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]

Simon Fourcade
Personal information
Full nameSimon Fourcade
Born (1984-04-25) 25 April 1984
Perpignan, France
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Updated on 15 March 2015.

He is the older brother of fellow biathlete Martin Fourcade.

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
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 standings[4]
Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start
2003–0479th??65th?
2005–0649th?40th39th41st
2006–0723rd8th34th23rd24th
2007–0817th6th23rd16th22nd
2008–0915th29th14th14th12th
2009–107th12th9th11th9th
2010–1130th24th39th16th42nd
2011–125th1st10th10th6th
2012–1327th29th33rd23rd24th
2013–1439th5th51st34th-
2014–1511th6th16th11th12th
2015–1627th13th35th31st19th
2016–1738th23rd44th35th-
2017–1842nd42nd48th40th36th
Kontiolahti, Finland, 12 February 2012

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. https://www.tellerreport.com/sports/--biathlon--simon-fourcade-retires-.r1ky2a4_N.html


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