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Martin Fourcade
Born (1988-09-14) September 14, 1988 (age 36)
Céret, France
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Personal best1st (Biathlon World Cup Overall 2011–2012)
World Cup career
Seasons2008–present
Podiums62
Wins30
Discipline titles2 (2011–12, 2012–13)
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  France
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games (4 medals) 2 2 0
World Championships (12 medals) 5 6 1
Total (16 medals) 7 8 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Individual
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Mass start
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Mass start
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2012 Ruhpolding Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2012 Ruhpolding Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2012 Ruhpolding Mass start
Gold medal – first place 2013 Nové Město Individual
Silver medal – second place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ruhpolding Men's relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Nové Město Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Nové Město Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2013 Nové Město Pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2013 Nové Město 4 x 7.5 km Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay
Updated on March 9, 2014.

Martin Fourcade (born September 14, 1988) is a French biathlete and non-commissioned officer.[1] Fourcade is a five-time World Champion, twice an Olympic champion and twice winner of the Overall World Cup.[2][3]

Career

Early career

Fourcade took up biathlon in 2002 and started competing internationally in 2006,[4] following in the footsteps of his older brother Simon Fourcade. The younger Fourcade competed for France in the 2007 and 2008 Junior World Championships, winning a bronze medal in the relay in 2007.[4][5]

Fourcade first competed in the Biathlon World Cup at Oslo in March 2008, finishing 61st in what would be his only World Cup appearance that season.[4] The next season was already much more successful for him, as he grabbed his first World Cup points at Hochfilzen, placing 36th in the individual race and 10th in the sprint.[4] His best results that year came at the 2009 World Championships, where he finished in the top 20 in every competition, including an 8th place in the pursuit and a 4th place in the relay.[4][6][7] Fourcade finished 24th in the overall World Cup that year.[8]

2009–10 season

Kontiolahti, Finland, March 13, 2010

Fourcade again improved in the 2009–10 season, consistently finishing in the top 10 and making the French team for the 2010 Winter Olympics, together with his brother.[9] Fourcade grabbed a silver medal in the mass start,[10] marking the first time he made the podium in a World Cup event.[4] Fourcade then claimed his first victory in a pursuit at Kontiolahti,[11][12] and followed up with two more first places at Oslo, in a sprint and another pursuit.[4][13] The two pursuit victories meant Fourcade won the 2009–10 Pursuit World Cup, edging out Austria's Simon Eder by just one point.[13][14] In the overall World Cup he finished 5th, 64 points ahead of his brother Simon, who finished a career-best 7th.[15][16]

2010–11 season

The ongoing 2010–11 season has also been highly successful for Fourcade. He opened the season at Östersund with three top 5 finishes, including two 3rd places. After somewhat weaker showings at Pokljuka and Oberhof, Fourcade placed runner-up in all three races at Ruhpolding.[4][17] Fourcade won mass starts at both Antholz and Fort Kent,[4][18] and entered the 2011 World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia as one of the favourites.[19]

The first event at the World Championships was the mixed relay, where the French placed 3rd after Fourcade as anchor showed the best male performance in the race to lift his team up from 5th.[20] Fourcade then claimed the silver medal behind Arnd Peiffer in the sprint, despite missing two shots at the prone stage; Fourcade was the fastest skier in the competition.[21] The next day in the pursuit Fourcade won the gold despite three penalties,[22] thanks to turning in another fastest skiing performance.[23]

Fourcade finished 3rd in the overall World Cup,[24] 4th in the Sprint, 2nd in the Pursuit, 3rd in the Individual and 2nd in the Mass Start.

2011–12 season

Kontiolahti, Finland, February 12, 2012

Fourcade had the best possible start in this 2011–12 season with 2 wins in the Individual and the Pursuit in Östersund, Sweden, leading the Overall ranking for the first time. In Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, he finished 3rd in the Sprint, alongside his older brother Simon who took the 2nd place, behind Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen. It was the first time in biathlon's history that 2 brothers stood on a podium together. In the following pursuit (although finishing respectively 2nd and 3rd) Simon was downgraded to 4th place after IBU decided to upgrade Germany's Arnd Peiffer following a target's malfunction (Peiffer did an extra lap). But the French team claimed Martin had purposely slowed down before crossing the line, seeing that Simon was far behind. IBU finally decided to tie Peiffer and Martin. Antholz was a fantastic weekend for the French team, both men and women relays taking 1st place and Fourcade finishing 3rd of the Sprint and the Mass Start.

In Oslo (Norway), at home, Emil Svendsen grabbed the yellow bib from Fourcade.

The first to start, Fourcade managed to win the Sprint despite extreme temperatures in Kontiolahti, Finland (−18°C).

Fourcade won the Overall 1st place, as well as the titles in the Sprint and the Pursuit.[25]

2012–13 season

Fourcade started the season with a win in the Individual in Östersund.[26] A better biathlete this season, Fourcade has improved his shooting, currently at 89% [27]

Statistics

As of race 21 / 26, Fourcade clearly rules the rankings and unquestionably dominates the whole season with a ratio of 14 podiums (67%) while his rivals (world cup winners in 2012–2013) stand at:

  • Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) : 8/21 (38%)
  • Jakov Fak (SLO) : 7/21 (33%)
  • Anton Shipulin (RUS) : 5/21 (23%)
  • Dmitry Malyshko (RUS) : 4/21 (19%)
  • Andreas Birnbacher (GER): 3/21 (14%)
  • Tarjei Boe (NOR): 3/21 (14%) but missed the beginning of the season due to injury: 3/13 (23%)
  • Ondrej Moravec (CZE) : 2/21 (10%)
  • Jean-Philippe Leguellec (CAN): 1/21 (5%)[28]

Career results

Winter Olympics

Event Sprint Pursuit Individual Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Canada 2010 Vancouver 35th 34th 14th Silver 6th —
Russia 2014 Sochi 6th Gold Gold Silver 8th 7th

World Championships

Event Sprint Pursuit Individual Mass start Relay Mixed relay
South Korea 2009 Pyeongchang 18th 8th 13th 15th 4th —
Russia 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk (has hammer) (has hammer) (has hammer) (has hammer) (has hammer) 5th
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk Silver Gold 10th 10th 12th Bronze
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding Gold Gold 25th Gold Silver 11th
Czech Republic 2013 Nove Mesto Silver Silver Gold 10th Silver Silver

Legend:
(has hammer): No race because of the Olympics

Junior/Youth World Championships

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
Italy 2007 Martell-Val Martello 5th 9th 9th –
Germany 2008 Ruhpolding 8th 11th 10th 5th

World Cup rankings

Year Overall Sprint Pursuit Individual Mass Start
2008–09 24th 31st 19th 41st 25th
2009–10 5th 8th 1st 8th 8th
2010–11 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd 2nd
2011–12 1st 1st 1st 4th 3rd
2012–13 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
2013–14 2nd

Wins

Year / Race Sprint Pursuit Individual Mass Start Total
2009–10 Norway Holmenkollen Finland Kontiolahti
Norway Holmenkollen		 3
2010–11 Russia Khanty-Mansiysk (W.Championships) Italy Antholz
United States Fort Kent		 3
2011–12 Finland Kontiolahti
Germany Ruhpolding (W. Championships)
Russia Khanty-Mansiysk		 Sweden Östersund
Germany Ruhpolding (W.Championships)
Russia Khanty-Mansiysk		 Sweden Östersund Germany Ruhpolding (W. Championships) 8
2012–13 Germany Ruhpolding
Russia Sochi
Russia Khanty-Mansiysk		 Sweden Östersund
Norway Holmenkollen		 Sweden Östersund
Czech Republic Nove Mesto (W. Championships)
Russia Sochi		 Germany Ruhpolding
Russia Khanty-Mansiysk		 10
2013–14 Sweden Östersund Austria Hochfilzen
Russia Sochi (W. Olympics)		 Sweden Östersund
Russia Sochi (W. Olympics)		 Germany Oberhof 6
Total 8 10 6 6 30

Updated February 13, 2014

References

  1. ^ Fourcade, Martin, Équipe de France Militaire de Ski 2011.
  2. ^ "France's Fourcade wins overall biathlon title". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "2012–2013 World Cup standings". IBU. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i IBU Profile
  5. ^ "IBU DATACENTER – JUNIOR/YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Martell-Val Martello (ITA)". IBU. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  6. ^ "IBU DATACENTER – IBU BIATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Pyeong Chang (KOR) – Men's 12.5 km Pursuit". IBU. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  7. ^ "IBU DATACENTER – IBU BIATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Pyeong Chang (KOR) – Men 4 x 7.5 km Relay". IBU. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  8. ^ "E.ON RUHRGAS IBU WORLD CUP BIATHLON – MEN'S WORLD CUP TOTAL SCORE" (pdf). IBU. March 29, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  9. ^ "Martin Fourcade Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  10. ^ Dure, Beau (February 21, 2010). "Tim Burke feels biathlon's cruelty in men's 15K mass start". USA Today. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  11. ^ Kokesh, Jerry (March 14, 2010). "Martin Fourcade Runs Away with Pursuit". IBU. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  12. ^ "IBU DATACENTER – E.ON RUHRGAS IBU WORLD CUP – Kontiolahti (FIN) -Men 12.5 km Pursuit". IBU. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  13. ^ a b Kokesh, Jerry (March 20, 2010). "Martin Fourcade Takes Oslo Pursuit for Third Win in a Row". IBU. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  14. ^ "e.on Ruhrgas IBU WORLD CUP BIATHLON – MEN'S WORLD CUP PURSUIT SCORE" (pdf). IBU. March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  15. ^ "E.ON RUHRGAS IBU WORLD CUP BIATHLON – MEN'S WORLD CUP TOTAL SCORE" (pdf). IBU. March 27, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  16. ^ "Simon Fourcade IBU Profile". IBU. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  17. ^ Kokesh, Jerry (January 16, 2011). "Ferry Takes Ruhpolding Pursuit". IBU. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  18. ^ Kokesh, Jerry (January 22, 2011). "Martin Fourcade Claims Antholz Mass Start". IBU. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  19. ^ Kokesh, Jerry (March 4, 2011). "Sprinting for Championships on Saturday". IBU. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  20. ^ "FINAL RESULTS MIXED 2 X 6 + 2 X 7.5 KM RELAY" (PDF). IBU. March 3, 2011.
  21. ^ "COMPETITION ANALYSIS – MEN 10 KM SPRINT" (pdf). IBU. March 5, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  22. ^ Kokesh, Jerry (March 6, 2011). "Martin Fourcade Skis to Pursuit Title". IBU. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  23. ^ "COMPETITION ANALYSIS – MEN 12.5 KM PURSUIT" (pdf). IBU. March 6, 2011.
  24. ^ "MEN'S WORLD CUP TOTAL SCORES – INTERMEDIATE AFTER 21 COMPETITIONS" (PDF). IBU. March 6, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  25. ^ "Two in a Row for Martin Fourcade!". IBU. March 17, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  26. ^ "New Season, But Fourcade Still on Top". IBU. November 28, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  27. ^ http://datacenter.biathlonresults.com/?view=statistics_page
  28. ^ http://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1213/BT/SWRL/CP07/SMMS/BT_C78B_1.0.pdf

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