Simon Fourcade

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Simon Fourcade
S Fourcade 16 sept 2010.jpg
Personal information
Full nameSimon Fourcade
Born (1984-04-25) 25 April 1984 (age 41)
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 Flag of France.svg  France
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Pyeongchang Mixed relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Ruhpolding 20 km individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Nové Město 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Haute Maurienne 10 km sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 Haute Maurienne12.5 km pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Kontiolahti 12.5 km pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2004 Haute Maurienne15 km individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2005 Kontiolahti10 km sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2005 Kontiolahti4 × 7.5 km relay
Youth World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Kościelisko 12.5 km individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Ridnaun 7.5 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]

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He is the older brother of fellow biathlete Martin Fourcade.

Biathlon results

Olympics

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of Italy.svg 2006 Torino 31st — — — — —
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2010 Vancouver 40th71st —14th6th —
Flag of Russia.svg 2014 Sochi 13th36th18thDNF — —

World Championships

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

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2006 Pokljuka —————11th—
Flag of Italy.svg 2007 Antholz 8th37th25th8th10th —
Flag of Sweden.svg 2008 Östersund 4th20th6th27th5th —
Flag of South Korea.svg 2009 Pyeongchang 4th6th10th9th4thGold
Flag of Russia.svg 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk —————5th
Flag of Russia.svg 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 39th13th6th15th12th —
Flag of Germany.svg 2012 Ruhpolding Silver5th6th5thSilver11th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2013 Nové Město 6th34th23rd9thSilver —
Flag of Finland.svg 2015 Kontiolahti 4th4th10th9thBronze —
Flag of Norway.svg 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 10th53rd40th —9th —
Flag of Austria.svg 2017 Hochfilzen  —85th — — — —
Flag of Sweden.svg 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 Simon Fourcade Kontiolahti 2012.jpg
Kontiolahti, Finland, 12 February 2012
World Cup rankings [3]
SeasonOverallIndividualSprintPursuitMass Start
2003–04 79th--65th-
2005–06 49th-40th39th41st
2006–07 23rd8th34th23rd24th
2007–08 17th6th23rd16th22nd
2008–09 15th29th14th14th12th
2009–10 7th12th9th11th9th
2010–11 30th24th39th16th42nd
2011–12 5th1st10th10th6th
2012–13 27th29th33rd23rd24th
2013–14 39th5th51st34th-
2014–15 11th6th16th11th12th
2015–16 27th13th35th31st19th
2016–17 38th23rd44th35th-
2017–18 42nd42nd48th40th36th
2018–19 37th14th46th33rd-
Relay victories

8 victories

No.SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevelTeam
1 2008–09 19 February 2009 Flag of South Korea.svg Pyeongchang Mixed Relay Biathlon World Championships Brunet / Becaert / Defrasne / S.Fourcade
2 2009–10 6 December 2009 Flag of Sweden.svg Östersund Relay Biathlon World Cup Jay / Defrasne / S.Fourcade / Fourcade
3 2011–12 22 January 2012 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva Relay Biathlon World Cup Béatrix / S.Fourcade / Boeuf / Fourcade
4 2012–13 10 January 2013 Flag of Germany.svg Ruhpolding Relay Biathlon World Cup S.Fourcade / Béatrix / Boeuf / Fourcade
520 January 2013 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva Relay Biathlon World Cup S.Fourcade / Béatrix / Boeuf / Fourcade
6 2013–14 19 January 2014 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva Relay Biathlon World Cup S.Fourcade / Boeuf / Béatrix / Fourcade
7 2014–15 30 November 2014 Flag of Sweden.svg Östersund Mixed Relay Biathlon World Cup Bescond / Chevalier / S.Fourcade / Fourcade
8 2016–17 5 March 2017 Flag of South Korea.svg Pyeongchang Relay Biathlon 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. ↑ "Ibu Datacenter". Archived from the original on 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
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