Simon Schempp

Simon Schempp (born 14 November 1988) is a German former biathlete.

Simon Schempp

Schempp in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1988-11-14) 14 November 1988 (age 36) Mutlangen, West Germany
Occupation	Customs officer
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Website	simon.com.de
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	SZ Uhingen
Skis	Rossignol
Rifle	Anschütz
World Cup debut	11 March 2009
Olympic Games
Teams	3 (2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals	3 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	4 (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Medals	8 (4 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	13 (2008/09–2020/21)
Individual victories	12
All victories	18
Individual podiums	26
All podiums	55
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 2 1 World Championships 4 2 2 Total 4 4 3 Olympic Games 2014 Sochi 4 × 7.5 km relay 2018 Pyeongchang 15 km mass start 2018 Pyeongchang 4 × 7.5 km relay World Championships 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay 2015 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay 2017 Hochfilzen Mixed relay 2017 Hochfilzen 15 km mass start 2016 Oslo Mixed relay 2016 Oslo 4 × 7.5 km relay 2012 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay 2013 Nové Město 4 × 7.5 km relay Junior World Championships 2007 Martell 4 × 7.5 km relay 2009 Canmore 4 × 7.5 km relay 2009 Canmore 12.5 km pursuit 2007 Martell 12.5 km pursuit 2008 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay European Championships 2010 Otepää 4x7.5 km relay 2009 Ufa 4x7.5 km relay

Career

In 2009, he made his World Cup debut. He became world champion by winning gold in the 15 km mass start race at the Biathlon World Championships 2017 in Hochfilzen. He also won three more gold medals, two for being part of the German Biathlon World Championships 2010 mixed relay team in Khanty-Mansiysk and the German Biathlon World Championships 2017 mixed relay team in Hochfilzen, and one gold medal as part of the German Biathlon World Championships 2015 men's relay team in Kontiolahti.

He also competed for Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics, finishing fifth as part of the German team in the men's relay.^[1]

On 28 January 2021, he announced his retirement.^{[citation needed]}

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[2]

Olympic Games

2 medals (2 silver)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2010 Vancouver	—	—	—	—	5th	—
2014 Sochi	16th	15th	6th	13th	Silver	DSQ
2018 Pyeongchang	36th	7th	5th	Silver	Bronze

*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

8 medals (4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2010 Khanty-Mansiysk	—	—	—	—	—	Gold
2012 Ruhpolding	90th	19th	9th	26th	Bronze	—
2013 Nové Město	—	28th	18th	14th	Bronze	13th
2015 Kontiolahti	8th	77th	—	8th	Gold	—
2016 Oslo	16th	8th	18th	19th	Silver	Silver
2017 Hochfilzen	13th	9th	10th	Gold	4th	Gold

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

Junior/Youth World Championships

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

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Relay
2007 Martell-Val Martello	5th	4th	Bronze	Gold
2008 Ruhpolding	9th	5th	5th	Bronze
2009 Canmore	5th	6th	Silver	Gold

World Cup

Season	Overall		Individual		Sprint		Pursuit		Mass start
	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position
2008–09	86	60th	17	59th	38	58th	31	54th	0	—
2009–10	216	36th	0	—	94	36th	122	13th	0	—
2010–11	26	87th	13	60th	0	—	13	70th	0	—
2011–12	367	26th	59	16th	116	28th	132	21st	60	27th
2012–13	341	29th	6	63rd	127	27th	106	32nd	102	17th
2013–14	521	10th	32	26th	211	11th	218	6th	60	21st
2014–15	792	4th	64	14th	354	3rd	228	4th	146	7th
2015–16	769	4th	79	9th	316	2nd	251	6th	123	14th
2016–17	741	5th	68	13th	209	11th	233	6th	231	2nd
2017–18	484	12th	53	9th	212	7th	140	16th	79	25th
2018–19	134	44th	40	27th	29	56th	49	39th	16	40th
2019–20	119	41st	0	—	53	44th	44	32nd	22	41st

Individual victories

12 victories (5 Sp, 4 Pu, 3 MS)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
2013–14 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu)	17 January 2014	Antholz-Anterselva	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	18 January 2014	Antholz-Anterselva	12.5 km pursuit	Biathlon World Cup
2014–15 3 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu, 1 MS)	18 January 2015	Ruhpolding	15 km mass start	Biathlon World Cup
	22 January 2015	Antholz-Anterselva	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	24 January 2015	Antholz-Anterselva	12.5 km pursuit	Biathlon World Cup
2015–16 5 victories (3 Sp, 2 Pu)	11 December 2015	Hochfilzen	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	17 December 2015	Pokljuka	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	19 December 2015	Pokljuka	12.5 km pursuit	Biathlon World Cup
	22 January 2016	Antholz-Anterselva	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	19 March 2016	Khanty-Mansiysk	12.5 km pursuit	Biathlon World Cup
2016–17 2 victory (2 MS)	8 January 2017	Oberhof	15 km mass start	Biathlon World Cup
	19 February 2017	Hochfilzen	15 km mass start	Biathlon World Championship

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.