023 Flag of Slovenia.svg Pokljuka Mixed Relay Biathlon World Cup Claude / Fillon Maillet / Chevalier / Simon
318 February 2023 Flag of Germany.svg Oberhof Relay Biathlon World Championships Guigonnat / Claude / Jacquelin / Fillon Maillet
45 March 2023 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město Mixed Relay Biathlon World Cup Jeanmonnot / Colombo / Perrot / Claude
5 2023–24 3 March 2024 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo Holmenkollen Mixed Relay Biathlon World Cup Simon / Chauveau / Claude / Fillon Maillet
6 2024–25 1 December 2024 Flag of Finland.svg Kontiolahti Relay Biathlon World Cup Claude / Fillon Maillet / Perrot / Jacquelin
7 2024–25 15 December 2024 Flag of Austria.svg Hochfilzen Relay Biathlon World Cup Claude / Fillon Maillet / Perrot / Jacquelin

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References

  1. "Fabien Claude". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. "Junior Men 12.5 km Pursuit". IBU datacenter. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. "Junior Men 4 x 5.5 km Relay" (PDF). IBU datacenter. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. "Fabien Claude". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. International Biathlon Union. Fabien Claude. IBU Datacenter. Retrieved 06 February 2024.