Simon Fourcade
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Full name | Simon Fourcade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Perpignan, France | 25 April 1984||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 3 (2006, 2010, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 12 (2006-2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 5 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 15 (2003/04–2018/19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All victories | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 1: 1 Individual (2011/12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
He is the older brother of fellow biathlete Martin Fourcade.
Biathlon results
[edit]Olympics
[edit]Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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31st | — | — | — | — | — |
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40th | 71st | — | 14th | 6th | — |
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13th | 36th | 18th | DNF | — | — |
World Championships
[edit]5 medals (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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— | — | — | — | — | 11th | — |
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8th | 37th | 25th | 8th | 10th | — | |
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4th | 20th | 6th | 27th | 5th | — | |
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4th | 6th | 10th | 9th | 4th | Gold | |
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— | — | — | — | — | 5th | |
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39th | 13th | 6th | 15th | 12th | — | |
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Silver | 5th | 6th | 5th | Silver | 11th | |
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6th | 34th | 23rd | 9th | Silver | — | |
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4th | 4th | 10th | 9th | Bronze | — | |
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10th | 53rd | 40th | — | 9th | — | |
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— | 85th | — | — | — | — | |
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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
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Simon_Fourcade_Kontiolahti_2012.jpg/280px-Simon_Fourcade_Kontiolahti_2012.jpg)
- World Cup rankings[4]
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 |
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1 | 2008–09 | 19 February 2009 | ![]() |
Mixed Relay | Biathlon World Championships | Brunet / Becaert / Defrasne / S.Fourcade |
2 | 2009–10 | 6 December 2009 | ![]() |
Relay | Biathlon World Cup | Jay / Defrasne / S.Fourcade / Fourcade |
3 | 2011–12 | 22 January 2012 | ![]() |
Relay | Biathlon World Cup | Béatrix / S.Fourcade / Boeuf / Fourcade |
4 | 2012–13 | 10 January 2013 | ![]() |
Relay | Biathlon World Cup | S.Fourcade / Béatrix / Boeuf / Fourcade |
5 | 20 January 2013 | ![]() |
Relay | Biathlon World Cup | S.Fourcade / Béatrix / Boeuf / Fourcade | |
6 | 2013–14 | 19 January 2014 | ![]() |
Relay | Biathlon World Cup | S.Fourcade / Boeuf / Béatrix / Fourcade |
7 | 2014–15 | 30 November 2014 | ![]() |
Mixed Relay | Biathlon World Cup | Bescond / Chevalier / S.Fourcade / Fourcade |
8 | 2016–17 | 5 March 2017 | ![]() |
Relay | Biathlon World Cup | Béatrix / S.Fourcade / Desthieux / Fourcade |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Biathlon: Simon Fourcade retires".
- ^ "Ibu Datacenter". Archived from the original on 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
External links
[edit]- 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 and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)