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][3]
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| Born | 25 April 1984 Perpignan, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He is the older brother of fellow biathlete Martin Fourcade.
Results
Olympics
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 2006 Torino |
31st | — | — | — | — | — |
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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 | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start |
| 2003–04 | 79th | ? | ? | 65th | ? |
| 2005–06 | 49th | ? | 40th | 39th | 41st |
| 2006–07 | 23rd | 8th | 34th | 23rd | 24th |
| 2007–08 | 17th | 6th | 23rd | 16th | 22nd |
| 2008–09 | 15th | 29th | 14th | 14th | 12th |
| 2009–10 | 7th | 12th | 9th | 11th | 9th |
| 2010–11 | 30th | 24th | 39th | 16th | 42nd |
| 2011–12 | 5th | 1st | 10th | 10th | 6th |
| 2012–13 | 27th | 29th | 33rd | 23rd | 24th |
| 2013–14 | 39th | 5th | 51st | 34th | - |
| 2014–15 | 11th | 6th | 16th | 11th | 12th |
| 2015–16 | 27th | 13th | 35th | 31st | 19th |
| 2016–17 | 38th | 23rd | 44th | 35th | - |
| 2017–18 | 42nd | 42nd | 48th | 40th | 36th |
Kontiolahti, Finland, 12 February 2012
References
- Fourcade, Simon, Équipe de France Militaire de Ski 2011.
- "Record Fifteenth World Cup Victory: Johannes Thingnes Boe Wins Oslo Pursuit". International Biathlon Union. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- https://www.tellerreport.com/sports/--biathlon--simon-fourcade-retires-.r1ky2a4_N.html
- http://services.biathlonresults.com/Cups.aspx
External links
- Personal website
- Simon Fourcade at IBU
- Simon Fourcade at FIS (cross-country)
- Simon Fourcade at Olympics.com
- Simon Fourcade at Olympedia
- Simon Fourcade at the French Olympic Committee (in French)
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