Simon Fourcade

Simon Fourcade ( born April 25, 1984 in Perpignan ) is a French biathlete.

Simon Fourcade operates the biathlon sport since 1998 and is since 2001 in the French national team. The sport soldier from Villard -de- Lans starts for the Villard de Lans Ski Club. He is the older brother of Martin Fourcade.

Even as a junior Fourcade was extremely successful. 2003 Kościelisko he won the singles title, in 2004 in Haute Maurienne in the sprint and pursuit, before your later season Olympic champion Michael Roesch and 2005 in pursuit in Kontiolahti. In addition, another four Vice Junior World Champion subtitled intermediate 2002 and 2005.

In the World Cup he was first employed in the final of the 2003/04 season in Oslo at Holmenkollen. After a 54th place in the sprint he ran before, during the persecution on the 27th rank. At the 2006 Olympics in Turin, he was employed in the individual competition, where he was 31. His first World Cup experienced Fourcade 2006 Pokljuka, but where he came only in the relay used. In the following season, at the 2007 World Championships in Antholz, he took part in all competitions. After a 37th place in the sprint and 25th in the pursuit Fourcade reached with the two eighth places in the individual and in the mass start his previously best individual placings at all. The first podium succeeded Fourcade on March 1, 2007, when he finished second in the individual race in Lahti behind compatriot Raphael Poirée. In the winter of 2007/ 08, the Frenchman ran ten times in the top ten and finished the season in 17th. The following season 2008/2009 was even more successful for Fourcade. Kicking off in Östersund he could walk to the podium with third place in the sprint for the second time. Besides numerous other placings in the top ten at the World Cup events, the World Championships in Pyeongchang was the highlight of the season. Simon Fourcade won the gold medal with the French mixed relay and was able to reach the top 10 in all races. In the overall World Cup, he finished at the end of the season in 15th place Fourcade took the Vancouver 2010 again at the Winter Olympic Games in part. His best result was 14th in the mass start. In the overall World Cup Fourcade was at the end of its previously best season, the 2009/2010 season, in seventh place. However, he was able to improve his best result in the World Cup in the 2011/2012 season to the fifth.

Due to a compartment syndrome of the 2012/2013 season for Fourcade began with an operation, which he was unable to attend the first World Cup race. He completed his first race in Oberhof, but only with limited success. Also at the Biathlon World Championships 2013 in Nové Město na Moravě participated Fourcade. He won a silver medal in the men's relay and came twice in the top ten. The best result of the season, he scored at the World Cup finals in Khanty- Mansiysk, he was behind the Austrian Christoph Sumann in Second followers.

Statistics

World Cup wins

Biathlon World Cup rankings

The table shows all placements (depending on the year, including hosting the Olympic Games and World Championships ).