Simon Schempp

Simon Schempp (born 14 November 1988) is a German former biathlete. In 2009, he made his World Cup debut. He became world champion by winning gold in the 15km 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.

Simon Schempp
Schempp in 2018
Personal information
Born (1988-11-14) 14 November 1988
Mutlangen, West Germany
OccupationCustoms officer
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Websitesimon.com.de
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubSZ Uhingen
SkisRossignol
RifleAnschütz
World Cup debut11 March 2009
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals3 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Medals8 (4 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 (2008/09–2020/21)
Individual victories11
All victories13
Individual podiums23
All podiums33

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.

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 N/A
2014 Sochi 16th 15th 6th 13th Gold 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 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 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
2008–098660th1759th3858th3154th0N/A
2009–1021636th0N/A9436th12213th0N/A
2010–112687th1360th0N/A1370th0N/A
2011–1236726th5916th11628th13221st6027th
2012–1334129th663rd12727th10632nd10217th
2013–1452110th3226th21111th2186th6021st
2014–157924th6414th3543rd2284th1467th
2015–167694th799th3162nd2516th12314th
2016–177415th6813th20911th2336th2312nd

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-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
18 January 2014 Antholz-Anterselva12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2014–15
3 victories
(1 Sp, 1 Pu, 1 MS)		18 January 2015 Ruhpolding15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
22 January 2015 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
24 January 2015 Antholz-Anterselva12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2015–16
5 victories
(3 Sp, 2 Pu)		11 December 2015 Hochfilzen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
17 December 2015 Pokljuka10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
19 December 2015 Pokljuka12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
22 January 2016 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
19 March 2016 Khanty-Mansiysk12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2016–17
2 victory
(2 MS)		8 January 2017 Oberhof15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
19 February 2017 Hochfilzen15 km mass startBiathlon World Championship
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References
  1. Olympic results
  2. "Simon Schempp". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

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