Fabien Claude

Fabien Claude (born 22 December 1994) is a French biathlete.

Fabien Claude

Fabian Claude in 2023
Personal information
Born	(1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 (age 30) Épinal, France[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	Basse sur le rupt ski nordique
Skis	Fischer
World Cup debut	2016
Olympic Games
Teams	1 (2022)
Medals	1
World Championships
Teams	6 (2017, 2020–2025)
Medals	3 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	9 (2015/16–)
All victories	5
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  France Olympic Games 2022 Beijing 4 × 7.5 km relay World Championships 2023 Oberhof 4 × 7.5 km relay 2025 Lenzerheide 4 × 7.5 km relay 2024 Nové Město 4 × 7.5 km relay Junior World Championships 2014 Presque Isle 12.5 km pursuit 2014 Presque Isle 4 × 7.5 km relay 2015 Raubichi 10 km sprint 2015 Raubichi 4 × 7.5 km relay Youth World Championships 2013 Obertilliach 7.5 km sprint 2013 Obertilliach 3 × 7.5 km relay

Career

His first year in biathlon was 2006. He made his international debut in 2011. He won the Junior Men's pursuit^[2] and placed 2nd with the French relay team at the Biathlon Junior World Championships 2014.^[3] He was part of the French relay team that achieved 3rd place in the relay in Hochfilzen during the 2019–20 season. His first individual podium position was 3rd place in the individual discipline in Pokljuka during the 2019–20 season. His second podium was 2nd place in the pursuit in Kontiolahti during the 2020–21 season. His brothers Florent Claude and Emilien Claude are also biathletes.^[4]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[5]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 silver)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2022 Beijing	9th	21st	16th	26th	Silver	—

World Championships

2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay	Single mixed relay
2017 Hochfilzen	25th	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020 Antholz-Anterselva	19th	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021 Pokljuka	40th	40th	11th	—	—	—	—
2023 Oberhof	37th	16th	21st	8th	Gold	—	5th
2024 Nové Město	41st	26th	10th	5th	Bronze	—	—
2025 Lenzerheide	21st	8th	16th	15th	Silver	—	—

*The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

World Cup

World Cup rankings

Season	Overall		Individual		Sprint		Pursuit		Mass start
	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position
2015–16	-	not ranked	-	not ranked	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016–17	-	55th	-	44th	-	92nd	-	47th	-	-
2017–18	-	85th	-	-	-	78th	-	78th	-	-
2018–19	-	47th	-	not ranked	-	44th	-	46th	-	34th
2019–20	-	19th	-	5th	-	23rd	-	14th	-	29th
2020–21	-	19th	-	-	-	17th	-	8th	-	23rd
2021–22	-	14th	-	5th	-	26th	-	17th	-	18th
2022–23	-	10th	-	17th	-	12th	-	5th	-	6th
2023–24	-	18th	-	21st	-	26th	-	16th	-	12th

Relay victories

7 victories

No.	Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level	Team
1	2020–21	15 January 2021	Oberhof	Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Desthieux / Fillon Maillet / Claude / Jacquelin
2	2022–23	8 January 2023	Pokljuka	Mixed Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Claude / Fillon Maillet / Chevalier / Simon
3		18 February 2023	Oberhof	Relay	Biathlon World Championships	Guigonnat / Claude / Jacquelin / Fillon Maillet
4		5 March 2023	Nové Město	Mixed Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Jeanmonnot / Colombo / Perrot / Claude
5	2023–24	3 March 2024	Oslo Holmenkollen	Mixed Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Simon / Chauveau / Claude / Fillon Maillet
6	2024–25	1 December 2024	Kontiolahti	Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Claude / Fillon Maillet / Perrot / Jacquelin
7	2024–25	15 December 2024	Hochfilzen	Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Claude / Fillon Maillet / Perrot / Jacquelin