Vincent Jay

Vincent Jay (born 18 May 1985) is a former French biathlete and non-commissioned officer.^[1] During his career, he won two Olympic medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver - a gold in the sprint and a bronze medal in the pursuit. He was the first Frenchman to win an Olympic sprint Biathlon title. In the World Cup, he has fourteen podiums with two individual victories in Vancouver and two victories as part of relay teams.

Vincent Jay

Personal information
Full name	Vincent Jay
Born	(1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 40) Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Website	vincentjay.com
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	EMHM Les Ménuires
World Cup debut	23 March 2006
Retired	9 December 2012
Olympic Games
Teams	1 (2010)
Medals	2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams	4 (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012)
Medals	0
World Cup
Seasons	8 (2005/06–2012/13)
Individual victories	2
All victories	4
Individual podiums	4
All podiums	14
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  France Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver 10 km sprint 2010 Vancouver 12.5 km pursuit Junior World Championships 2006 Presque Isle 4 × 7.5 km relay 2005 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay 2006 Presque Isle 10 km sprint

Career

He won a gold medal in the 10 km sprint and a Bronze medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.^[2] Jay also won the 20 km individual race at the 2009 World Cup event in Vancouver.^[3]

His Olympic victory came one year after his first victory in World Cup at the same venue. He was not considered a favourite to win gold but was seen as the fourth man in the French team after Vincent Defrasne, and brothers Simon and Martin Fourcade. He caused surprise by winning France's first gold medal at the 2010 Olympic Games. He followed this up with a bronze medal in the pursuit two days later. This event gave him a level of fame in the media for which he wasn't prepared. After two seasons in halftone, he announced his retirement from the sport because of disappointing results in December 2012. In his last race he helped the French team to a second place in a World Cup relay in Hochfilzen.^[4]

Jay married alpine skier Marie Marchand-Arvier in June 2014.^[5]

Following his retirement, Jay was appointed as the director of the Sports Club of Val d'Isere in July 2014.^[6]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[7]

Olympic Games

2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay
2010 Vancouver	10th	Gold	Bronze	10th	5th

*Mass start was added as an event in 2006.

World Championships

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2008 Östersund	—	—	—	—	—	7th
2009 Pyeongchang	23rd	43rd	39th	—	4th	—
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	19th	45th	56th	—	12th	—
2012 Ruhpolding	29th	—	—	—	—	—

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

Individual victories

2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
2008–09 1 victory (1 In)	11 March 2009	Vancouver	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
2009–10 1 victory (1 Sp)	14 February 2010	Vancouver	10 km sprint	Winter Olympic Games

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