Dušan Šimočko

Dušan Šimočko (born 29 September 1983) is a Slovak biathlete.

Dušan Šimočko
Šimočko in 2011
Personal information
Full nameDušan Šimočko
Born (1983-09-29) 29 September 1983
Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Websitesimocko.eu
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubVŠC Dukla Banská Bystrica
World Cup debut7 December 2002
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2006, 2010)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams8 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons11 (2002/03,
2004/05–2013/14)
All podiums0
Updated on 22 March 2015.

Life and career

He has represented Slovakia at 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, achieving 18th place at Men's 20 kilometres event at 2010 Olympics.[1] He debuted in the Biathlon World Cup in 2002–03 season in Östersund. His best World Cup overall finish was 63rd in the 2009–10 season.

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
2006 Turin 56th 14th
2010 Vancouver 18th 75th 15th

World Championships

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
2005 Hochfilzen 77th
2006 Pokljuka N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 13th
2007 Antholz-Anterselva 73rd 73rd 15th
2009 Pyeongchang 42nd 61st 12th 10th
2010 Khanty-Mansiysk N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 14th
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 32nd 88th 18th
2012 Ruhpolding 70th 15th 35th 12th 7th
2013 Nové Město 93rd 10th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

Junior World Championships

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
2000 Hochfilzen 35th 30th 37th 8th
2001 Khanty-Mansiysk 21st 6th 9th 6th
2002 Ridnaun-Val Ridanna 14th 22nd 7th 4th
2003 Kościelisko 60th 5th 6th 6th
2004 Haute Maurienne 5th 16th 16th 11th

References

  1. "Dušan Šimočko Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  2. "Dušan Šimočko". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
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