Simon Desthieux
Simon Desthieux (born 3 December 1991) is a French biathlete,[1] olympic champion and world champion.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 3 December 1991 Belley, France |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Professional information | |
| Sport | Biathlon |
| Club | Lompnes |
| World Cup debut | 2012 |
| Olympic Games | |
| Teams | 2 (2014, 2018) |
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 6 (2013–2020) |
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 8 (2012/13–) |
| Individual victories | 0 |
| All victories | 9 |
| Individual podiums | 6 |
| All podiums | 27 |
| Overall titles | 0 |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
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He competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics for France where he finished 45th in the sprint and 21st in the pursuit. Desthieux won his first World Championship medal in Hochfilzen 2017 when he was a part of men's relay team that became second. Next year he was a part of France's mixed relay team in the 2018 Winter Olympics and won his first Olympic gold medal. In Antholz-Anterselva 2020 won his first World Championship title with men relay.
Career
Olympics
1 medal (1 gold)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2014 Sochi |
— | 45th | 21st | — | 8th | — |
 2018 Pyeongchang |
27th | 12th | 7th | 22nd | 5th | Gold |
World Championships
2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2013 Nové Město |
— | 67th | — | — | — | — | N/A |
 2015 Kontiolahti |
49th | — | — | — | — | — | |
 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen |
28th | 12th | 6th | 24th | 9th | — | |
 2017 Hochfilzen |
51st | 34th | 27th | — | Silver | — | |
 2019 Östersund |
6th | 5th | 32nd | 11th | 6th | 8th | — |
 2020 Antholz-Anterselva |
59th | 18th | 8th | 5th | Gold | — | — |
- *The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.
Biathlon World Cup
- World Cup rankings
| Season | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | |
| 2012–13 | - | 57th | - | — | - | 48th | - | 57th | - | — |
| 2013–14 | - | 20th | - | 19th | - | 22nd | - | 26th | - | 5th |
| 2014–15 | - | 56th | - | 65th | - | 51st | - | 43rd | - | — |
| 2015–16 | - | 16th | - | 26th | - | 21st | - | 20th | - | 10th |
| 2016–17 | - | 25th | - | 42nd | - | 19th | - | 23rd | - | 27th |
| 2017–18 | - | 8th | - | 10th | - | 6th | - | 10th | - | 11th |
| 2018–19 | - | 4th | - | 6th | - | 3rd | - | 4th | - | 6th |
| 2019–20 | - | 6th | - | 11th | - | 5th | - | 7th | - | 9th |
- Relay victories
11 victories; victories at Winter Olympics are not counted as World Cup victories, but are listed here.
Junior World Championships
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Torsby |
15th | 42nd | 15th | 2nd |
| 2011 Nové Město |
1st | 7th | 5th | 5th |
| 2012 Kontiolahti |
9th | 3rd | 10th | 4th |
References
External links
- Simon Desthieux at BiathlonWorld.com and BiathlonResults.com from IBU
- Simon Desthieux at the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français (in French)
- Simon Desthieux at the International Olympic Committee
- Simon Desthieux at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Sochi Olympic profile
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