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
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 victories12
All victories18
Individual podiums26
All podiums55
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 2 1
World Championships 4 2 2
Total 4 4 3
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2014 Sochi4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place2018 Pyeongchang15 km mass start
Bronze medal – third place2018 Pyeongchang4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Khanty-MansiyskMixed relay
Gold medal – first place2015 Kontiolahti4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place2017 HochfilzenMixed relay
Gold medal – first place2017 Hochfilzen15 km mass start
Silver medal – second place2016 OsloMixed relay
Silver medal – second place2016 Oslo4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2012 Ruhpolding4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2013 Nové Město4 × 7.5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Martell4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place2009 Canmore4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place2009 Canmore12.5 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2007 Martell12.5 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2008 Ruhpolding4 × 7.5 km relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Otepää4x7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place2009 Ufa4x7.5 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.

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
Canada 2010 Vancouver — — — — 5th —
Russia 2014 Sochi 16th 15th 6th 13th Silver DSQ
South Korea 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
Russia 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk — — — — — Gold
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding 90th 19th 9th 26th Bronze —
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město — 28th 18th 14th Bronze 13th
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 8th 77th — 8th Gold —
Norway 2016 Oslo 16th 8th 18th 19th Silver Silver
Austria 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
Italy 2007 Martell-Val Martello 5th 4th Bronze Gold
Germany 2008 Ruhpolding 9th 5th 5th Bronze
Canada 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
2008–098660th1759th3858th3154th0—
2009–1021636th0—9436th12213th0—
2010–112687th1360th0—1370th0—
2011–1236726th5916th11628th13221st6027th
2012–1334129th663rd12727th10632nd10217th
2013–1452110th3226th21111th2186th6021st
2014–157924th6414th3543rd2284th1467th
2015–167694th799th3162nd2516th12314th
2016–177415th6813th20911th2336th2312nd
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 2014Italy Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
18 January 2014Italy Antholz-Anterselva12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2014–15
3 victories
(1 Sp, 1 Pu, 1 MS)		18 January 2015Germany Ruhpolding15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
22 January 2015Italy Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
24 January 2015Italy Antholz-Anterselva12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2015–16
5 victories
(3 Sp, 2 Pu)		11 December 2015Austria Hochfilzen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
17 December 2015Slovenia Pokljuka10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
19 December 2015Slovenia Pokljuka12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
22 January 2016Italy Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
19 March 2016Russia Khanty-Mansiysk12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2016–17
2 victory
(2 MS)		8 January 2017Germany Oberhof15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
19 February 2017Austria 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. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Simon Schempp". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. "Simon Schempp". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

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