Simon Schempp

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Simon Schempp
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Schempp in 2018
Personal information
Born (1988-11-14) 14 November 1988 (age 36)
Mutlangen, West Germany
OccupationCustoms officer
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Website simon.com.de
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
ClubSZ Uhingen
Skis Rossignol
Rifle Anschütz
World Cup debut11 March 2009
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals3 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Medals8 (4 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 (2008/09–2020/21)
Individual victories12
All victories18
Individual podiums26
All podiums55
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 111
World Championships 422
Total533
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Sochi 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang 15 km mass start
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Hochfilzen Mixed relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Hochfilzen 15 km mass start
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Oslo Mixed relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Oslo 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Nové Město 4 × 7.5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Martell 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Canmore 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 Canmore12.5 km pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2007 Martell12.5 km pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 Otepää4x7.5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 Ufa4x7.5 km relay

Simon Schempp (born 14 November 1988) is a German former biathlete.

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Career

In 2009, he made his World Cup debut. He became world champion by winning gold in the 15 km mass start race at the Biathlon World Championships 2017 in Hochfilzen. He also won three more gold medals, two for being part of the German Biathlon World Championships 2010 mixed relay team in Khanty-Mansiysk and the German Biathlon World Championships 2017 mixed relay team in Hochfilzen, and one gold medal as part of the German Biathlon World Championships 2015 men's relay team in Kontiolahti.

He also competed for Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics, finishing fifth as part of the German team in the men's relay. [1]

On 28 January 2021, he announced his retirement.[ citation needed ]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [2]

Olympic Games

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

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2010 Vancouver 5th
Flag of Russia.svg 2014 Sochi 16th15th6th13thGoldDSQ
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang 36th7th5thSilverBronze
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

8 medals (4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of Russia.svg 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk Gold
Flag of Germany.svg 2012 Ruhpolding 90th19th9th26thBronze
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2013 Nové Město 28th18th14thBronze13th
Flag of Finland.svg 2015 Kontiolahti 8th77th8thGold
Flag of Norway.svg 2016 Oslo 16th8th18th19thSilverSilver
Flag of Austria.svg 2017 Hochfilzen 13th9th10thGold4thGold
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

Junior/Youth World Championships

5 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
Flag of Italy.svg 2007 Martell-Val Martello 5th4thBronzeGold
Flag of Germany.svg 2008 Ruhpolding 9th5th5thBronze
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2009 Canmore 5th6thSilverGold

World Cup

SeasonOverallIndividualSprintPursuitMass start
PointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPosition
2008–09 8660th1759th3858th3154th0
2009–10 21636th09436th12213th0
2010–11 2687th1360th01370th0
2011–12 36726th5916th11628th13221st6027th
2012–13 34129th663rd12727th10632nd10217th
2013–14 52110th3226th21111th2186th6021st
2014–15 7924th6414th3543rd2284th1467th
2015–16 7694th799th3162nd2516th12314th
2016–17 7415th6813th20911th2336th2312nd
2017–18 48412th539th2127th14016th7925th
2018–19 13444th4027th2956th4939th1640th
2019–20 11941st05344th4432nd2241st

Individual victories

12 victories (5 Sp, 4 Pu, 3 MS)

SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
2013–14
2 victories
(1 Sp, 1 Pu)
17 January 2014 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
18 January 2014 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
2014–15
3 victories
(1 Sp, 1 Pu, 1 MS)
18 January 2015 Flag of Germany.svg Ruhpolding 15 km mass start Biathlon World Cup
22 January 2015 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
24 January 2015 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
2015–16
5 victories
(3 Sp, 2 Pu)
11 December 2015 Flag of Austria.svg Hochfilzen 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
17 December 2015 Flag of Slovenia.svg Pokljuka 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
19 December 2015 Flag of Slovenia.svg Pokljuka 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
22 January 2016 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
19 March 2016 Flag of Russia.svg Khanty-Mansiysk 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
2016–17
2 victory
(2 MS)
8 January 2017 Flag of Germany.svg Oberhof 15 km mass start Biathlon World Cup
19 February 2017 Flag of Austria.svg Hochfilzen 15 km mass start Biathlon World Championship
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Simon Schempp". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. "Simon Schempp". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

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