Simon Fourcade

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
2009 Pyeongchang Mixed relay
2012 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay
2012 Ruhpolding 20 km individual
2013 Nové Město 4 × 7.5 km relay
2015 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Junior World Championships
2004 Haute Maurienne 10 km sprint
2004 Haute Maurienne 12.5 km pursuit
2005 Kontiolahti 12.5 km pursuit
2004 Haute Maurienne 15 km individual
2005 Kontiolahti 10 km sprint
2005 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Youth World Championships
2003 Kościelisko 12.5 km individual
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]

He is the older brother of fellow biathlete Martin Fourcade.

Biathlon results

Olympics

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
2006 Torino 31st  —  —  —  —  —
2010 Vancouver 40th 71st  — 14th 6th  —
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
2006 Pokljuka 11th
2007 Antholz 8th 37th 25th 8th 10th  —
2008 Östersund 4th 20th 6th 27th 5th  —
2009 Pyeongchang 4th 6th 10th 9th 4th Gold
2010 Khanty-Mansiysk 5th
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 39th 13th 6th 15th 12th  —
2012 Ruhpolding Silver 5th 6th 5th Silver 11th
2013 Nové Město 6th 34th 23rd 9th Silver  —
2015 Kontiolahti 4th 4th 10th 9th Bronze  —
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.

World Cup

World Cup rankings[3]
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
2018–19 37th 14th 46th 33rd -
Relay victories

8 victories

No. Season Date Location Discipline Level Team
1 2008–09 19 February 2009 Pyeongchang Mixed Relay Biathlon World Championships Brunet / Becaert / Defrasne / S.Fourcade
2 2009–10 6 December 2009 Östersund Relay Biathlon World Cup Jay / Defrasne / S.Fourcade / Fourcade
3 2011–12 22 January 2012 Antholz-Anterselva Relay Biathlon World Cup Béatrix / S.Fourcade / Boeuf / Fourcade
4 2012–13 10 January 2013 Ruhpolding Relay Biathlon World Cup S.Fourcade / Béatrix / Boeuf / Fourcade
5 20 January 2013 Antholz-Anterselva Relay Biathlon World Cup S.Fourcade / Béatrix / Boeuf / Fourcade
6 2013–14 19 January 2014 Antholz-Anterselva Relay Biathlon World Cup S.Fourcade / Boeuf / Béatrix / Fourcade
7 2014–15 30 November 2014 Östersund Mixed Relay Biathlon World Cup Bescond / Chevalier / S.Fourcade / Fourcade
8 2016–17 5 March 2017 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.