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]

Simon Fourcade

Personal information
Full name	Simon Fourcade
Born	(1984-04-25) 25 April 1984 (age 41) Perpignan, France
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Olympic Games
Teams	3 (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	12 (2006-2019)
Medals	5 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	15 (2003/04–2018/19)
Individual victories	0
All victories	8
Discipline titles	1: 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

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

Kontiolahti, Finland, 12 February 2012

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